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Chem. Commun., 2010, 46, 115 - 117, DOI: 10.1039/b916249f

Molecular tectonics: from 1-D interwoven racemic chains to quadruple-stranded helices

Mei-Jin Lin, Abdelaziz Jouaiti, Nathalie Kyritsakas and Mir Wais Hosseini

The combination of two positional isomers tectons 1 and 2, based on a racemic 1,1-spirobi(indane) scaffold bearing two pyridine units, with HgCl2 affords doubly interwoven and quadruple-stranded helical architectures, respectively.

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