Host–Guest Chirality Interplay: A Mutually Induced Formation of a Chiral ZMOF and Its Double-Helix Polymer Guests

Xiaolong Luo, Yu Cao, Tao Wang, Guanghua Li, Jiangang Li, Yonggang Yang, Zhongxuan Xu, Jian Zhang, Qisheng Huo, Yunling Liu, Mohamed Eddaoudi

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Abstract

A novel homochiral zeolite-like metal-organic framework (ZMOF), [(Cu4I4) (dabco)2]·[Cu2(bbimb)]·3DMF (JLU-Liu23, dabco =1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]-octane, H2bbimb =1,3-bis(2-benzimidazol)benzene, DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide), has been successfully constructed to host unprecedented DNA-like [Cu2(bbimb)]n polymers with double-helicity. The host-guest chirality interplay permitted the induced formation of an unusual gyroid MOF with homochirality and helical channels in the framework for the first time, JLU-Liu23. Importantly, the enantiomeric pairs (23P, 23M) can be promoted and isolated in the presence of appropriate chiral inducing agents, affording enantioselective separation of chiral molecules as well as small gas molecules. © 2016 American Chemical Society.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)786-789
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
Volume138
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 14 2016

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