Integrated molecular chirality, absolute helicity, and intrinsic chiral topology in three-dimensional open-framework materials.

ABSTRACT: While chiral materials are common, few are known that integrate molecular chirality, absolute helicity, and 3-D intrinsically chiral topological nets in one material. Such multihomochiral features may lead to enhanced chiral recognition processes that are important for enantioselective catalysis or separation. Reported here are a series of 3-D open-framework materials with unusual integration of various homochiral and homohelical features, even in the bulk sample.

SUBMITTER: Zhang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2782683 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature