Coordination networks based on carbonate and related ions

非常熟悉的碳酸根离子将被用来产生一个非常陌生的家庭的新的配位聚合物的几何形状和拓扑结构的基本结构意义。 碳酸盐使相关金属中心紧密联系的能力可能导致不寻常的和可能有用的电，磁和催化性能。 有意识地设计具有预定性能或功能的特定目标配位聚合物的能力将使具有巨大实用价值的各种应用成为可能;该项目将为这种能力的基础做出重大贡献。设计师材料？后事之

The very familiar carbonate ion will be put to use to generate a very unfamiliar family of new coordination polymers with geometries and topologies of fundamental structural significance. Carbonate's ability to bring associated metal centres into close communication may lead to unusual and possibly useful electrical, magnetic and catalytic properties. The ability to deliberately engineer specifically targeted coordination polymers with predetermined properties or functions would make possible diverse applications of great practical value; the project will contribute significantly to the basis for such capabilities leading to ?designer materials? of the future.