title: Rolling up the sheet: constructing metal-organic lamellae and nanotubes from a [{Mn3(propanediolato)2}(dicyanamide)2]n honeycomb skeleton.
abstract: Target synthesis of metal-organic nanotubes (MONTs) through a classic "rolling-up" mechanism remains a big challenge for coordination chemists. In this work, we report three 2D lamellar compounds and one (4,0) zigzag MONT based on a common honeycomb coordination skeleton. Our synthetic strategy toward sheet/tube superstructure transformation is to asymmetrically modify the inter-layer interactions by gradually increasing the size of the amine templates. Eventually, to relieve the surface tension of individual layers and to enhance surface areas and optimize host-guest interactions to accommodate bigger guests, spontaneous rolling up to form a tubular structure was achieved.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Inorganic Synthesis & Preparative Chemistry, Jilin University , 2699 Qianjin Street, Changchun 130012, P. R. China.
authors.forename: Gang
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Jiaquan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Guanghua
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Christopher E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Anson
authors.forename: Annie K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Powell
authors.forename: Shilun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Qiu