Abstract
Resorcin[4]arene cavitands containing either 2,1,3-benzotelluradiazole or 2,1,3-benzothiadiazole motifs were dimerized to supramolecular capsules by chalcogen bonding. Their respective behavior varied depending on the interaction strength of the chalcogen bonds with Te forming strong interactions and S weak interactions. The tremendous strength of multiple 2Te-2N square interactions led to formation of a chalcogen-bonded dimeric capsule in all solvents, as shown by X-ray crystal structures with 16 short Te⋅⋅⋅N distances (≤2.9 Å) and confirmed by native electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). With the S cavitand, solvent-dependent crystallization resulted in different arrangements: either a shifted 2S-2N square-bonded capsule or an interlocked 1D polymer with an infinite π-π stacking array. The association constant to form the dimeric capsule in [D8 ]THF at 283 K, solely based on weak 2S-2N square interactions, was determined as Ka =786 m-1 .
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