title: Cooperative self-assembly of chiral L-malate and achiral succinate in the formation of a three-dimensional homochiral framework.
abstract: Chiral l-malate and achiral succinate ligands have been integrated into a three-dimensional homochiral framework by reacting transition-metal cations (Mn (2+)), l-(-)-malic acid ( l-H 2ma), succinic acid (H 2suc), and 4,4'-bipyridine (4,4'-bipy). Chiral l-malate bonds to Mn (2+) without using the -OH group, which is very unusual for malate. Such unusual bonding of chiral malate results from the cooperative effect of chiral malate and achiral succinate ligands during the self-assembly process, further assisted by the third complementary bipyridine ligand.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Long Beach, 1250 Bellflower Boulevard, Long Beach, California 90840, USA.
authors.forename: Areg
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zingiryan
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xianhui
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bu