The conformational properties of intramolecularly hydrogen-bonded dendrimers constructed from (S)-1, 1'-bi-2-naphthol as a chiral central core are described. Circular dichroism studies revealed that chirality transfer to the periphery occurs only when sterically demanding terminal esters are employed and when packing interactions are present.
[Li, Jianke; Wakefield, Brian D.; Ruble, J. Craig; Stiff, Cory M.; Romero, Donna L.; Marotti, Keith R.; Sweeney, Michael T.; Zurenko, Gary E.; Rohrer, Douglas C.; Thorarensen, Atli Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 2007 , vol. 17, # 8 p. 2347 - 2350]
