Spontaneous symmetry breaking of Co(II) metal-organic frameworks from achiral precursors via asymmetrical crystallization

Ya-Dong Yu; Chan Luo; Bao-Yu Liu; Xiao-Chun Huang; Dan Li

doi:10.1039/c5cc06166k

Spontaneous symmetry breaking of Co(II) metal-organic frameworks from achiral precursors via asymmetrical crystallization

Chem Commun (Camb). 2015 Oct 4;51(77):14489-92. doi: 10.1039/c5cc06166k.

Authors

Ya-Dong Yu¹, Chan Luo, Bao-Yu Liu, Xiao-Chun Huang, Dan Li

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory for Preparation and Application of Ordered Structural Materials of Guangdong Province, Shantou University, Guangdong 515063, China. xchuang@stu.edu.cn dli@stu.edu.cn.

PMID: 26279265
DOI: 10.1039/c5cc06166k

Abstract

The racemic conglomerate (1P-NH3 + 1M-NH3) and enantioenriched bulk samples (1P-H2O or 1M-NH3) of Co(II) metal–organic frameworks were obtained from achiral precursors under different solvothermal conditions. The bulk homochirality was generated through asymmetrical crystallization in the absence of any chiral additives confirmed by single crystal X-ray diffraction and CD spectroscopy.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cobalt / chemistry*
Crystallization
Organic Chemicals / chemistry*
Stereoisomerism

Substances

Organic Chemicals
Cobalt