The aqueous equimolar reaction of Ag(I) ions with the thionucleoside enantiomer (-)6-thioguanosine, ((-)6tGH), yields a one-dimensional coordination polymer {Ag(-)tG}n, the self-assembly of which generates left-handed helical chains. The resulting helicity...

An RNA-based coordination polymer is formed by the aqueous reaction of CuI ions with the thionucleoside enantiomer (-)6-thioguanosine, (6tGH). The resulting polymer, [CuI(µ3-S-thioG)]n 1, has a one-dimensional structure based on...