L- and d-[Ln(HCO2)(SO4)(H2O)]n (Ln = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, and Eu): Chiral enantiomerically 3D architectures constructed by double-[Ln-O]n-helices

Weiwei Ju, Deng Zhang, Dunru Zhu, Yan Xu

Research output: Contribution to journalArticlepeer-review

31 Scopus citations

Abstract

A total of 10 three-dimensional chiral coordination compounds l- and d-[Ln(HCO2)(SO4)(H2O)]n (Ln = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, and Eu) have been synthesized without any chiral auxiliary and characterized by IR, thermogravimetric, and elemental analyses. Their structures were determined by single-crystal X-ray structural analysis, which shows that l-[Ln(HCO2)(SO4)(H2O)]n (Ln = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, and Eu) crystallize in space group P43 and are laevogyrate and isostructural. The chiral frameworks of l-[Ln(HCO 2)(SO4)(H2O)]n are constructed from l-helical Ln-O cluster chains, while adjacent l-type helical -[Ln-O] n- chains are connected through O-Ln-O linkages to form chiral intertwined Ln-O double helices of left-handedness. d-[Ln(HCO 2)(SO4)(H2O)]n crystallize in space group P41, and their chiral frameworks consist of d-helical Ln-O cluster chains. The observed second-harmonic-generation efficiencies of [La(HCO2)(SO4)(H2O)]n, Ce(HCO 2)(SO4)(H2O)]n, [Pr(HCO 2)(SO4)(H2O)]n, [Nd(HCO 2)(SO4)(H2O)]n, and [Eu(HCO 2)(SO4)(H2O)]n are 0.7, 0.8, 0.7, 0.5, and 0.7 times that of urea, respectively. It is particularly interesting that [Pr(HCO2)(SO4)(H2O)]n shows good two-photon absorption.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)13373-13379
Number of pages7
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume51
Issue number24
DOIs
StatePublished - 17 Dec 2012

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'L- and d-[Ln(HCO2)(SO4)(H2O)]n (Ln = La, Ce, Pr, Nd, and Eu): Chiral enantiomerically 3D architectures constructed by double-[Ln-O]n-helices'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this