Hierarchical structures built from a molecular zinc phosphate core

Abstract

(Figure Presented) Playing with blocks: Zinc phosphate cubes with molecular structures that resemble the double-four-ring (D4R) secondary building unit of zeolites are prepared. When the appropriate ligands are chosen, the cubes assemble into 1D, 2D (see picture), or 3D supramolecular networks through hydrogen bonds that involve their surface functional groups. © 2006 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA.