A ferrocene nucleic acid oligomer as an organometallic structural mimic of DNA

Nguyen, Huy V; Zhao, Zheng-yun; Sallustrau, Antoine; Horswell, Sarah L; Male, Louise; Mulas, Andrea; Tucker, James H R

Abstract

The design, synthesis and electrochemical behaviour of an oligomer consisting of linked thymine-functionalised ferrocene units are reported, which, as a so-called form of ferrocene nucleic acid (FcNA), acts as a structural mimic of DNA.

Citation

Nguyen, H. V., Zhao, Z., Sallustrau, A., Horswell, S. L., Male, L., Mulas, A., & Tucker, J. H. R. (2012). A ferrocene nucleic acid oligomer as an organometallic structural mimic of DNA. Chemical Communications, 48, 12165. https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC36428J

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: 2012
• Deposit Date: Apr 10, 2014
• Print ISSN: 1359-7345
• Electronic ISSN: 1364-548X
• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 48
• Pages: 12165
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC36428J
• Keywords: ferrocene nucleic acid oligomer; DNA
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/6769
• Publisher URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/C2CC36428J