Spontaneous formation of a chiral supramolecular superhelix in the crystalline state using a single-stranded tetranuclear metallohelicate.
An unprecedented one-handed coiled-coil structure was formed in the crystal of a Zn(3)La tetranuclear metallohelicate, in which the handedness of both the helical component and the helical array was well controlled by the chiral auxiliary of the flexible acyclic ligand.
Akine
Shigehisa
S
Graduate School of Pure and Applied Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, Japan.
Matsumoto
Takashi
T
Nabeshima
Tatsuya
T