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Self‐Assembly of 1,1′‐Biphenyl‐2,2′,6,6′‐tetracarboxylic Acid: Formation of an Achiral Grid with Chiral Compartments
Author(s) -
Holý Petr,
Závada Jiří,
Císařová Ivana,
Podlaha Jaroslav
Publication year - 1999
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(19990201)38:3<381::aid-anie381>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - biphenyl , symmetry (geometry) , self assembly , chemistry , square tiling , solid state , crystallography , stereochemistry , hydrogen bond , chiral symmetry , grid , molecule , mathematics , physics , organic chemistry , quantum mechanics , geometry , quark
D 4 ‐symmetric chiral hydrogen‐bonded cyclotetramers (see the structure in the picture) are present in the self‐assembled achiral title compound in the solid state. The unilayered network set up from the chiral “square” blocks is achiral as a consequence of the crystal symmetry.