A supramolecular assembly of side-by-side polyimidazole tripod coils stabilized by (pi)-(pi) stacking and unique boric acid templated hydrogen bonding interactions

The self assembly of (bis(1-methyl-imidazol-2-yl)methyl)(1-methyl-4-nitroimidazol-2-yl)methyl)amine and boric acid results in a supramolecular structure containing bundled antiparallel imidazole-boric acid helices and boric acid filled one-dimensional channels.