Inducing Helical Chirality by Deforming Hexanuclear Metalloprismatic Structures

Abstract

A comparative structural study of eleven empty and eight filled hexanuclear metalloprismatic cages reveals helical chirality depending on the twist angle between the upper and lower triangles defined by three metal centres.

Keywords

• Chirality
• Hexanuclear complex
• Supramolecular assembly
• Triangular prism