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Aromatic triazole foldamers induced by C-H...X (X = F, Cl) intramolecular hydrogen bonding
Shang, Jie,Gallagher, Nolan M.,Bie, Fusheng,Li, Qiaolian,Che, Yanke,Wang, Ying,Jiang, Hua
, p. 5134 - 5144 (2014/06/23)
Aryl-triazole oligomers based on isobutyl 4-fluorobenzoate and isobutyl 4-chlorobenzoate were designed and synthesized. Crystal structure and 1H-1H NOESY experiments demonstrate that the oligomers adopt stable helical conformation, which are induced by C5-H...X-C (X = F, Cl) intramolecular hydrogen bonding between triazole protons and halogen atoms. The stabilities of the folded conformations are confirmed by DFT calculations, which show that each C5-H...F-C planar interaction lowers the energy by ~3 kcal mol-1 on average, and by ~1 kcal mol-1 when C5-H...Cl-C bridges are formed. The hydrogen-bonding networks are disrupted in competitive hydrogen-bonding media such as DMSO, generating the unfolded oligomers.