Helical Molecular Programming

From hexahelices to nanometer-sized fibers: Helical molecular, macromolecular, and supramolecular structures have moved into the forefront of chemical research in the last years. The information that determines the formation and sense of the helical architecture can be incorporated in the constituent molecular building blocks. The combined use of several complimentary helical assembling techniques in a hierarchical process, a method used by nature, will ultimately allow the design and construction of helical architectures such as 1 with a predefined organization and function.