Homochiral coordination polymers with nanotubular channels for enantioselective sorption of chiral guest molecules

Abstract

Two novel chiral coordination polymers were synthesized by treating C₂-symmetric 2,2′-dihydroxy- and 2,2′-dimethoxy-1,1′-binaphthalene-3,3′-dicarboxylic acids with Cu²⁺, in which sorption of some chiral β-lactam compounds in the frameworks occurred enantioselectively.