title: Thermal Conversion of a Helical Coil into a Three-Dimensional Chiral Framework.
abstract: Thermal dehydration results in the solid-state supramolecular conversion of the helical coordination polymer [{[Cu(sala)](2)(H(2)O)}(n)] into the chiral three-dimensional covalent open network [{Cu(sala)}(n)] (shown schematically). X-ray crystallography reveals that hydrogen bonding plays a key role in this process. H(2)sala=N-(2-hydroxybenzyl)-L-alanine
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119260 Singapore.
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Ranford
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Vittal
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Yang