@article {28600,
	title = {Probing the intermolecular interactions of aromatic amides containing N-heterocycles and triptycene},
	journal = {CrystEngComm},
	volume = {16},
	number = {20},
	year = {2014},
	month = {2014},
	pages = {4265-4273},
	type = {Article},
	abstract = {A series of aromatic amides incorporated with N-heterocycles or triptycene units are synthesized and studied for probing the effects of such chemical modifications on the intermolecular interactions. Single crystals of a number of heterocyclic amides and the triptycene-containing amide were obtained. Crystal structures, hydrogen bonds, lattice energy, solubility, and melting points were compared amongst relevant molecules. Suitably positioned nitrogen atoms from heterocycles are found to form intramolecular H-bonds with amide NHs at the expense of weakening or disrupting the intermolecular H-bonds. The effects of such H-bonding changes on solubility and melting point are nonetheless limited. Uniquely, the triptycene unit effectively improves the solubility of the amide without tempering the thermal resistance of the molecule.},
	isbn = {1466-8033},
	url = {https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlepdf/2014/ce/c4ce00089g},
	author = {Cheng, Nongyi and Yan, Qifan and Liu, Shuai and <strong>Zhao, Dahui*</strong>}
}
