A pair of novel Cd(II) enantiomers based on lactate derivatives: Synthesis, crystal structures and properties

Abstract

A pair of novel 3D homochiral metal−organic frameworks (HMOFs), namely [Cd2.5((R)-CIA)6(1,4-DIB)(H2O)2]·((CH3)2NH2)·H2O (1-D), [Cd2.5((S)-CIA)6(1,4-DIB)(H2O)2]·((CH3)2NH2)·H2O (1-L), have been synthesized using lactic acid derivative ligands ((R)-H3CIA and (S)-H3CIA) and 1,4-DIB. Crystallographic analyses indicate that the complexes 1-D and 1-L are packed by cage substructures. Some physical characteristics, such as solid-state circular dichroism (CD), thermal stabilities and photoluminescent properties are also investigated. Our results highlight the effective method to apply lactic acid derivative ligands to form interesting HMOFs.