Crystal structure of the pyridine-diiodine (1/1) adduct

Matti Tuikka; Matti Haukka

doi:10.1107/S2056989015010518

Crystal structure of the pyridine-diiodine (1/1) adduct

Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun. 2015 Jun 13;71(Pt 7):o463. doi: 10.1107/S2056989015010518. eCollection 2015 Jul 1.

Authors

Matti Tuikka¹, Matti Haukka¹

Affiliation

¹ University of Jyvaskyla, Department of Chemistry, P.O. Box 35, FI-40014 University of Jyvaskyla, Finland.

Abstract

In the title adduct, C5H5N·I2, the N-I distance [2.424 (8) Å] is remarkably shorter than the sum of the van der Waals radii. The line through the I atoms forms an angle of 78.39 (16)° with the normal to the pyridine ring.

Keywords: crystal structure; diiodine; halogen bonding; pyridine.