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Crystal Engineering Using Intermolecular Hydrogen-Bonded Connectors and Classical Coordination Chemistry. Christer Aakeroy, Alicia Beatty, Destin Leinen., Chemistry, Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS 66506

Crystal engineering is governed by the nature and structural consequences of intermolecular forces, and the way in which such interactions are utilized for controlling the assembly of molecules into predictable structural motifs. A vital part of crystal engineering is therefore dedicated to the identification of robust intermolecular synthons that can be used as reliable connectors between molecules.

In an effort to design new transition-metal containing materials, we have combined some geometric features of well-known coordination chemistry (notably of linear and square-planar complexes) with intermolecular connectors (substituted pyridine) with a view to examining how the structural balance in such materials is determined by competition and/or collaboration between intermolecular hydrogen-bonded synthons and the spatial requirements of transition-metal complexes.