Enantioselective Gel Phase Synthesis of Metal–Organic Materials
Dipankar Ghosh, Marcin Górecki, Gennaro Pescitelli, Krishna K. Damodaran
Abstract
We report the asymmetric synthesis of homochiral metal-organic materials (MOMs) in chiral gels from achiral components. The enantioselectivity of MOMs depends on the chirality of the gel, whereas the synthesis performed in solution phase and achiral gels resulted in conglomerates.
Topics & Concepts
Enantioselective synthesisChirality (physics)Phase (matter)MetalMaterials scienceOrganic synthesisChemical engineeringOrganic chemistryPolymer chemistryCatalysisChemistryMetallurgyChiral symmetryPhysicsEngineeringQuarkNambu–Jona-Lasinio modelQuantum mechanicsMetal-Organic Frameworks: Synthesis and ApplicationsSupramolecular Self-Assembly in MaterialsCovalent Organic Framework Applications