Supramolecular networks by imine halogen bonding
Esther Nieland, Daniel Komisarek, Stephan Hohloch, Klaus Wurst, Vera Vasylyeva, Oliver Weingart, Bernd M. Schmidt
Abstract
Halogen bonding of neutral donors using imine groups of porous organic cage compounds as acceptors leads to the formation of halogen-bonded frameworks. We report the use of two different imine cages, in combination with three electron-poor halogen bond donors. Four resulting solid-state structures elucidated by single-crystal X-ray analysis are presented and analysed for the first time by plane-wave DFT calculations and QTAIM-analyses of the entire unit cells, demonstrating the formation of halogen bonds within the networks. The supramolecular frameworks can be obtained either from solution or mechanochemically by liquid-assisted grinding.