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Engineering the Solid State with 2-Benzimidazolones

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Six derivatives of 2-benzimidazolone, disubstituted in the 4 and 5 positions, have been synthesized, and their structures have been determined in the solid state. Four of these compounds crystallize as molecular tapes. Compounds 1-(CH3)2, 1-Cl2, and 1-Br2 form tapes that pack with their long axes parallel; compounds 1-H2 and 2-H2 form tapes that pack with their long axes at an angle to one another. Compounds 1-F2 and 1-I2 crystallize with a three-dimensional network of hydrogen bonds. The packing arrangement of molecular tapes is rationalized on the basis of closest packing and electrostatic interactions between aromatic rings. The occurrence of the network motif rather than the tape motif for 1-F2 and 1-I2 is rationalized on the basis of secondary interactions involving the halogen atoms.

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Beyond molecules: Self-assembly of mesoscopic and macroscopic components

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Directed self-assembly of a colloidal kagome lattice

TL;DR: This paper shows how colloidal spheres can be induced to self-assemble into a complex predetermined colloidal crystal—in this case a colloidal kagome lattice—through decoration of their surfaces with a simple pattern of hydrophobic domains, and encodes the target supracolloidal architecture.
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C−H···F Interactions in the Crystal Structures of Some Fluorobenzenes

TL;DR: The existence and nature of C−H···F−C interactions in crystalline fluorobenzenes 1−3 and 7−10 are discussed in this paper, where the authors compare the C−F−O/C−H−N interactions in these four crystal structures.
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Rational Construction of an Extrinsic Porous Molecular Crystal with an Extraordinary High Specific Surface Area

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Design of Layered Crystalline Materials Using Coordination Chemistry and Hydrogen Bonds

TL;DR: In this paper, the supramolecular chemistry and crystal structures of five bis(imidazolium 2,6-pyridinedicarboxylate)M(II) trihydrate complexes, where M = Mn2+, Co2+, Ni2+, Cu2+, or Zn2+ (1−5), are reported.
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