Michael Zaworotko and colleagues from the University of South Florida demonstrate how a tetracarboxylic acid (BIPA-TC) is prepared using C3S3 and then used as a ligand to generate two isomeric nets that represent examples of “ligand-to-ligand” pillaring. To find out more about this ‘Hot Article’ read the full communication here.
Cocrystal controlled solid-state synthesis of a rigid tetracarboxylate ligand that pillars both square grid and Kagomé lattice layers
Jason A. Perman, Amy J. Cairns, Łukasz Wojtas, Mohamed Eddaoudi and Michael J. Zaworotko
CrystEngComm, 2011, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/C0CE00542H, Communication
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