Issue 8, 2009

Unprecedented interweaving of single-helical chains into a chiral metal–organic framework based on a flexible ligand

Abstract

An unprecedented chiral metal–organic framework has been constructed based on diethyl 2,2′-(1H,1′H-2,2′-biimidazole-1,1′-diyl)diacetate ligand, in which the original chirality derives from the configurational effect of a flexible ligand and transfers to the whole network through interweaving three kinds of single-helical chains. Moreover, it possesses a novel four-connected (32.72.82)(3.4.73.8)2 topology. In addition, compound 1 also exhibits strong blue photoluminescence in the solid state at room temperature.

Graphical abstract: Unprecedented interweaving of single-helical chains into a chiral metal–organic framework based on a flexible ligand

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
19 Jan 2009
Accepted
29 Apr 2009
First published
21 May 2009

CrystEngComm, 2009,11, 1711-1715

Unprecedented interweaving of single-helical chains into a chiral metal–organic framework based on a flexible ligand

Y. Xu, Y. Lan, S. Wu, K. Shao, Z. Su and Y. Liao, CrystEngComm, 2009, 11, 1711 DOI: 10.1039/B901042D

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