Halogen bonding in 1,2-dibromo-4,5-dimethoxybenzene and 1,2-diiodo-4,5-dimethoxybenzene

An interesting case of ‘halogen-bonding-promoted’ crystal structure architecture is presented. The two title compounds, C8H8Br2O2 and C8H8I2O2, have almost indistinguishable molecular structures but very different spatial organization, and this is mainly due to differences in the halogen-bonding int...

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Autores: Cukiernik, Fabio Daniel, Zelcer, Andrés, Garland, Maria Teresa, Baggio, Ricardo Fortunato
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2008
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/102969
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/102969
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Halogen bonding
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Sumario:An interesting case of ‘halogen-bonding-promoted’ crystal structure architecture is presented. The two title compounds, C8H8Br2O2 and C8H8I2O2, have almost indistinguishable molecular structures but very different spatial organization, and this is mainly due to differences in the halogen-bonding interactions in which the different species present, i.e. Br and I, take part. The dibromo structure exhibits a Pi-bonded columnar array involving all four independent molecules in the asymmetric unit, with intercolumnar interactions governed by C—Br...Br—C links and with no C—Br...O/N interactions present. In the diiodo structure, instead, the C—I...O synthon prevails, de.ning linear chains, in turn interlinked by C—I...I—C interactions.8H8Br2O2 and C8H8I2O2, have almost indistinguishable molecular structures but very different spatial organization, and this is mainly due to differences in the halogen-bonding interactions in which the different species present, i.e. Br and I, take part. The dibromo structure exhibits a Pi-bonded columnar array involving all four independent molecules in the asymmetric unit, with intercolumnar interactions governed by C—Br...Br—C links and with no C—Br...O/N interactions present. In the diiodo structure, instead, the C—I...O synthon prevails, de.ning linear chains, in turn interlinked by C—I...I—C interactions.