Research

Molecular folding and unfolding

 

This is an image of the crystal structure of a urea-linked pyridazine foldamer

Crystal structure of a urea-linked pyridazine foldamer

Foldamers are oligomers or polymers that have well-defined and predictable folding properties in solution. This research deals with backbone rigidified foldamers where local conformational preferences stabilize folded molecular structures.


 

Concordia University