Systematic Construction of Ternary Cocrystals by Orthogonal and Robust Hydrogen and Halogen Bonds
Topic, F., & Rissanen, K. (2016). Systematic Construction of Ternary Cocrystals by Orthogonal and Robust Hydrogen and Halogen Bonds. Journal of the American Chemical Society, 138 (20), 6610-6616. doi:10.1021/jacs.6b02854
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© 2016 American Chemical Society. This is a final draft version of an article whose final and definitive form has been published by American Chemical Society. Published in this repository with the kind permission of the publisher.
A carefully designed strategy is presented for the construction of ternary cocrystals, based on the orthogonality of two supramolecular interaction modes: hydrogen bonding between crown ethers and thioureas and the halogen bonding between thioureas and perfluorohalocarbons. Tested on a set comprising two crown ethers, two thioureas and five halogen bond donors, the strategy resulted in a high, 75% success rate, with 15/20 component combinations yielding at least one cocrystal. Crystal structure analysis revealed the interplay between the hydrogen and halogen bonding motifs, also shedding light on the variables affecting their formation.