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.
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A ferrocene nucleic acid oligomer as an organometallic structural mimic of DNA
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Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 12165-12167
DOI: 10.1039/C2CC36428J
Received 03 Sep 2012, Accepted 08 Oct 2012
First published online 08 Oct 2012
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