% This file was created with Citavi 5.2.0.8 @article{IODOSH18, abstract = {The supramolecular interactions between 1,3-bisIJ4-pyridyl)azulene (azbbpy) as a hydrogen bond acceptor and a variety of aromatic hydrogen-bond donors produced new binary molecular co-crystals and a salt. All crystal structures display extensive and very complex hydrogen bond networks containing both homo- and heterosynthons formed through robust O--H$\cdots$Nand OH$\cdots$O hydrogen bonds. The binary co-crystals of azbbpy with 4,4$\prime$-biphenol and 4,4$\prime$-oxo-bis-benzoic acid in a 1 : 1 ratio revealed that the recognition process differs. While 4,4$\prime$-biphenol acts both as a donor and an acceptor of protons, generating a twodimensional supramolecular network in which azbbpy interacts with only one pyridine moiety, the cocrystallization with 4,4$\prime$-oxo-bis-benzoic acid yielded zig-zag chains formed by alternating acid--pyridine supramolecular heterosynthons. Co-crystallization with isophthalic acid yields a 2 : 1 system, 4,as hydrogen-bonded zig-zag supramolecular chains containing a a R4 4(36) graph set organized through strong OH$\cdots$N and weak C--H$\cdots$N hydrogen bonds. Co-crystallization of azbbpy with trimesic acid in different ratios yielded two distinct systems: co-crystal 5 and salt 6.In 5, the trimesic acid molecules are assembled in supramolecular helical chains which are further connected by azbbpy through hydrogen bonding and \textgreek{p}--\textgreek{p} interactions into a 3D architecture with channels that host water molecules. A complicated supramolecular 3D architecture is also established between trimesic anions and azbbpyH+ cations in crystal 6,resulting in channels filled with disordered solvent molecules. These types of interactions were also evidenced in a quantitative way and confirmed on grounds of the Hirshfeld surface mapped with geometrical parameters that characterize close contacts in co-crystals. The optical properties of these supramolecular systems showed strong absorption bands in the visible region due to the azulene fragment.}, author = {Ion, Adrian E. and Dogaru, Andreea and Shova, Sergiu and Madalan, Augustin M. and Akintola, Oluseun and Ionescu, Sorana and Voicescu, Mariana and Nica, Simona and Buchholz, Axel and Plass, Winfried and Andruh, Marius}, year = {2018}, title = {Organic co-crystals of 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)azulene with a series of hydrogen-bond donors}, pages = {4463--4484}, volume = {20}, number = {31}, issn = {1466-8033}, journal = {CrystEngComm}, doi = {10.1039/C8CE00945G} }