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Concurring Chalcogen‐ and Halogen‐Bonding Interactions in Supramolecular Polymers for Crystal Engineering Applications
Author(s) -
Biot Nicolas,
Bonifazi Davide
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201904762
Subject(s) - chalcogen , crystal engineering , supramolecular chemistry , halogen bond , materials science , polymer , crystallography , covalent bond , moiety , hydrogen bond , molecule , chemistry , crystal structure , organic chemistry
The engineering of crystalline molecular solids through the simultaneous combination of distinctive non‐covalent interactions is an important field of research, as it could allow chemist to prepare materials depicting multi‐responsive properties. It is in this context that, pushed by a will to expand the chemical space of chalcogen‐bonding interactions, a concept is put forward for which chalcogen‐ and halogen‐bonding interactions can be used simultaneously to engineer multicomponent co‐crystals. Through the rational design of crystallizable molecules, chalcogenazolo pyridine scaffold (CGP) modules were prepared that, bearing either a halogen‐bond acceptor or donor at the 2‐position, can interact with suitable complementary molecular modules undergoing formation of supramolecular polymers at the solid state. The recognition reliability of the CGP moiety to form chalcogen‐bonded dimers allows the formation of heteromolecular supramolecular polymers through halogen‐bonding interactions, as confirmed by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction analysis.