Building chemical structures of complexity and functionality approaching the level of biological systems is an ongoing challenge. A general synthetic strategy is proposed by which progressive levels of complexity are achieved through the building block approach whereby molecularly defined constructs at one level serve as constituent units of the next level, all being linked through strong bonds—”augmented reticular chemistry”. Specifically, current knowledge of linking metal complexes and organic molecules into reticular frameworks is applied here to linking the crystals of these frameworks into supercrystals (superframeworks). This strategy allows for the molecular control exercised on the molecular regime to be translated into higher augmentation levels to produce systems capable of dynamics and complex functionality far exceeding current materials.

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从分子到框架再到超框架晶体

构建接近生物系统水平的复杂性和功能性化学结构是一项持续的挑战。提出了一种通用的合成策略，通过构建模块方法实现渐进级别的复杂性，其中一个级别的分子定义构建体充当下一个级别的组成单元，所有这些都通过强键连接 - “增强网状化学”。具体而言，将金属配合物和有机分子连接成网状框架的当前知识在这里应用于将这些框架的晶体连接成超晶体（超框架）。