16 Sample Molecules Bound to Chiral MOFs (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

16 Sample Molecules Bound to Chiral MOFs

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This illustration shows the structure of 16 molecules that were studied while bound to metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) that exhibit handedness. The frameworks stabilized the molecules for study with X-rays.

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(Credit: S. Lee, E. Kapustin, O. Yaghi/Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley)

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