title: A co-crystal of 1,10-phenanthroline with boric acid: a novel aza-aromatic complex.
abstract: The title compound, C12H8N2·2B(OH)3, is best described as a host-guest complex in which the B(OH)3 mol-ecules form a hydrogen-bonded cyclic network of layers parallel to the ab plane into which the 1,10-phenanthroline mol-ecules are bound. An extensive network of hydrogen bonds are responsible for the crystal stability. No π-stacking inter-actions occur between the 1,10-phenanthroline mol-ecules.
authors.affiliation: Florida Gulf Coast University, Department of Chemistry and Mathematics, Fort Myers, FL 33965-6565, USA.
authors.forename: Arsalan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mirjafari
authors.affiliation: University of South Alabama, Department of Chemistry, Mobile, AL 36688-0002.
authors.forename: Lam
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pham
authors.affiliation: University of South Alabama, Department of Chemistry, Mobile, AL 36688-0002.
authors.forename: Philip J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.affiliation: University of South Alabama, Department of Chemistry, Mobile, AL 36688-0002.
authors.forename: Richard E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Sykora
authors.affiliation: University of South Alabama, Department of Chemistry, Mobile, AL 36688-0002.
authors.forename: James H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Davis