Dimensional encapsulation of I−⋯I2⋯I− in an organic salt crystal matrix

Antonio Abate; Manuel Brischetto; Gabriella Cavallo; Manu Lahtinen; Pierangelo Metrangolo; Tullio Pilati; Stefano Radice; Giuseppe Resnati; Kari Rissanen; Giancarlo Terraneo

doi:10.1039/B924423A

Dimensional encapsulation of I⁻⋯I₂⋯I⁻ in an organic salt crystal matrix†

Antonio Abate,^a Manuel Brischetto,^a Gabriella Cavallo,^a Manu Lahtinen,^b Pierangelo Metrangolo,*^a Tullio Pilati,^c Stefano Radice,^d Giuseppe Resnati,*^ac Kari Rissanen^e and Giancarlo Terraneo^a

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^a NFMLab and CNST-IIT@POLIMI, D.C.M.I.C. “Giulio Natta”, Politecnico di Milano, Via L. Mancinelli 7, 20131 Milan, Italy
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^b Department of Chemistry, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, Jyväskylä, Finland

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^d Solvay-Solexis S.p.A., Viale Lombardia 20, 20121 Bollate (MI), Italy

^e Department of Chemistry, Nanoscience Center, University of Jyväskylä, P.O. Box 35, Jyväskylä, Finland

Abstract

Bis(trimethylammonium)hexane diiodide encapsulates iodine from solution and through a gas/solid reaction yielding in a predictable and controllable manner the selective formation of the rare polyiodide species I⁻⋯I–I⋯I⁻, which matches in length to the chosen dication.

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Dimensional encapsulation of I⁻⋯I₂⋯I⁻ in an organic salt crystal matrix†

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