Induced chirality at the surface: fixation of a dynamic M/ P invertible helical Co3 complex on SiO2

Chem Commun (Camb). 2024 Feb 15;60(15):2094-2097. doi: 10.1039/d3cc05534e.

Abstract

Dynamic M/P invertible helicity was successfully induced at a SiO2 surface immobilized with a dynamic helical trinuclear cobalt complex, [LCo3(NHMe2)6](OTf)3, using chiral ((R) or (S))-1-phenylethylamine. Solid-state CD spectra and theoretical calculations suggested that the fixation of the M/P helical complex on the surface via coordination interactions was the key factor of the induced chirality at the surface.