Abstract
The encapsulation of metal complexes within halogen-bonded networks may lead to modulation of their properties in the solid state without the need to chemically incorporate donor or acceptor moieties on the metal complex itself. Here, we investigate the effect of anionic halogen-bonded structure formation on the organization of arene-rich bis(4′-phenyl-2,2′:6′,2″-terpyridine)nickel(II) cations, varying both the topicity and the geometry of the halogen bond donor in a heteromeric three-component system. The X-ray structures of four cocrystals (1-4), [Ni(terpy-ph)][(1,2-DITFB)(I)] (1), [Ni(terpy-ph)][(1,3-DITFB)(I)] (2), [Ni(terpy-ph)][(1,4 DITFB)(I)](I)·9HO (3), and [Ni(terpy-ph)][(1,3,5-TITFB)(HO)(I)]·2HO (4), as well as the iodide salt of the parent complex [Ni(terpy-ph)]I·4HO are reported along with characterization to assess bulk sample and phase purity. Within assemblies of complex cations, we observe the ubiquitous aryl embrace motif often seen in the crystal packing of such terpyridine complexes; however, these assemblies are separated from one another by a variety of halogen-bonded structures, including discrete supramolecular complexes, 1D chains, pseudo-2D sheets, and unusual racemic double helices. The results herein demonstrate how typical crystal packing motifs of metal terpy-ph complexes can be altered and disrupted through their incorporation into halogen-bonded heteromeric three-component systems.
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