title: Molecular tectonics: tubular crystals with controllable channel size and orientation.
abstract: The combination of flexible neutral organic tectons based on two pyridines interconnected by a thioether or thioester type spacer with an inorganic ZnSiF(6) pillar leads to the formation of 2-D coordination networks and the packing of the latter generates crystals offering controllable tubular channels with imposed orientation along the pillar axis.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination Organique (UMR 7140), Université de Strasbourg, Institut Le Bel, 4 rue Blaise Pascal, 67000 Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: Mei-Jin
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Abdelaziz
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jouaiti
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pocic
authors.forename: Nathalie
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kyritsakas
authors.forename: Jean-Marc
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Planeix
authors.forename: Mir Wais
authors.initials: MW
authors.lastname: Hosseini