title: LiCu2[BP2O8(OH)2]: a chiral open-framework copper borophosphate via spontaneous asymmetrical crystallization.
abstract: A new chiral copper borophosphate, LiCu2[BP2O8(OH)2] (1), was crystallized from achiral inorganic raw materials in boric acid flux reaction. The structure features a 9-ring channel enclosed by triple right-handed helices. The bulk sample exhibits optical activity confirmed by circular dichroism (CD) spectra, indicating an interesting spontaneous resolution phenomenon.
authors.affiliation: China Ionic Liquid Laboratory, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, P R China. yangmiao@dicp.ac.cn
authors.forename: Miao
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authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Xinjie
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authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jihong
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authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: Jingran
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authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Xiaoxia
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authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Genfu
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authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yan
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authors.lastname: Yan