Double-helical monometallofoldamers with controllable chiral switching

https://phys.org/news/2024-08-breakthrough-molecular-bioinspired-helix-switchable.html

"goal: artificial molecular systems matching/ surpassing DNA functionality... double-helical foldamers: artificial molecules folding into well-defined helical structures, like helices found in proteins/ nucleic acids, as stimuli-responsive switchable molecules, tuneable chiral materials, and cooperative supramolecular systems due to chiral/ conformational switching... improved balancing dynamic switching/ stability, reversal of twist direction... changing left/ right winding directions of both helix strands using different solvents"