Presented herein is a novel, multi-zonal crystalline composite based upon coordination polymers. The zones that comprise the resultant system are of self-assembled, essentially-isostructural helices, which, themselves, are made up of 4,4'-dithiodipyridine (aldrithiol-4) donor subunits linking M(II) hexafluoroacetylacetonate acceptor units. The constituent polymers adopt a helical shape that derives from the ∼90° <i>cis</i>- nature of the ditopic acceptors and also the ∼90° C-S-S-C dihedral angle of the ditopic donor. When copper is the metal ("M"), green results. When zinc is the metal ("M"), the result is colorless. This work presents composites exhibiting seven apparent, primary zoning events. Included will be microscopic photography of the crystals.

Novel, multizonal, crystalline composite based upon self-assembled, helical coordination polymers and exhibiting seven primary zones in the solid state

249th National Meeting (2015)

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