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Supramolecular Synthons: Will Giant Rigid Superspheres Do?

ABSTRACT: For the first time, the concept of supramolecular synthons was applied to giant rigid superspheres based on pentaphosphaferrocene [Cp^RFe(?⁵-P₅)] (R = Me, Et) and Cu(I) halides, which reach 2.1-3.0 nm in diameter. Two supramolecular synthons, ?-? and ?-?, are discovered based on halogen···Cp^R and Cp*···Cp* specific interactions, respectively. The geometry of the synthons is reproducible in a series of crystal structures of various supramolecules. The ?-? synthon alone is realized more frequently for Br-containing superspheres. A combination of the ?-? and ?-? synthons is more typical for Cl-containing supramolecules. Each supramolecule can bear up to nine synthons to give mostly 2D and 3D architectures.

SUBMITTER: Peresypkina E

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4827143 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Supramolecular Synthons: Will Giant Rigid Superspheres Do?

Peresypkina Eugenia E Virovets Alexander A Scheer Manfred M

Crystal growth & design 20160223 4

For the first time, the concept of supramolecular synthons was applied to giant rigid superspheres based on pentaphosphaferrocene [CpRFe(η5-P5)] (R = Me, Et) and Cu(I) halides, which reach 2.1-3.0 nm in diameter. Two supramolecular synthons, σ-π and π-π, are discovered based on halogen···CpR and Cp*···Cp* specific interactions, respectively. The geometry of the synthons is reproducible in a series of crystal structures of various supramolecules. The σ- ...[more]

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