A luminescent homochiral 3D Cd(II) framework with a threefold interpenetrating uniform net 8(6).

A luminescent homochiral 3D metal-organic framework, [Cd(dtba)(bpp)](3n) () (H(2)dtba = 2,2'-dithiobisbenzoic acid, bpp = 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane), with an unprecedented threefold interpenetrating uniform network (8(6)), constructed from [Cd(dtba)](n) single helices and [Cd(bpp)](n) double-stranded helices, has been synthesized via hydrothermal reaction.