A Simple Strategy for Crystal Engineering Water Clusters

We report the X-ray crystal structure of the protonated phenazine-2,3-diamine cation (3) salt (3)2SeO4·6H2O (4), which contains a discrete water decamer. This material is representative of a broad strategy to bring about the occurrence of solid-state water clusters in ionic structures by the combina...

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Published in:	Crystal growth & design Vol. 7; no. 12; pp. 2649 - 2653
Main Authors:	Sansam, Benedict C. R, Anderson, Kirsty M, Steed, Jonathan W
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Washington,DC American Chemical Society 01-12-2007
Subjects:	Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science; rheology Crystallographic databases Exact sciences and technology Growth from solutions Materials science Methods of crystal growth; physics of crystal growth Organic compounds Physics Structure of solids and liquids; crystallography Structure of specific crystalline solids Crystal growth Diamine Crystal engineering Solid clusters Database Counterions Crystal growth from solutions Organic compounds Crystal structure
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Summary:	We report the X-ray crystal structure of the protonated phenazine-2,3-diamine cation (3) salt (3)2SeO4·6H2O (4), which contains a discrete water decamer. This material is representative of a broad strategy to bring about the occurrence of solid-state water clusters in ionic structures by the combination of amphiphilic ions with large hydrophobic residues in combination with small, highly charged counterions. The strategy is illustrated by a wide range of examples taken from the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD).
ISSN:	1528-7483 1528-7505
DOI:	10.1021/cg700932s