Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol.130, No.32, 10468-10468, 2008
3D framework containing Cu4Br4 cubane as connecting node with strong ferroelectricity
The methanolothermal reaction of (S)-1,4-diallyl-2-methylpiperazine (DAMP) with an excess CuBr affords a novel homochiral 3D framework (DAMP)(3)(Cu4Br4)(2)(H2O)(3) (1) in which Cu4Br4 cubane acts as a connecting node to mimic the pure inorganic role in the ferroelectricity to enhance the remnant polarization value which is comparable to that of BaTiO3 synthesized by peptide-assisted synthesis.