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Hydrogen‐Bonded Helices in Crystals with Prescribed Organization
Author(s) -
Custelcean Radu,
Ward Michael D.
Publication year - 2002
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 - 10.1002/1521-3773(20020517)41:10<1724::aid-anie1724>3.0.co;2-o
Subject(s) - supramolecular chemistry , crystallography , spiral (railway) , hydrogen bond , hydrogen , materials science , helix (gastropod) , sulfonate , nanotechnology , chemistry , crystal structure , molecule , engineering , organic chemistry , mechanical engineering , geology , sodium , paleontology , snail , metallurgy
Like spiral staircases connecting the floors of a building, twisted chiral organic “pillars” link hydrogen‐bonded guanidinium sulfonate sheets and produce extended supramolecular helices (see picture) that wind through crystals with predictable three‐dimensional architectures.