Constitutional self-sorting of homochiral supramolecular helical single crystals from achiral components

Chem Commun (Camb). 2009 May 21:(19):2667-9. doi: 10.1039/b822619a. Epub 2009 Mar 23.

Abstract

Double-helical architectures obtained from achiral ligands and metal ions present supramolecular homochirality in the single -crystal state under constitutional self-sorting.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Crystallography, X-Ray*
  • Molecular Structure
  • Pyridines / chemistry
  • Stereoisomerism*
  • Zinc / chemistry

Substances

  • Pyridines
  • Zinc