Chiral framework with 20-ring channels exhibiting metal-activator-free photoluminescence.
The use of biomass-derived sucrose has unprecedentedly induced the first chiral zinc phosphite structure with 20R channels along with a series of acentric frameworks, unveiling a facile synthesis of chiral nanoporous frameworks. The 20R-channel structures are metal-activator free but display blue-to-white photoluminescence under long UV excitation.
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Hui-Lin
HL
Huang
Zih-Jie
ZJ
Luo
Yu-Chih
YC
Kuo
Sue-Lein
SL
Wang
chiral frameworks; microporous materials; photoluminescence; renewable resources; zinc phosphite