title: Mirror symmetry breaking and chiral amplification in foldamer-based supramolecular helical aggregates.
abstract: Spontaneous asymmetric generation of supramolecular chiral fibers was observed in the folding induced self-assembly of a lock-washer shaped foldamer. A secondary nucleation growth mechanism is proposed to explain the observed chiral amplification or deracemization of these supramolecular fibers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke St. West, Montréal, Québec, Canada H4B 1R6.
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Azeroual
authors.forename: Jamie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Surprenant
authors.forename: Thomas D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Lazzara
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kocun
authors.forename: Ye
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Louis A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Cuccia
authors.forename: Jean-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Lehn