Programming Recognition Arrays through Double Chalcogen-Bonding Interactions

In this work, we have programmed and synthesized a recognition arrays constructed around a chalcogenazolo-pyridine scaffold (CGP) that, through the formation of frontal double chalcogen-bonding interactions, associates into dimeric EX-type complexes. The reliability of the double chalcogen bonding interaction has been shown at the solid-state by X-ray analysis, depicting the strongest recognition persistence for the Te-congener. The high recognition fidelity, chemical and thermal stability and easy derivatization at the 2-position makes CGP a convenient motif for constructing supramolecular architectures through programmed chalcogen-bonding interactions.