The halogen-bonded adduct 1,4-bis(pyri-din-4-yl)buta-1,3-diyne-1,1,2,2,3,3,4,4,5,5,6,6,7,7,8,8-hexa-deca-fluoro-1,8-diiodo-octane (1/1)

Acta Crystallogr Sect E Struct Rep Online. 2013 Mar 1;69(Pt 3):o328-9. doi: 10.1107/S1600536813001888. Epub 2013 Feb 2.

Abstract

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C8F16I2·C14H8N2, the mol-ecules form infinite chains parallel to [2-11] through two symmetry-independent C-I⋯N halogen bonds (XBs). As commonly found, the perfluoro-alkyl mol-ecules segregate from the hydro-carbon ones, forming a layered structure. Apart from the XBs, the only contact below the sum of van der Waals radii is a weak H⋯F contact. The topology of the network is a nice example of the paradigm of the expansion of ditopic starting modules; the XB leads to the construction of infinite supramolecular chains along [2-11] formed by alternating XB donors and acceptors.