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Synthesis and Characterization of Self-Assembled Metal-Organic Framework Monolayers Using Polymer-Coated Particles
Published on: June 14, 2024
Assembly and spontaneous resolution of the chiral inorganic polyoxometalates-based frameworks via helical chains
Qun Tang1, Shuxia Liu, Yiwei Liu
1Key Laboratory of Polyoxometalate Science of the Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun, Jilin 130024, China.
Abstract:
Two pairs of enantiomerically pure three-dimensional (3D) chiral polyoxometalate (POM) framework materials l,d-[K(H2O)]6·[H2GeW12O40]3·35H2O (1a and 1b) and l,d-[K(H2O)]6·[H2SiW12O40]3·29H2O (2a and 2b) based on inorganic achiral building blocks, have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography, elemental analysis, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), UV-Vis spectroscopy, circular dichroism (CD) spectra. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses revealed that 1a and 1b, 2a and 2b are enantiomers, respectively. In 1a and 1b, 2a and 2b, {K(H2O)}n link terminal oxygen and μ2-bridging oxygen of Keggin-type polyanion moieties to generate 1D 31 helical infinite chiral chains, which are further connected by the achiral Keggin-type polyoxoanions to form 3D 4,8-connected chiral self-assembly frameworks with {4(12)·6(10)·8(6)}{4(6)}2 topology. 1 and 2 are isostructural. They are obtained by spontaneous resolution upon crystallization in the absence of any chiral source. They represent new examples of chiral self-penetrating pure inorganic frameworks known for POM systems. Compounds 1 and 2 display adsorption activity toward volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
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