2:1 cocrystals of homochiral and achiral amino acid zwitterions with Li+ salts: water-stable zeolitic and diamondoid metal-organic materials

Tien Teng Ong; Padmini Kavuru; Thanhha Nguyen; Ryan Cantwell; Łukasz Wojtas; Michael J Zaworotko

doi:10.1021/ja203002w

2:1 cocrystals of homochiral and achiral amino acid zwitterions with Li+ salts: water-stable zeolitic and diamondoid metal-organic materials

J Am Chem Soc. 2011 Jun 22;133(24):9224-7. doi: 10.1021/ja203002w. Epub 2011 May 31.

Authors

Tien Teng Ong¹, Padmini Kavuru, Thanhha Nguyen, Ryan Cantwell, Łukasz Wojtas, Michael J Zaworotko

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, CHE205, Tampa, Florida 33620, USA.

PMID: 21612279
DOI: 10.1021/ja203002w

Abstract

Eight 2:1 cocrystals of amino acid zwitterions and Li(+) salts were crystallized from hot water to afford cationic networks based on tetrahedral lithium cations: square grids, an ABW topology net, and diamondoid nets.

MeSH terms

Amino Acids / chemistry*
Crystallization / methods*
Lithium / chemistry*
Models, Molecular
Molecular Conformation
Organometallic Compounds / chemistry*
Salts / chemistry*
Stereoisomerism
Water / chemistry*
Zeolites / chemistry*

Substances

Amino Acids
Organometallic Compounds
Salts
Water
Zeolites
Lithium