Synthon modularity in Cocrystals of 4-Bromobenzamide with n-Alkanedicarboxylic acids: type I and type ll Halogen center dot center dot center dot Halogen interactions

Tothadi, Srinu and Joseph, Sumy and Desiraju, Gautam R (2013) Synthon modularity in Cocrystals of 4-Bromobenzamide with n-Alkanedicarboxylic acids: type I and type ll Halogen center dot center dot center dot Halogen interactions. In: Crystal Growth & Design, 13 (7). pp. 3242-3254.

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Abstract

A Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) analysis on halogen center dot center dot center dot halogen contacts (X...X) in organic crystals has been carried out to review the classification criteria for type I, type II, and quasi type I/II halogen interactions. Trends observed in previous CSD analyses of the phenomenon are reinforced in the present study. The manner in which these interactions are manifested in cocrystals of 4-bromobenzamide and dicarboxylic acid is examined. The design strategy for these cocrystals uses synthon theory and follows from an understanding of the crystal structures of gamma-hydroquinone and a previously studied set of 4-hydroxybenzamide dicarboxylic acid cocrystals, making use of Br/OH isostructurality. All cocrystals are obtained by clean insertion of dicarboxylic acids between 4-bromobenzamide molecules. The strategy is deliberate and the prediction of synthons done well in advance, as evidenced from the robustness of the acid-amide heterosynthons in all nine crystal structures, with no aberrant structures in the crystallization experiments. Formation of the acid-amide synthon in these cocrystals is identified with IR spectroscopy. The packing in these cocrystals can be distinguished in terms of whether the Br...Br interactions are type I or II. Eight sets of dimorphs were retrieved from the CSD, wherein the basis of the polymorphism is that one crystal has a type I Br...Br interaction, while the other has a type II interaction.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	Crystal Growth & Design
Publisher:	American Chemical Society
Additional Information:	Copyright of this article belongs to American Chemical Society.
Department/Centre:	Division of Chemical Sciences > Solid State & Structural Chemistry Unit
Date Deposited:	23 Sep 2013 08:46
Last Modified:	23 Sep 2013 08:46
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/47409

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