Modular assembly of porous organic cage crystals: isoreticular quasiracemates and ternary co-crystal

TitleModular assembly of porous organic cage crystals: isoreticular quasiracemates and ternary co-crystal
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2017
AuthorsTothadi, S, Little, MA, Hasell, T, Briggs, ME, Chong, SY, Liu, M, Cooper, AI
JournalCrystEngComm
Volume19
Start Page4933-4941
Issue33
Date PublishedSEP
ISSN1466-8033
Keywordscocrystals, Frameworks, Gas-chromatography, Halogen Bonds, Hydrogen-bonds, Molecular Cage, Nanoparticles, Pores, porosity, Separation
Abstract

Small changes in molecular structure and crystallisation conditions can have a profound effect on the crystal packing of molecules. Increasing the system complexity-for example, by introducing multiple components-greatly increases the number of potential outcomes. Hence, the rational design of porous cocrystals with multiple components is challenging. Here, we report a family of isoreticular quasiracemate crystalline phases for porous organic cages, FT-RCC3-R center dot CCX-S (where X = 1, 2, or 4), that were prepared in a modular and predictable fashion. By using directional intermolecular interactions between cages, we were able to prepare a rare ternary co-crystal, (CC3-S(0.5)CC4-S-0.5)center dot(CC13-S(0.5)CC3-S(0.25)CC4-S-0.25).

DOI10.1039/c7ce00783c
Type of Journal (Indian or Foreign)Foreign
Impact Factor (IF)

3.849

Divison category: 
Physical and Materials Chemistry

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