Supramolecular Network via Hydrogen Bonding and π–π Stacking in 4,4′-Bipyridin-1-ium Perchlorate Dihydrate.

Abstract  The crystal structure of 4,4′-bipyridin-1-ium perchlorate dihydrate, [C10H9N2](ClO4) · 2H2O, is determined by room temperature X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the triclinic space group P-1 with a = 8.122(3) Å, b = 9.726(3) Å, c = 17.648(6) Å, α = 78.181(4)°, β = 82.797(5)°, γ = 67.439(4)°, Z = 2, V = 1258.4(7) Å3. In the compound, monoprotonated 4,4′-bipyridin-1-ium cations are self-assembled into supramolecular chains along the a-axis through N–H···N hydrogen bonds in a head-to-tail fashion. The chains are stacked via π–π stacking interactions to create two-dimensional sheets. The interlayer space is occupied by the hydrogen-bonded water chains that are linked to the organic sheets via C–H···O interactions and the perchlorate anions that are linked to the water chains and the organic sheets via O–H···O and C–H···O hydrogen bonds, respectively, thus generating a three-dimensional supramolecular architecture. Index Abstract  Supramolecular Network via Hydrogen Bonding and π–π Stacking in 4,4′-Bipyridin-1-ium perchlorate dihydrate Jian-Yong Zhang, Ai-Ling Cheng and En-Qing Gao* Monoprotonated 4,4′-bipyridin-1-ium cations are self-assembled into supramolecular chains along the a-axis through N–H···N hydrogen bonds, and these chains are stacked via π–π stacking and hydrogen bond interactions involving water molecules and perchlorate anions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]