text: Noncovalent intermolecular interactions, albeit individually small, collectively alter chemical reactions in major ways. Listed below are common intermolecular forces that chemists have used to design foldamers.
  * Hydrogen bonding (especially with peptide bonds)
  * Pi stacking
  * Solvophobic effects, which lead to hydrophobic collapse
  * Van der Waals forces
  * Electrostatic attraction