Helical Water Chain Mediated Proton Conductivity in Homochiral Metal–Organic Frameworks with Unprecedented Zeolitic unh-Topology

• Published in: Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 133; no. 44; pp. 17950 - 17958
• Main Authors: Sahoo, Subash Chandra, Kundu, Tanay, Banerjee, Rahul
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: WASHINGTON American Chemical Society 09.11.2011; Amer Chemical Soc
• Subjects: Chemistry; Chemistry, Multidisciplinary; Crystallography, X-Ray; Models, Molecular; Molecular Conformation; Organometallic Compounds - chemical synthesis; Organometallic Compounds - chemistry; Physical Sciences; Protons; Science & Technology; Water - chemistry; Zeolites - chemistry; Zinc - chemistry; HYDROGEN; CONDUCTORS; COORDINATION POLYMER; BUILDING-BLOCKS; CRYSTAL-STRUCTURES; MMX-CHAIN; ADSORPTION; IMIDAZOLATE FRAMEWORKS; POROUS MATERIAL; MOLECULES

Four new homochiral metal–organic framework (MOF) isomers, [Zn( l -L Cl )(Cl)](H2O)2 (1), [Zn( l -L Br )(Br)](H2O)2 (2), [Zn( d -L Cl )(Cl)](H2O)2 (3), and [Zn( d -L Br )(Br)](H2O)2 (4) [L = 3-methyl-2-(pyridin-4-ylmethylamino)butanoic acid], have been synthesized by using a derivative of l-/d-valin...