A Novel 2-D Honeycomb-like Lithium Coordination Polymer Containing 42-Membered Rings

The self-assembly of LiBr and bis(diphenylphosphineoxo)ethane (dppe-O) in tetrahydrofuran (THF) and
further diffusion with n-pentane gave rise to a new coordination polymer formulated as [Li2(dppe-O)3Br2]n and has been
shown by X-ray diffraction analysis to be a 2-D noninterpenetrating honeycomb-like layer of (6,3) topology containing
42-membered rings with 1-D hydrophobic channels. These 2-D layers stack together tightly through weak hydrogen bonding
and strong π···π stacking interactions to form a 3-D nanoporous structure.