• Evgeny A. Dukhnovsky
  • Alexander S. Novikov
  • Alexey S. Kubasov
  • Alexander V. Borisov
  • Nkumbu Donovan Sikaona
  • Anatoly A. Kirichuk
  • Victor N. Khrustalev
  • Andreii S. Kritchenkov
  • Alexander G. Tskhovrebov

The synthesis and structural characterization of α-haloalkyl-substituted pyridinium-fused 1,2,4-selenadiazoles with various counterions is reported herein, demonstrating a strategy for directed supramolecular dimerization in the solid state. The compounds were obtained through a recently discovered 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reaction between nitriles and bifunctional 2-pyridylselenyl reagents, and their structures were confirmed by the X-ray crystallography. α-Haloalkyl-substituted pyridinium-fused 1,2,4-selenadiazoles exclusively formed supramolecular dimers via four-center Se···N chalcogen bonding, supported by additional halogen bonding involving α-haloalkyl substituents. The introduction of halogens at the α-position of the substituent R in the selenadiazole core proved effective in promoting supramolecular dimerization, which was unaffected by variation of counterions. Additionally, the impact of cocrystallization with a classical halogen bond donor C 6F 3I 3 on the supramolecular assembly was investigated. Non-covalent interactions were studied using density functional theory calculations and topological analysis of the electron density distribution, which indicated that all ChB, XB and HB interactions are purely non-covalent and attractive in nature. This study underscores the potential of halogen and chalcogen bonding in directing the self-assembly of functional supramolecular materials employing 1,2,4-selenadiazoles derived from recently discovered cycloaddition between nitriles and bifunctional 2-pyridylselenyl reagents.

Original languageEnglish
Article number3972
JournalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences
Volume25
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Apr 2024

    Research areas

  • Chalcogens, Cross-Linking Reagents, Dimerization, Halogens, Nitriles, hydrogen bonding, non-covalent interactions, selenadiazoles, chalcogen bonding, halogen bonding

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