Communication
Thermal Conversion of a Helical Coil into a Three-Dimensional Chiral Framework
First published: 30 November 1999
Citations: 214
Abstract
Thermal dehydration results in the solid-state supramolecular conversion of the helical coordination polymer [{[Cu(sala)]2(H2O)}n] into the chiral three-dimensional covalent open network [{Cu(sala)}n] (shown schematically). X-ray crystallography reveals that hydrogen bonding plays a key role in this process. H2sala=N-(2-hydroxybenzyl)-L-alanine
