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Construction and Systematical Symmetric Studies of a Series of Supramolecular Clusters with Binary or Ternary Ammonium Triphenylacetates
Published on: February 15, 2016
Hydrogen-bonded sheets in the 1:1 salt of tet-b and trimesic acid
C J Burchell1, G Ferguson, A J Lough
1School of Chemistry, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, Fife KY16 9ST, Scotland.
Abstract:
Tet-b (racemic 5,5,7,12,12,14-hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane, C(16)H(36)N(4)) and trimesic acid (1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid, C(9)H(6)O(6)) form a salt partially solvated by both water and methanol, i.e. 5,5,7,12,12,14-hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid--methanol--water (1/1/0.78/1.12), C(16)H(38)N(4)(2+) x C(9)H(4)O(6)(2-) x 0.78CH(4)O x 1.12H(2)O. The anions are linked by O--H...O hydrogen bonds [O...O 2.442 (4) and 2.458 (4) A; O--H...O 170 and 171 degrees ] into zigzag chains; orientationally disordered cations are linked to the anion chains by means of N--H...O hydrogen bonds [major orientation: N...O 2.695 (3)--3.071 (4) A, N--H...O 148--179 degrees; minor orientation: N...O 2.75 (2)--3.34 (2) A, N--H...O 147--170 degrees ] and link the chains into sheets. The solvent molecules are all disordered, but appear to play no significant structural role apart from space filling.
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