Urea–picoline N-oxide (4:2) cocrystal: an unusual channel inclusion compound

Abstract

The crystal structure of urea–picoline N-oxide cocrystal reveals urea channel formation in which two independent picoline N-oxide molecules are stacked with their charge-transfer axes aligned approximately at 60° toward the crystallographic b-axis.

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