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- Title
Halogen bonds on demand: I...S contacts in cocrystals of trans-bis(thiocyanato-κ N)tetrakis(4-vinylpyridine-κ N)nickel(II) and 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-1,4-diiodobenzene.
- Authors
Şerb, Mihaela-Diana; Merkens, Carina; Kalf, Irmgard; Englert, Ulli
- Abstract
Hydrogen bonds are considered a powerful organizing force in designing supramolecular architectures because they are directional, selective and reversible at room temperature. trans-Dithiocyanatotetrakis(4-vinylpyridine)nickel(II) is a popular host for the inclusion of small molecules and 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-1,4-diiodobenzene (TFDIB) represents a strong halogen-bond donor. These constituents cocrystallize in a 1:1 stoichiometry, [Ni(NCS)2(C7H7N)4]·C6F4I2, in the tetragonal space group I41/ a. Both residues occupy special positions, i.e. the pseudo-octahedral NiII complex is located on a twofold axis and the TFDIB molecule sits about a crystallographic centre of inversion. The components interact via a short S...I contact of 3.2891 (12) Å between the thiocyanate S atom of the host and the iodine substituent at the perhalogenated aromatic ring of the smaller guest molecule. This interaction meets the commonly accepted criteria for a halogen bond. Such halogen bonds to sulfur are significantly less common than to smaller electronegative atoms.
- Subjects
HALOGENS; HYDROGEN bonding; IODOBENZENE
- Publication
Acta Crystallographica Section C: Structural Chemistry, 2015, Vol 71, Issue 11, p991
- ISSN
2053-2296
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1107/S2053229615019002