title: Self-selecting homochiral quadruple-stranded helicates and control of supramolecular chirality.
abstract: Enantiomeric M4L4 helical cages have been prepared whose supramolecular chirality is induced by the chemical chirality of the self-sorting amino acid-derived ligands that are used. Using scrambled diastereomeric ligands or achiral glycine-derived ligands yields analogous complexes yet 'turns off' the supramolecular chirality by producing centrosymmetric cages.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia. david.turner@monash.edu.
authors.forename: Stephanie A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Boer
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry*; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry; D007930:Leucine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry; D008024:Ligands; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010797:Phthalimides / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013450:Sulfones / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D056831:Coordination Complexes; D008024:Ligands; D010797:Phthalimides; D013450:Sulfones; D003300:Copper; D007930:Leucine