Inorganic Chemistry
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recently discussed the history and connections between
secondary bonding and halogen bonds, in the context of
reviewing structural HVI chemistry.33 Kiprof has shown ab
initio molecular orbital calculations focusing on iodine oxygen
bonds in hypervalent 10-I-3 iodine compounds.34
Among well-studied λ3 HVI compounds, organoiodine-
(III)-carboxylates represent prototypical examples of HVI
compounds and versatile platforms for ready variations at the
c a r b o x y l a t e a n d i o d o a r e n e s i t e s . N o t a b l y ,
(dicarboxalatoiodo)benzenes have even been used as cross-
linkers to produce functional polymers.58,59 Many HVIs of
the form ArI(O2CR)2 have already been reported as their
synthesis from appropriate ArI is usually straightfor-
ward.11,60,61 Those that have been structurally characterized
display significant I···O interactions between the carboxylate
oxygen atoms and the iodine centers. In most of these
structures, both carboxylate oxygen atoms coordinate to the
iodine center via I···O interactions yielding a local “bow tie”
type of structure (Figure 2A) with the CO2, I, and Cipso
The solubility and extended aggregation of HVI com-
pounds can be modulated greatly by introduction of suitable
intramolecular substituents to occupy coordination sites
about the iodine center that might otherwise be involved in
intermolecular interactions.15−17 Understanding of how these
species are arranged in the solid state would allow access to
evaluate the impact of substituents on structures and crystal
design. For example, our group has found that introduction
of an ortho tert-butyl-sulfonyl group in iodosylbenzene
transforms the polymeric and insoluble iodosylbenzene into
a pseudocyclic soluble compound.35 The Zhdankin group
reported a series of HVI (III) compounds bearing intra-
molecular I···O (IntraI···O) with an array of substituents, such
as an ester of 2-iodoxybenzoic acid, acetoxy of benziodoxole,
and benziodazoles.36−38 Amino acid-derived benziodazoles
can use I···E interactions to self-assemble into macrocyles.39
Togni has shown that perfluoroorganyl benziodoxolones can
undergo aggregation to yield polymeric supramolecular
structures.40 Wirth and colleagues also explored intra-
molecular I···E interactions using furan and thiophene
moieties in the vicinity of the iodine(III) center and found
new applications.41,42 The Huber group showed the
intermolecular I···O (InterI···O) of iodonium salts to
coordinate with diester and diamide.43 Other functional
groups have also been employed to modify the properties of
HVI species.44−51
Though intentionally designed intramolecular I···E inter-
actions are prominent in HVI chemistry, studies of
intentionally designed intermolecular I···E interactions using
remote substituents have been a limited area of research. By
contrast, crystal engineering using substituted organoiodine-
(I) compounds has been well developed over recent
years.26,29,52,53 Interestingly, these interactions in the solid
state can even lead to different photophysical properties,
including new types of organic phosphorescent materi-
als.54−56
This study reports on a systematic investigation of the
impact of remote substituents (Z) on halogen bonding
involving organoiodine(III) compounds in the solid state.
Our specific approach focused on para-Z-substituted common
(and stable) λ3 HVI species, represented by the general
structure in Figure 1. A simple design goal was to ascertain if
Figure 2. Commonly observed I···O interactions in
(dicarboxylatoiodo)arenes. Intramolecular and intermolecular I···O
interactions are colored red and blue, respectively.
atoms in the same plane. Rotation about the I−Cipso bond in
this form (i.e., the plane of the iodoaryl ring) occurs to
varying extents. Less common are examples in which only
one of the two carboxylate oxygen atoms coordinates and
allows the iodine engage in external I···E interactions (Figure
2B). Given the high propensity of the iodine center to engage
in intramolecular I···O interactions with one or more of the
carboxylate groups, Z units are capable of offering donor
atoms that might compete with the chelated carboxylate
groups. Specifically, Z groups having lone pairs of electrons
such as fluorine (F), nitro (NO2), cyano (CN), and
methoxycarbonyl [CO(O)Me] were thus chosen to promote
intermolecular I···E interactions over intramolecular I···O
interactions and form extended structures. The resulting
structures were analyzed and compared to previously
reported structures of related (dicarboxylatoiodo)arenes.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION
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Synthesis of (Dicarboxylatoiodo)arenes. A series of p-
Z-PhI [Z = F, CN, C(O)OMe, or NO2] were oxidized in
acetic acid to afford the previously reported corresponding p-
Z-PhI(OAc)2 (1a−1d).60−65 A variety of specific conditions
have been reported for the synthesis of ArI(OAc)2. Three
synthetic methodologies, differing in oxidants, were examined
to optimize the yield for each compound (Scheme 1).
Method I used sodium perborate.60 Method II employed m-
CPBA.61 Method III utilized solid sodium hypochlorite
pentahydrate.62 In our hands, method I proved to be optimal
for 1a, while method III gave the best results for 1b−1d.
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectra for 1a−1d were
tion). The synthesis and handling of HVI compounds in
general should be done carefully and on small scales, owing
Figure 1. Potential oligomeric solid-state structure driven by
intermolecular I···E interactions.
oligomeric or polymeric arrays would be established in the
crystalline state driven by these novel intermolecular
interactions. Evidence that this approach may be general is
provided by several para-Z-λ3-iodanes. Of particular note are
p-NO2-PhICl2 and the diaryliodonium salt [(p-NO2-PhI)Ph]-
BF4 that form extended coordination polymers in the solid
state linked by I···O2N secondary bonds with a range of
3.00−3.56 Å.47,57
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