The role of building-block metrics in the halogen-bonding-driven self-assembly of calixarenes, inorganic salts and diiodoperfluoroalkanes.
Halogen bonding effectively co-operates with ion-ion interactions in determining the supramolecular structure of three-component heteromeric crystals comprising of calix[4]arenes, inorganic salts and diiodoperfluoroalkanes. The subtle interplay between these two types of interactions, as well as the influence of the valence of the metal ion, the "size" of the calixarene platform and the length of the perfluorocarbon module on the stoichiometry and overall supramolecular organisation of the ternary supramolecular architectures is discussed. The relevance to the overall packing of the size matching between the pitches along the cationic and anionic sub-lattices is also discussed.
Casnati
Alessandro
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Department of Organic and Industrial Chemistry, University of Parma, Viale G. P. Usberti 17/a, 43100 Parma (Italy), Fax: (+39) 0521-905472.
Cavallo
Gabriella
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Laboratory of Nanostructured Fluorinated Materials (NFMLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Via L. Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milan (Italy), Fax: (+39) 02-23993180.
Metrangolo
Pierangelo
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Laboratory of Nanostructured Fluorinated Materials (NFMLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Via L. Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milan (Italy), Fax: (+39) 02-23993180.
Resnati
Giuseppe
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Laboratory of Nanostructured Fluorinated Materials (NFMLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering "Giulio Natta", Politecnico di Milano, Via L. Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milan (Italy), Fax: (+39) 02-23993180.
Ugozzoli
Franco
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Department of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, and Physical Chemistry, University of Parma, Viale G. P. Usberti 17/a, 43100 Parma (Italy), Fax: (+39) 0521-905557.
Ungaro
Rocco
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Department of Organic and Industrial Chemistry, University of Parma, Viale G. P. Usberti 17/a, 43100 Parma (Italy), Fax: (+39) 0521-905472.