Interweaving isomerism and isomerization of molecular chains

Chem Commun (Camb). 2011 Apr 14;47(14):4156-8. doi: 10.1039/c1cc10365b. Epub 2011 Mar 1.

Abstract

The silver(I) isopropylimidazolate crystallizes as three genuine interweaving supramolecular isomers, including a sinusoidal chain, a rare quintuple helix, and an unprecedented chicken-wire pattern. Heating transforms the chicken-wire into the quintuple helix through an interesting mechanism.