Self??Assembly of 1, 1′??Biphenyl??2, 2′, 6, 6′??tetracarboxylic Acid: Formation of an Achiral Grid with Chiral Compartments

…, J Závada, I Císařová, J Podlaha

Index: Holy, Petr; Zavada, Jiri; Cisarova, Ivana; Podlaha, Jaroslav Angewandte Chemie - International Edition, 1999 , vol. 38, # 3 p. 381 - 383

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Abstract

Abstract D 4-symmetric chiral hydrogen-bonded cyclotetramers (see the structure in the picture) are present in the self-assembled achiral title compound in the solid state. The unilayered network set up from the chiral “square” blocks is achiral as a consequence of the crystal symmetry.