Polymorphism of a widely used building block for halogen-bonded assemblies: 1,3,5-Trifluoro-2,4,6-Triiodobenzene

After reporting the structure of a new polymorph of 1,3,5-Trifluoro-2,4,6-Triiodobenzene (denoted BzF3I3), C6F3I3, (I), which crystallized in the space group P21/c, we perform a comparative analysis with the already reported P21/n polymorph, (II) [Reddy et al. (2006). Chem. Eur. J.12, 2222-2234]. In...

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Autores: Raffo, Pablo Alejandro, Suarez, Sebastián, Fantoni, Adolfo Carlos, Baggio, Ricardo Fortunato, Cukiernik, Fabio Daniel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de La Plata
Repositorio:SEDICI (UNLP)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:sedici.unlp.edu.ar:10915/100539
Acceso en línea:http://sedici.unlp.edu.ar/handle/10915/100539
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Física
Additive-induced polymorphism
Atoms in molecules (AIM)
Cohesion energy
Crystal structure
Halogen bonding
Melting point
Noncovalent interactions
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Sumario:After reporting the structure of a new polymorph of 1,3,5-Trifluoro-2,4,6-Triiodobenzene (denoted BzF3I3), C6F3I3, (I), which crystallized in the space group P21/c, we perform a comparative analysis with the already reported P21/n polymorph, (II) [Reddy et al. (2006). Chem. Eur. J.12, 2222-2234]. In polymorph (II), type-II I..I halogen bonds and I..π interactions connect molecules in such a way that a three-dimensional structure is formed; however, the way in which molecules are connected in polymorph (I), through type-II I..I halogen bonds and π-π interactions, gives rise to an exfoldable lamellar structure, which looks less tightly bound than that of (II). In agreement with this structural observation, both the melting point and the melting enthalpy of (I) are lower than those of (II).A new polymorph of 1,3,5-Trifluoro-2,4,6-Triiodobenzene is reported. On the basis of the experimental melting points and enthalpies, and also the calculated cohesion energies, the relative stabilities of both polymorphs have been established and analyzed in terms of the crystal structures and the noncovalent interactions present.