A novel heterostranded double-helical coordination polymer with chiral channels emitting blue fluorescence

Zhengfang Tian, Haibao Duan, Fang Xuan, Xiaoming Ren

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Abstract

A novel heterostranded double-helical coordination polymer is self-assembly from two flexible ligands, 4-carboxymethylbenzoic acid (H2L) and 1,1′-(1,4-butanediyl)bis(imidazole) (abbr. as bbi), with Zn2+ ion under solvent-thermal condition. The heterostranded double-helix constructs a chiral channel, which is filled by lattice water molecules; the adjacent heterostranded double-helical channels share Zn2+ ions to develop into a homochiral helical two-dimensional sheet, and the right- and left-handed chiral sheets further array in an alternating fashion to generate a racemic crystal via van de Waals forces. This coordination polymer emits blue fluorescence in the solid state.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)417-419
Number of pages3
JournalInorganic Chemistry Communications
Volume12
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2009

Keywords

  • 1,1′-(1,4-Butanediyl)bis(imidazole)
  • 4-Carboxymethylbenzoic acid
  • Blue fluorescence
  • Coordination polymer
  • Heterostranded double-helix

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