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From Molecules to Materials: Engineering New Ionic Liquid Crystals Through Halogen Bonding
Published on: March 24, 2018
1-(4-Ferrocenylphen-yl)-3-methyl-imidazolium iodide monohydrate
Abstract:
In the title compound, [Fe(C(5)H(5))(C(15)H(14)N(2))]I·H(2)O, the benzene and imidazolium rings are twisted by 17.26 (17) and 32.53 (19)°, respectively, with respect to the η(5)-C(5)H(4) plane of the ferrocenyl unit. The imidazolium ring is rotated by 48.81 (17)° with respect to the benzene ring. The packing is dominated by layers established by O-H⋯I, C-H⋯I and C-H⋯O contacts and propagating along the bc plane.
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