article published yes Victor Koehler author Gabrielle Bruschera author Eric Merlet author Pradeep K Mandal author 6a3def15-d4b4-11ef-9fa9-a24c1f545ec30000-0001-5996-956X Estelle Morvan author Frédéric Rosu author Céline Douat author Lucile Fischer author Ivan Huc author Yann Ferrand author We prepared a series of water‐soluble aromatic oligoamide sequences all composed of a segment prone to form a single helix and a segment prone to dimerize into a double helix. These sequences exclusively assemble as antiparallel duplexes. The modification of the duplex inner rim by varying the nature of the substituents borne by the aromatic monomers allowed us to identify sequences that can hybridize by combining two chemically different strands, with high affinity and complete selectivity in water. X‐ray crystallography confirmed the expected antiparallel configuration of the duplexes whereas NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry allowed us to assess precisely the extent of the hybridization. The hybridization kinetics of the aromatic strands was shown to depend on both the nature of the substituents responsible for strand complementarity and the length of the aromatic strand. These results highlight the great potential of aromatic hetero‐duplex as a tool to construct non‐symmetrical dynamic supramolecular assemblies. Wiley2023 eng 1433-7851 1521-3773 3780423310.1002/anie.202311639 6248 yes Koehler, Victor, Gabrielle Bruschera, Eric Merlet, Pradeep K Mandal, Estelle Morvan, Frédéric Rosu, Céline Douat, Lucile Fischer, Ivan Huc, and Yann Ferrand. “High‐affinity Hybridization of Complementary Aromatic Oligoamide Strands in Water.” <i>Angewandte Chemie International Edition</i>. Wiley, 2023. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202311639">https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202311639</a>. V. Koehler <i>et al.</i>, “High‐affinity hybridization of complementary aromatic oligoamide strands in water,” <i>Angewandte Chemie International Edition</i>, vol. 62, no. 48. Wiley, 2023. Koehler V, Bruschera G, Merlet E, et al. High‐affinity hybridization of complementary aromatic oligoamide strands in water. <i>Angewandte Chemie International Edition</i>. 2023;62(48). doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202311639">10.1002/anie.202311639</a> Koehler, Victor, et al. “High‐affinity Hybridization of Complementary Aromatic Oligoamide Strands in Water.” <i>Angewandte Chemie International Edition</i>, vol. 62, no. 48, e202311639, Wiley, 2023, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202311639">10.1002/anie.202311639</a>. Koehler V, Bruschera G, Merlet E, Mandal PK, Morvan E, Rosu F, Douat C, Fischer L, Huc I, Ferrand Y. 2023. High‐affinity hybridization of complementary aromatic oligoamide strands in water. Angewandte Chemie International Edition. 62(48), e202311639. V. Koehler, G. Bruschera, E. Merlet, P.K. Mandal, E. Morvan, F. Rosu, C. Douat, L. Fischer, I. Huc, Y. Ferrand, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 62 (2023). Koehler, V., Bruschera, G., Merlet, E., Mandal, P. K., Morvan, E., Rosu, F., … Ferrand, Y. (2023). High‐affinity hybridization of complementary aromatic oligoamide strands in water. <i>Angewandte Chemie International Edition</i>. Wiley. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202311639">https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202311639</a> 209662026-01-11T14:22:21Z2026-01-19T11:58:27Z