Engineering layers in molecular solids with the cyclic dipeptide of (S)-aspartic acid

Abstract

Hydrogen-bonded tapes formed by the cyclic dipeptide of (S)-aspartic acid 1 are used as a scaffold on which to build two-dimensonal layers that vary in size, shape and chemical composition.

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