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Chiral Coordination Polymers of Mandelate and its Derivatives: Tuning Crystal Packing by Modulation of Hydrogen Bonding

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posted on 2021-06-28, 00:00 authored by Hui Min Tay, Carol Hua
Chiral coordination polymers constructed from mandelic acid have shown promise in enantioselective recognition and sensing, whereas its methoxy-protected derivative, α-methoxyphenyl acetic acid, is rarely used as a ligand in coordination polymers. In this study, mandelic acid, 3,5-difluoromandelic acid, and α-methoxyphenyl acetic acid were combined with divalent transition metals and bridging dipyridyl co-ligands to obtain a series of six 1D coordination polymers. The coordination polymers of mandelate and 3,5-difluoromandelate possessed densely packed structures stabilised by hydrogen bonding. In contrast, the use of (R)-α-methoxyphenyl acetic acid gave rise to zig-zag chains with significant solvent-accessible void space.

History

Journal

AUSTRALIAN JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY

Volume

75

Issue

2

Pagination

94 - 101

Publisher

CSIRO PUBLISHING

ISSN

0004-9425

eISSN

1445-0038

Language

English

Publication classification

C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal