Area of research
Electrical and Electronic Engineering · Inorganic Chemistry
Research interest
Research topics from publications: Double-Helical Chain Directed by Sulfate and Phosphate Tetramers. Representative work: The assembly of helical structures with artificial molecules has been one of the focuses of supramolecular chemistry, while anion-based helical structures, especially infinite helical chains, have rarely been reported. Herein we present a strategy to assemble double-strand helical chains based on the anion coordination (hydrogen bonding in nature) of a C2-symmetric bis-monourea ligand L1, with a sulfate anion (2) or dihydrogen phosphate tetramers (3). Both of the assemblies were elucidated by single-crystal structures. Moreover, a control single-crystal structure, 1, which was formed by one ligand L1 and two chloride ions, was also obtained for comparison, highlighting the necessity of the f