Halogen-bond driven self-assembly of triangular macrocycles
Szell, P.M.J.a, Siiskonen, A.b, Catalano, L.c, Cavallo, G.c, Terraneo, G.c, Priimagi, A.b, Bryce, D.L.a, Metrangolo, P.c
a Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, University of Ottawa, 10 Marie Curie Private, Ottawa, ON K1N 6N5, Canada
b Laboratory of Chemistry and Bioengineering, Tampere University of Technology, P.O. Box 541, Tampere, FI-33101, Finland
c Laboratory of Supramolecular and Bio-Nanomaterials (SupraBioNanoLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering Giulio Natta, Politecnico di Milano, Via Luigi Mancinelli 7, Milan, 20131, Italy
2-Iodoethynylpyridine and 2-iodoethynyl-1-methyl-imidazole self-assemble under halogen-bonding control into discrete macrocycles, viz. supramolecular triangles.
