Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Weak Attractive Forces in Crystal Engineering

All articles of this category Crystal engineering represents an extension of synthetic chemistry from classical intramolecular change into the less charted areas of solid state intermolecular assembly. In order to use such processes effectively we need to understand how weak intermolecular forces operate between molecules and how they might be controlled in a designed manner. This account describes some steps along this pathway using simple alicyclic and heterocyclic substrates as examples. intermolecular attractions - crystal engineering - inclusion compounds - hydrogen bonds - supramolecular synthons