Issue 2, 2012

Strength from weakness: The role of CH…N hydrogen bond in the formation of wave-like topology in crystals of aza-heterocycles

Abstract

Crystal engineering has succeeded in the design and construction of various architectures such as tapes, ribbons, rosettes, layers etc. Though wavy layer packing is known to occur in crystals, no crystal engineering attempts have been ventured to create wavy layer topology in crystals. Aromatic nitrogen heterocyclics (ANHs) are known to preferentially self assemble in lateral fashion through edge-to-edge CH…N hydrogen bonds. Exploiting this preferential lateral assembly of ANHs, we have engineered wavy layer architectures in the crystals of various substituted quinolines.

Graphical abstract: Strength from weakness: The role of CH…N hydrogen bond in the formation of wave-like topology in crystals of aza-heterocycles

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
03 Aug 2011
Accepted
27 Sep 2011
First published
28 Oct 2011

CrystEngComm, 2012,14, 519-524

Strength from weakness: The role of CH…N hydrogen bond in the formation of wave-like topology in crystals of aza-heterocycles

K. Shivakumar, A. Vidyasagar, A. Naidu, R. G. Gonnade and K. M. Sureshan, CrystEngComm, 2012, 14, 519 DOI: 10.1039/C1CE05997A

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