Bridging different Co4-calix[4]arene building blocks into grids, cages and 2D polymers with chiral camphoric acid

Abstract

The employment of three different kinds of Co4-calix[4]arene molecular building blocks (MBBs) generated in situ with (1R,3S)-(+)-camphoric acid has resulted in different architectures ranging from a grid, to a chiral cage, to a 2D polymer. The sorption behaviors and magnetic properties of these have been investigated. This journal is