Helix inside a Helix:Encapsulation of Hydrogen-Bonded Water Molecules in a Staircase Coordination Polymer

摘要

Inspired by the fascinating structural features of helices that exhibit cooperative self-assembly and recognition,as well as remarkable functions such as chemical transport ans screening by membrane channels in biological systems,helicity has been successfully introduced into artificial systems by chemists working in the field of metallo-supramolecular chemistry.