Step-by-step strategy from achiral precursors to polyoxometalates-based chiral organic-inorganic hybrids

Inorg Chem. 2015 Mar 16;54(6):2551-9. doi: 10.1021/ic502622k. Epub 2015 Mar 5.

Abstract

Using two types of triol ligands, several novel asymmetrically triol-functionalized Anderson organic hybrids have been efficiently synthesized in high purity and good yields via a convenient two-step esterification reaction. These organic-inorganic hybrids are chiral and can be spontaneously resolved with suitable solvents. Their molecular and crystal structures have been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies. Stable solid-state chirality of the corresponding enantiopure crystals has also been confirmed definitively by CD spectra. Interestingly, these organic-inorganic hybrids possess a layer-by-layer structure, forming solvent-accessible nanoscale chiral channels via a 1D infinite helical chain substructure. TGA measurements indicated that the species of the central heteroatoms significantly effects the stability of these compounds.