As an important class of inorganic-organic hybrid materials, metal phosphonates can exhibit versatile structures, interesting functions and high water and thermal stabilities. Despite a large number of metal phosphonates reported in the past two decades, the development of chiral metal phosphonates is still in its infancy. This review summarizes the current status in this topical field including the synthetic strategies, the crystal structures of chiral metal phosphonates reported thus far, and their physical and chemical properties. Future challenges in this promising field are also discussed.

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手性金属膦酸酯：组装，结构和功能

作为重要的一类无机-有机杂化材料，金属膦酸酯可以表现出多用途的结构，有趣的功能以及高的水和热稳定性。尽管在过去的二十年中报道了大量的金属膦酸酯，但是手性金属膦酸酯的发展仍处于起步阶段。这篇综述总结了该主题领域的现状，包括合成策略，迄今报道的手性金属膦酸酯的晶体结构及其理化性质。还讨论了这个有前途的领域中的未来挑战。