Chiral metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have gained rising attention as ordered nanoporous materials for enantiomer separations, chiral catalysis, and sensing. Among those, chiral MOFs are generally obtained through complex synthetic routes by using a limited choice of reactive chiral organic precursors as the primary linkers or auxiliary ligands. Here, we report a template‐controlled synthesis of chiral MOFs from achiral precursors grown on chiral nematic cellulose‐derived nanostructured bio‐templates. We demonstrate that chiral MOFs, specifically, zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF),
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Chiral metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) have gained rising attention as ordered nanoporous materials for enantiomer separations, chiral catalysis, and sensing. Among those, chiral MOFs are generally obtained through complex synthetic routes by using a limited choice of reactive chiral organic precursors as the primary linkers or auxiliary ligands. Here, we report a template‐controlled synthesis of chiral MOFs from achiral precursors grown on chiral nematic cellulose‐derived nanostructured bio‐templates. We demonstrate that chiral MOFs, specifically, zeolitic imidazolate framework (ZIF),
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10425354
- Publisher / Repository:
- Wiley Blackwell (John Wiley & Sons)
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Angewandte Chemie
- Volume:
- 135
- Issue:
- 30
- ISSN:
- 0044-8249
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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