Construction of Supramolecular Structures via. Hydrogen Bonds. Noncovalent Construction of Crystalline Fibers and Microtubes via Multiple Hydrogen Bonds.

Hydrogen Bonds

Construction of polyrotaxanes via reversible chain exchange between acylhydrazone bonds.

By simply heating mixtures of alpha-cyclodextrins and dumbbell-like poly(ethylene glycol) derivatives at 120 degrees C, polyrotaxanes form spontaneously via reversible chain exchange between acylhydrazone bonds, which have been proven by analyses of diffusion-ordered NMR, WAXD, 1H NMR, solid-state 13C CP/MAS NMR, DSC and UV-Vis together.

Vibrational dynamics of hydrogen bonds

Geometric criteria of hydrogen bonds in proteins and identification of "bifurcated" hydrogen bonds.

Empirical criteria for identification of hydrogen bonds were analyzed to produce a set of geometrically consistent criteria. For a data set of 30 structures, application of a set of purely geometrical criteria, along with exclusion of abnormal backbone conformations, also excluded a common interaction of Ser/Thr side chains with Asp/Glu side chains ([ST]/[DE] pairs). These interactions were ter...

Designing ternary cocrystals with hydrogen bonds and halogen bonds.

A graded selection of hydrogen bonds and halogen bonds allows for the isolation of 2 : 1 : 1 ternary cocrystals of the general form 4-nitrobenzamide : diacid : 1,4-dihalogenated benzene, which are mediated by the amide-acid and I···O2N supramolecular synthons.