Issue 100, 2012
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Chemical Communications

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

Huy V. Nguyen,a   Zheng-yun Zhao,a   Antoine Sallustrau,a   Sarah L. Horswell,a   Louise Male,a   Andrea Mulasa  and  James H. R. Tucker*a  

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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.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C2CC36428J
Article type
Communication
Submitted
03 Sep 2012
Accepted
08 Oct 2012
First published
08 Oct 2012

Chem. Commun., 2012,48, 12165-12167

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

H. V. Nguyen, Z. Zhao, A. Sallustrau, S. L. Horswell, L. Male, A. Mulas and J. H. R. Tucker, Chem. Commun., 2012, 48, 12165 DOI: 10.1039/C2CC36428J

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