Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.46, No.5, 1511-1513, 2007
Homochiral coordination polymer with infinite double-stranded helices
Hydrothermal reaction of 4,4-trimethylenedipyridine (tmdp) with ZnI2 under 175 degrees C yields a novel compound, {[Zn2I4(tmdp)(2)](n)center dot[Zn2I4(tmdp)(2)](n)}, which has a chiral infinite double-stranded helical structure consisting of two single-stranded helices of the same handedness.