Manipulation of weak intermolecular interactions guides the rational design [1] of sensors, drugs, and foldamers-synthetic, [2] nonnatural backbones that fold into an ordered, biomimetic array. 1,4-Substituted 1,2,3-triazoles, which are readily accessible through the Cu I -catalyzed Huisgen 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of azides and alkynes, [3] are seemingly universal ligation tools [4] whose capacity for independent function has received far less attention. Recent reports, however, indicate that the size and dipole moment ( % 5 D) of triazoles make them interesting candidates for amide bond surrogates, [5] and Arora and co-workers have reported the contributions of triazoles to the conformational preferences of peptidotriazole oligomers. [6] We hypothesized that oligomer 1 would fold in a manner similar to other linear, flexible oligomers [7] to provide a model cavity by which to explore the intermolecular interactions between the electropositive CH side of 1,4-triazoles and electron-rich guests such as anions ( Figure 1). Our expectations were buoyed by previous reports of anion-induced folding, [8,9] in particular by a recent demonstration by Jeong and co-workers [8] that the folding of oligoindoles can be directed through a helical arrangement of NH···anion hydrogen bonds. Herein, we report 1) that 1:1 interactions between diaryl triazoles and chloride ions in acetone are directional and sufficiently strong as to be observable by 1 H NMR spectroscopy, 2) that the strength of the interaction increases with the generation of triazole-containing oligomer, and 3) that CH···anion contacts guide the folding of aryl triazole oligomers in solution and in the solid state.While the "click" coupling of alkyl azides with alkynes is highly efficient, [10] the formation of diaryl triazoles has, until recently, been relatively more difficult and less efficient. [11] Nonetheless, under modified conditions, the Cu I -catalyzed cycloaddition produces acceptable yields of the desired 1,4-diaryl-1,2,3-triazole-containing compounds 1-3. A tetraethylene glycol unit was introduced outside of the cavity for solubility.Oligomer 1 has appreciable conformational freedom only around the arene-triazole single bonds. Molecular modeling [12] suggested no significant preference for a particular rotamer, a prediction that is supported by NOESY spectra of 1 in [D 6 ]acetone (Figure 2 a). Modeling studies also show that complexation of 1 with Cl À aligns the electropositive triazole CH units toward the interior of a helix, within which the Cl À is bound.The computer modeling holds true in solution, where the chloride-induced folding of 1 is revealed by 1 H NMR spectroscopy. The 1 H NMR spectrum of 1 changes considerably upon the addition of tetrabutylammonium chloride