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From Disymmetric Molecules to Chiral Polymers: A New Twist for Supramolecular Synthesis?
Author(s) -
Zaworotko Michael J.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1521-3773(19980518)37:9<1211::aid-anie1211>3.0.co;2-c
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , polymer , twist , crystal engineering , molecule , work (physics) , nanotechnology , organic molecules , materials science , polymer science , chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering , mathematics , mechanical engineering , geometry
A new branch of crystal engineering appears to have borne fruit: A noncovalently bonded network consisting of the complex illustrated as a stick model on the right is converted directly into a coordination polymer with a similar molecular architecture. The implications of the new work extend beyond the boundaries of coordination chemistry since the same strategy should work equally well in organic and organometallic systems.