Cocrystallization of diiodine with a series of heteroaromatic Noxides produced three types of halogen-bonded associates: (a) alternating chains comprising I 2 molecules bridged by oxygen atoms of N-oxides of pyridine, quinoline, or 4-methylpyridine; (b) discrete 2:1 complexes, in which diiodine links a pair of acridine N-oxide molecules; and (c) amphoteric 1:1 adducts, in which one end of each diiodine molecule is halogen-bonded to Noxide of 4-methoxypyridine or 4-chloroquinoline, and another diiodine's end forms contacts with the other I 2 molecules. In all cases, halogen bonds between diiodine and N-oxides are characterized by nearly linear I−I•••O angles, close to perpendicular dihedral C−N−O•••I angles and N−O•••I angles of about 110°.The halogen bond length in the 1:1 adducts is about 0.3 Å shorter than those in the 2:1 associates and in the infinite chains. Computational analyses confirmed that the variations in I•••O separations are related predominantly to the distinct effects of halogen bond competition in different supramolecular associates. Experimental and computational data also indicated that coordination of the second diiodine to the same oxygen atom of N-oxide has a smaller effect on the halogen bond length and energy than coordination of the second N-oxide to another iodine atom in the I 2 molecule.
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