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Synthesis and Solid‐State Structure of Tetrabutylammonium Imidazolate–Dipyrrole Formed by Self Assembly
Author(s) -
Reetz Manfred T.,
Herzog H. Martin,
Goddard Richard
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
european journal of organic chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.825
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1099-0690
pISSN - 1434-193X
DOI - 10.1002/ejoc.200900020
Subject(s) - chemistry , tetrabutylammonium hydroxide , counterion , imidazole , imidazolate , hydrogen bond , supramolecular chemistry , inorganic chemistry , pyrrole , yield (engineering) , polymer chemistry , organic chemistry , ion , molecule , materials science , metallurgy
The reaction of imidazole with an excess of pyrrole in the presence of tetrabutylammonium hydroxide affords, in high yield by a self‐assembly process, tetrabutylammonium imidazolate–dipyrrole, as shown by an X‐ray structure analysis. The two pyrroles form hydrogen bonds with the two nitrogen atoms of the imidazole anion, and the tetrabutylammonium counterion also forms hydrogen bonds to the same nitrogen atoms, with the formation of a structurally unique supramolecular compound.(© Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 69451 Weinheim, Germany, 2009)