Comparison of Chiral and Racemic Forms of Zinc Cyclohexane <i>trans</i>‐1,2‐Dicarboxylate Frameworks: A Structural, Computational, and Calorimetric Study

Abstract

An integrated study of the organic–inorganic framework material zinc cyclohexane trans-1,2-dicarboxylate involving synthesis, structure elucidation, computer simulation, and calorimetry shows that the chiral R,R form (right in picture) is less stable than its racemic R,R/S,S analogue (left) and adopts a layered structure with a fundamentally different topology. The results point to the possibility that the structural diversity of racemic frameworks and their homochiral analogues may be much greater than has hitherto been suspected. 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.