A hand-twisted helical crystal based solely on hydrogen bonding

A hand twistable hydrogen bonded two-dimensional plastic crystal, 4-pyridinyl 4-nitrobenzoate hydrate, is obtained from a brittle precursor using a retrosynthetic design strategy based on molecular/supramolecular equivalence.

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Published in:Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) England), 2017, Vol.53 (47), p.6371-6374
Main Authors: Saha, Subhankar, Desiraju, Gautam R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Crystals
Equivalence
Hydrates
Hydrogen bonding
Hydrogen embrittlement
Polymers
Precursors
Strategy
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Summary:A hand twistable hydrogen bonded two-dimensional plastic crystal, 4-pyridinyl 4-nitrobenzoate hydrate, is obtained from a brittle precursor using a retrosynthetic design strategy based on molecular/supramolecular equivalence.
ISSN:1359-7345
1364-548X
DOI:10.1039/c7cc02970e