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An Acentric, Three‐Dimensional Coordination Polymer: Synthesis and Structure of [Cu(pyrimidine) 2 ]BF 4
Author(s) -
Keller Steven W.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.199702471
Subject(s) - acentric factor , coordination polymer , crystallography , copper , molecule , materials science , polymer , pyrimidine , ion , chemistry , stereochemistry , crystal structure , organic chemistry
Coordination networks that mimic silicate mineral structures are formed by a new class of coordination polymers, which are accessible through the self‐assembly of tetrahedral copper( I ) cations and bent, bifunctional pyrimidine ligands. Thus, extended organometallic frameworks can be produced, which show optical activity (as quartz), or microporosity (as zeolites)…or both! The first example of such a framework is [Cu(pyrimidine) 2 ]BF 4 (depicted on the right), which can be described as a “stuffed feldspar”, and contains channels that house both BF − 4ions and disordered solvent molecules.