The self-assembly of [Cu
2(dicarboxylate)
2]
4 nanoscale secondary building units (nSBUs) into coordination polymers can occur in such a way that a range of calix-like atropisomers can exist. Eight compounds have beenprepared and crystallographically characterized via reaction between Cu(NO
3)
2 and angular dicarboxylate ligands:{[Cu
2(bdc)
2(py)
2]
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guest}
n (
1a), {[Cu
2(bdc)
2(py)
2]
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4nitrobenzene
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2EtOH}
n (
1b), {[Cu
2(bdc)
2(4-pic)
2]
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4
o-dichlorobenzene}
n(
2), {[Cu
2(5-OEt-bdc)
2(py)
2]
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8H
2O}
n (
3), {[Cu
2(5-OPr-bdc)
2(py)
2]
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guest }
n (
4), {[Cu
2(pdc)
2(py)
2]
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4MeOH}
n (
5), {[Cu
2(pdc)
2(4-pic)
2]
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4H
2O}
n (
6), and {[Cu
2(tdc)
2(MeOH)
2]
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4naphthalene
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8MeOH}
n (
7). The following atropisomers, allof which have also been observed in calixarenes, were observed: (a) cone (
1a,
3, and
4); (b) partial cone (
1b); (c)1,2-alternate (
2 and
5-
7); and (d) 1,3-alternate (
1a,
3, and
4). The similarities and differences between the crystalstructures of
1-
7 are detailed herein.