title: Poly(isophthalic acid)(ethylene oxide) as a Macromolecular Modulator for Metal-Organic Polyhedra.
abstract: A new strategy was developed by using a polymer ligand, poly(isophthalic acid)(ethylene oxide), to modulate the growth of metal-organic polyhedra (MOP) crystals. This macromolecular modulator can effectively control the crystal habit of several different Cu24L24 (L = isophthalic acid derivatives) MOPs. The polymer also directed the formation of MOP structures under reaction conditions that only produce metal-organic frameworks in the absence of modulator. Moreover, the polymer also enabled the deposition of MOP crystals on glass surfaces. This macromolecular modulator strategy provides an innovative approach to control the morphology and assembly of MOP particles.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego , La Jolla, California 92093, United States.
authors.forename: Teng-Hao
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego , La Jolla, California 92093, United States.
authors.forename: Le
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego , La Jolla, California 92093, United States.
authors.forename: Jonathan V
authors.initials: JV
authors.lastname: Trueblood
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego , La Jolla, California 92093, United States.|Department of Nanoengineering and Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego , La Jolla, California 92093, United States.
authors.forename: Vicki H
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Grassian
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, San Diego , La Jolla, California 92093, United States.
authors.forename: Seth M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Cohen