Construction of a Porous Homochiral Coordination Polymer with Two Types of CunIn Alternating Units Linked by Quinine: A Solvothermal and a Mechanochemical Approach

The polymer network: The reaction of quinine (QN) with CuI under solvothermal, as well as liquid-assisted grinding, conditions afforded a unique 1D homochiral coordination polymer {[Cu4(μ3-I)4(QN)2][Cu3(μ3-I)2(μ2-I)(QN)2]2}n, containing both triangular Cu3I3 and cubane Cu4I4 clusters as connecting nodes (see scheme). Van der Waals interactions between the adjacent 1D polymer chains lead to an extended quasi-honeycomb homochiral pillared 3D network with solvent-free 1D channels. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as ”Supporting Information”. Such documents are peer-reviewed, but not copy-edited or typeset. They are made available as submitted by the authors. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.