What kinds of three-dimensional nets are possible with tris-chelated metal complexes as building blocks?
Journal article, 2004
Tris-chelated metal complexes with octahedral geometry are sometimes used as building blocks for "self assembly" and "crystal engineering". These versatile building blocks easily form honey-comb type 2D nets. However, in this Perspective we discuss the different types of 3D nets that can be formed with these starting materials using Wells classification, and concentrate on the ( 10,3) nets. We show that several of these, and not only the ( 10,3)-a net, are possible by analysing the geometrical requirements of each net. We note that each possible net implies a specific assembly order of Delta or Lambda chirality of the building blocks.
framework
network
design
extended solids
channels
topology
coordination polymers
chemistry
porous materials
chirality
Author
Lars Öhrström
Chalmers, Department of Materials and Surface Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry
Krister Larsson
Chalmers, Department of Materials and Surface Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry
Dalton Transactions
Vol. 4 3 347-353
Subject Categories
Chemical Sciences
DOI
10.1039/b310330g
PubMed
15252535