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Layered 2D Sheet like Supramolecular Polymers Formed by O-H center dot center dot center dot Anion Hydrogen Bonds

TitleLayered 2D Sheet like Supramolecular Polymers Formed by O-H center dot center dot center dot Anion Hydrogen Bonds
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2015
AuthorsWhite, NG, Carta, V, MacLachlan, MJ
JournalCrystal Growth & Design
Volume15
Pagination1540-1545
ISSN1528-7483
Abstract

A hexahydroxyterphenyl was prepared in two steps and 77% overall yield. Co-crystallization of this ligand with a range of tetrabutylammonium salts gave [2 + 2] supramolecular macrocycles assembled through O-H...anion hydrogen bonds. These macrocycles form 2D sheetlike architectures through intermolecular hydrogen bonds between phenol groups. Bulk samples of these structures were prepared in high yields (70-100%) and were characterized by X-ray crystallography, H-1 NMR spectroscopy, IR spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. The relatively predictable organization of these molecules in the solid state may be exploited for crystal engineering.

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DOI10.1021/acs.cgd.5b00062