Stoichiomorphic halogen-bonded cocrystals: a case study of 1,4-diiodotetrafluorobenzene and 3-nitropyridine
- 1 April 2022
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Canadian Science Publishing in Canadian Journal of Chemistry
- Vol. 100 (4), 245-251
- https://doi.org/10.1139/cjc-2021-0245
Abstract
The concept of variable stoichiometry cocrystallization is explored in halogen-bonded systems. Three novel cocrystals of 1,4-diiodotetrafluorobenzene and 3-nitropyridine with molar ratios of 1:1, 2:1, and 1:2, respectively, are prepared by slow evaporation methods. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals key differences between each of the nominally similar cocrystals. For instance, the 1:1 cocrystal crystallizes in the P21/n space group and features a single chemically and crystallographically unique halogen bond between iodine and the pyridyl nitrogen. The 2:1 cocrystal crystallizes in the P1- space group and features a halogen bond between iodine and one of the nitro oxygens in addition to an iodine-nitrogen halogen bond. The 1:2 cocrystal crystallizes with a large unit cell (V = 9896 Å3) in the Cc space group and features 10 crystallographically distinct iodine-nitrogen halogen bonds. Powder X-ray diffraction experiments carried out on the 1:1 and 2:1 cocrystals confirm that gentle grinding does not alter the crystal forms. 1H → 13C and 19F → 13C cross-polarization magic angle spinning (CP/MAS) NMR experiments performed on powdered samples of the 1:1 and 2:1 cocrystals are used as spectral editing tools to select for either the halogen bond acceptor or donor, respectively. Carbon-13 chemical shifts in the cocrystals are shown to change only very subtly relative to pure solid 1,4-diiodotetrafluorobenzene, but the shift of the carbon directly bonded to iodine nevertheless increases, consistent with halogen bond formation (e.g., a shift of +1.6 ppm for the 2:1 cocrystal). This work contributes new examples to the field of variable stoichiometry cocrystal engineering with halogen bonds.Keywords
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