Helical polymers based on intramolecularly hydrogen-bonded aromatic polyamidesElectronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Experimental details, NMR data, GPC data and UV spectra. See DOI: 10.1039/c0cc03689g.

Inspired by arylamide-based oligomeric foldermers that are stabilized by intramolecular hydrogen bonding, a series of polyamides with intramolecular hydrogen-bonding motifs were synthesized viapolycondensation reactions. These polymers can fold into helical conformation different from their linear control. The chirality of helical conformation can further be tuned viaacid–base complexation using chiral residues. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]