Crystal engineering: Supramolecular structures by cocrystallization of Meso-1,2-diphenyl-1,2-ethanediol and bisimines, simple cases of molecular recognition

Alicia Reyes-Arellano, Roland Boese, Ingo Steller, Reiner Sustmann

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Abstract

The crystal structures of molecular complexes between meso- 1,2-diphenyl-1,2-ethanediol and two bisimines (N,N′-(dibenzylidene)-ethylenediamine and glyoxylidene-bis(2,4-dimethyl-3-pentyl-amine) are reported at different temperatures. The structure-determining motif of the cocrystalline arrangement is one single O-H ⋯. N hydrogen bond resulting in infinite ladderlike polymers. The supramolecular structure is formed by recognition of fitting species: The d- or l-isomers do not arrange in such structures.1H NMR experiments show that no prearrangements take place by forming complexes in solution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)391-396
Number of pages6
JournalStructural Chemistry
Volume6
Issue number6
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 1995
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Molecular recognition
  • crystal engineering
  • supramolecular chemistry

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