Resumen: A study of the solution-phase, solid-state structures of halogen-bonded co-crystals of 1, 4-bis(iodoethynyl)benzene (p-BIB) with three salts, namely, decyltrimethylammonium bromide (DTMABr), tetrapropylammonium bromide (TPABr), and tetrabutylammonium bromide (TBABr), has been carried out, along with theoretical calculations. Isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC) showed that the binding constant of bromide withp-BIB in THF is not strongly dependent on the cation, and that the entropic term clearly dominates the enthalpic one in the free energy of binding. In the three crystal structures, the bromide anion acts as a doubly connected node for halogen bonding interactions, which results in linear or angular open chains. The intrachain angles (I¿Br-¿I) of the 1D supramolecular polymers based onp-BIB depend on the geometry and size of the cation and vary from 180° for DMTABr to 75° for TBABr. Non-covalent interaction (NCI) analysis of selected motifs and optimized crystals demonstrates that the balance between halogen bonds, hydrogen bonds, and van der Waals interactions, especially type-I halogen¿halogen contacts, determines the crystal structures. Idioma: Inglés DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05917j Año: 2021 Publicado en: Physical chemistry chemical physics 23, 5 (2021), 3531-3542 ISSN: 1463-9076 Factor impacto JCR: 3.945 (2021) Categ. JCR: PHYSICS, ATOMIC, MOLECULAR & CHEMICAL rank: 9 / 36 = 0.25 (2021) - Q1 - T1 Categ. JCR: CHEMISTRY, PHYSICAL rank: 81 / 165 = 0.491 (2021) - Q2 - T2 Factor impacto CITESCORE: 6.3 - Physics and Astronomy (Q1)