title: Microporous chiral metal coordination polymers: hydrothermal synthesis, channel engineering and stability of lanthanide tartrates.
abstract: L-Tartrate ions can endure hydrothermal conditions up to 160 degrees C to form the robust, enantiopure open-framework coordination polymers [Ln2(L-TAR)3(H2O)2]3H2O, 1; the addition of succinate results in formation of the related [Ln2(L-TAR)2(SUC)(H2O)2]5.5H2O, with larger channels than , whereas racemic D/L-tartrate gives the more condensed [Ln2(D/L-TAR)3(H2O)2], . TAR = [C4H4O6]2-.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon, Hong Kong, China.
authors.forename: Samadara
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authors.lastname: Thushari
authors.forename: John A K
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authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: Herman H-Y
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authors.lastname: Sung
authors.forename: Stephen S-Y
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authors.lastname: Chui
authors.forename: Andy L-F
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authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Yu-Fong
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authors.lastname: Yen
authors.forename: Ian D
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authors.lastname: Williams