摘要:
2-Alkylbenzimidazole (L1-3) forms organic salt co-crystals with several electron-deficient aromatic as well as aliphatic polycarboxylic acids. Electron-rich benzimidazole shows dramatic quenching of fluorescence in presence of electron-deficient acidic guest molecules. Higher selectivity was found towards pyromellitic acid. Substituted benzimidazole forms organic salt co-crystals with different acids of general composition [LnH+.A(-)] (where, A is the acid molecule). The non-covalent interactions between carboxylic acids and L1-3 were investigated by UV-vis, fluorescence and H-1 NMR spectroscopic methods in solution and by single crystal X-ray diffraction in solid state. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.