Co‐crystallization of hemimellitic acid with 4,4′‐bipyridine forming a pillar‐layered hydrogen‐bonded network |
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Authors: | Miao Du Zhi‐Hui Zhang Yan‐Ping You |
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Abstract: | Co‐crystallization of hemimellitic acid (benzene‐1,2,3‐tricarboxylic acid) dihydrate (H3HMA·2H2O) with 4,4′‐bipyridine (4,4′‐bpy) affords the 1:1 co‐crystal benzene‐1,2,3‐tricarboxylic acid–4,4′‐bipyridine (1/1), H3HMA·4,4′‐bpy or C9H6O6·C10H8N2. Strong O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds connect the acid molecules to form a one‐dimensional zigzag chain, around which the 4,4′‐bpy components are fixed as arms via O—H⋯N interactions, resulting in a ladder motif. Through weak C—H⋯O non‐covalent forces, the resulting acid layers are extended into a three‐dimensional pillar‐layered architecture supported by rod‐like 4,4′‐bpy components. The influence on hydrogen‐bonding models is also discussed, with the discovery of an unexpected interaction motif that does not follow the routine hydrogen‐bonded hierarchical rule in the construction of an acid–base co‐crystal. |
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