Thermal Conversion of a Helical Coil into a Three-Dimensional Chiral Framework.
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
Ranford
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Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119260 Singapore.
Vittal
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Wu
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Yang
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