Hexagonal array formation by intermolecular halogen bonding using a binary blend of linear building blocks: STM study.
Yoshihiro KikkawaMayumi NagasakiEmiko KoyamaSeiji TsuzukiKazuhisa HirataniPublished in: Chemical communications (Cambridge, England) (2019)
Hexagonal arrays were fabricated via intermolecular halogen bonding between two linear molecular building blocks in a bicomponent blend. The substitution position of the pyridine N atom involved in the halogen bond plays an important role in the formation of the hexagonal structures.