Author:
Acharige Udari A. I.,Saunders Graham C.
Abstract
The crystal structures of 1-(2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-4-pyridyl)-3-benzylimidazolium chloride (1) and iodide (3) have been determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal structure of 1 is similar to that of the bromide salt (2), possessing anion···C5F5N···C6H5 motifs, whilst that of 3 contains columns of alternating iodide anions and parallel tetrafluoropyridyl rings. All three crystal structures possess C(1)–H∙∙∙X− and C(2)–H∙∙∙X− hydrogen bonding. DFT calculations reveal that the strengths of the hydrogen bonding interactions lie in the order C(1)–H···X− > C(3)–H···X− > C(2)–H···X− for the same halide (X−) and Cl− > Br− > I− for each position. It is suggested that salt 3 adopts a different structure to salts 1 and 2 because of the larger size of iodide.
Subject
Chemistry (miscellaneous),Analytical Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Molecular Medicine,Drug Discovery,Pharmaceutical Science
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