Spontaneous chiral resolution of a coordination polymer with distorted helical structure consisting of achiral building blocksDedicated to Professor Peter Jutzi on the occasion of his 65th birthday.

Abstract
Reaction of achiral 2,5-diphenyl-3,4-di(3-pyridyl)cyclopenta-2,4-dien-1-one (2) with ZnCl2 and HgBr2, respectively, afforded the helically chiral coordination polymers [(2)ZnCl2] and [(2)HgBr2], which show spontaneous chiral resolution, forming colonies of homochiral crystals.

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