Host−guest chirality interplay: a mutually induced formation of a chiral ZMOF and Its double-helix polymer guests

by X. Luo, Y. Cao, T. Wang, G. Li, J. Li, Y. Yang, Z. Xu, J. Zhang, Q. Huo, Y. Liu, M. Eddaoudi
Year: 2016 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.5b12516

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J. Am. Chem. Soc. 138, 786-789, (2016)

Abstract

A novel homochiral zeolite-like metal–organic framework (ZMOF), [(Cu4I4) (dabco)2]·[Cu2(bbimb)]·3DMF (JLU-Liu23, dabco =1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]-octane, H2bbimb =1,3-bis(2-benzimidazol)benzene, DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide), has been successfully constructed to host unprecedented DNA-like [Cu2(bbimb)]n polymers with double-helicity. The host–guest chirality interplay permitted the induced formation of an unusual gyroid MOF with homochirality and helical channels in the framework for the first time, JLU-Liu23. Importantly, the enantiomeric pairs (23P, 23M) can be promoted and isolated in the presence of appropriate chiral inducing agents, affording enantioselective separation of chiral molecules as well as small gas molecules.
 

Keywords

Crystalline materials molecules Organic polymers organic solvents Organometallics Polymers