An enantiomeric pair of sodium(I) organic/inorganic frameworks having novel two-dimensional inorganic comb-like separating layers

An enantiomeric pair of sodium(I) directed chiral Schiff base organic/inorganic frameworks have been synthesized and characterized. 1 (R,R-enantiomer) and 2 (S,S-enantiomer) exhibit mirror symmetry, and the fully fused 2D comb-like layers constituted by inorganic [Na6(H2O)12] twelve-membered rings are firstly reported.