Metal–organic replica of chiral natural material β-SnF2: an enantiopure binodal (3,5)-connected net based on triangular and trigonal bipyramidal coordination

Abstract

A chiral (3,5)-connected metal–organic framework, based on triangular and trigonal bipyramidal coordiantion, exhibits an unprecedented β-SnF₂ topology, and represents the first heterocoordinated chiral metal–organic analogue presently known with a natural material topology.