Volume 41, Issue 4 pp. 583-585
Communication

Noninterpenetrating Square-Grid Coordination Polymers With Dimensions of 25×25 Å2 Prepared by Using N,N′-Type Ligands: The First Chiral Square-Grid Coordination Polymer

Neil G. Pschirer

Neil G. Pschirer

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 (USA) Fax: (+1) 803-777-8508

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Delia M. Ciurtin

Delia M. Ciurtin

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 (USA) Fax: (+1) 803-777-8508

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Mark D. Smith Dr.

Mark D. Smith Dr.

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 (USA) Fax: (+1) 803-777-8508

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Uwe H. F. Bunz Prof. Dr.

Uwe H. F. Bunz Prof. Dr.

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 (USA) Fax: (+1) 803-777-8508

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Hans-Conrad zur Loye Prof. Dr.

Hans-Conrad zur Loye Prof. Dr.

Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry University of South Carolina Columbia, SC 29208 (USA) Fax: (+1) 803-777-8508

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Financial support was provided in part by the National Science Foundation through Grants DMR:9873570 and CHE:9814118, and in part by the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education through Grant CHE:R00-U25.

Graphical Abstract

Use of a chiral, fluorene-based N,N′-bipyridine-type ligand (9,9-bis[(S)-2-methylbutyl]-2,7-bis(4-pyridylethynyl)fluorene) with a CuII salt led to the formation of the first chiral non-interpenetrating square-grid coordination polymer (see picture). The free space in the polymer can be controlled by adjusting the size of the side chains attached to the ligand. The large channels and the incorporation of chirality into the polymer make such compounds strong candidates for chiral recognition applications.

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