Two chiral coordination polymers: Preparation and X-ray structures of mono(4-sulfo-L-phenylalanine)(diaqua) zinc(II) and copper(II) complexes

Xie YR; Xiong RG; Xue X; Chen XT; Xue ZL; You XZ

Inorganic Chemistry, Vol.41, No.12, 3323-3323, 2002

Xie YR, Xiong RG, Xue X, Chen XT, Xue ZL, You XZ

Hydrothermal treatment of 4-sulfo-L-phenylalanine (H-2-SPA) with Zn(OH)(2) and Cu(OH)(2) affords two novel 1-D chiral coordination polymers [Zn(SPA)(H2O)(2)](2) (1) and [Cu(SPA)(H2O)(2)](n) (2) as chiral supramolecular aggregates through strong hydrogen bonding of the sulfonate group. 1 also displays a strong second harmonic generation (SHG) response.