A porous chiral framework of coordinated 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate: quadruple interpenetration of the (10,3)-a network

Abstract

The chiral and porous cubic coordination polymer Ni₃- (btc)₂(py)₆(eg)₆·xeg·yH₂O (btc = 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylate, py = pyridine, eg = ethylene glycol, x ≈ 3, y ≈ 4) is based on the interpenetration of four independent (10,3)-a networks, and contains large interconnected cavities with diameter 16 Å which may be desolvated without irreversibly destroying the porous framework structure.