title: Spontaneous asymmetrical crystallization of a three-dimensional diamondoid framework material from achiral precursors.
abstract: Presented here is a homochiral three-dimensional diamondoid framework material, [Zn(AMTD)(2)](n) generated through an unusual spontaneous asymmetrical crystallization from achiral precursors without any enantiopure additives, which first demonstrates that symmetry breaking could be driven by the cooperation of twisted framework topology and an asymmetrical ligand.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Structure Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Shan-Ci
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Rong-Min
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Xiao-Yuan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yi-Ming
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Xie
authors.forename: Fei
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Can-Zhong
authors.initials: CZ
authors.lastname: Lu