Multiple Noncovalent Bonding in Halogen Complexes with Oxygen Organics. I. Tertiary Amides

The present work describes the structure and binding of adducts of N,N'-diacetylpiperazine with halogens and interhalogens based on combination of different experimental methods and quantum chemical calculations. On the basis of conductometric and spectro-photometric experimental results, behavior of complexes in the acetonitrile solution was described. The iodine adduct with N,N'-diacetylpiperazine fully degrades into components. Adducts of interhalogens I-X (X = Cl or Br) with N,N'-diacetylpiperazine in acetonitrile partially dissociate to anionic [X-I-X](-) and cationic species. In the solid state, molecules are connected via C═O···I, C-H···I, and Cl···Cl attractive interactions. N,N'-diacetylpiperazine···dihalogen complex is stabilized by simultaneous C═O···I and C-H···I interactions. Such binding mode allows to explain the problems of the direct halogenation of acetyl-containing compounds with molecular halogens as reagents. We believe that the observed binding pattern can be used as prototypical for future design of halogeno complexes.