G. Alberti et al., ZIRCONIUM PHOSPHITE (3,3',5,5'-TETRAMETHYLBIPHENYL)DIPHOSPHONATE, A MICROPOROUS, LAYERED, INORGANIC-ORGANIC POLYMER, Angewandte Chemie, International Edition in English, 32(9), 1993, pp. 1357-1359
Pore of uniform size are found in the title compound (a structural mod
el is shown on the right), in which parallel layers of alpha-zirconium
phosphate are joined by biphenyl ''pillars''. The structure of this p
olymer, which may have potential as a shape-selective catalyst or a mo
lecular sieve. is reminiscent of the architecture of a Greek temple.