Chiral inclusion crystals constructed with achiral host and achiral guest molecules.

Abstract

Achiral molecules of tetrakis(p-bromophenyl)ethylene and 2,3,6,7,10,11-hexahydroxy triphenylene were found to arrange in a chiral form in their inclusion crystal with an achiral guest molecule. The chiral arrangement of these achiral molecules was studied by X-ray analysis and CD spectral measurement in the solid state.