Coordination networks based on carbonate and related ions

碳酸盐及其相关离子的配位网络。我们非常熟悉的碳酸盐离子将被用来生成一种非常不熟悉的新型配位聚合物家族，其几何形状和拓扑结构具有基本的结构意义。碳酸盐将伴生金属中心紧密相连的能力可能会导致不同寻常的、可能有用的电、磁和催化性能。有意设计具有预定性质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；该项目将为这些能力的基础做出重大贡献，从而实现？设计师材料?未来的。

Coordination networks based on carbonate and related ions. 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.