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Supramolecular anionic networks are present in the two co-crystals wherein the donor and the acceptor alternate at the vertexes of the hexagonal frames and cations are accommodated in the potential empty space encircled by the frames. The change of one component in a self-assembled multi-component co-crystal often results in a change in its supramolecular connectivity and topology. Our systems have the same supramolecular features of corresponding iodide analogues as the metric aspects seem to prevail over other aspects in controlling the self-assembly process.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/molecules22122060","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,11,24]],"date-time":"2017-11-24T06:39:25Z","timestamp":1511505565000},"page":"2060","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Connectivity and Topology Invariance in Self-Assembled and Halogen-Bonded Anionic (6,3)-Networks"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"22","author":[{"given":"Franck","family":"Meyer","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Laboratory of Nanostructured Fluorinated Materials (NFMLab), Department of Chemistry, Materials, and Chemical Engineering \u201cGiulio Natta\u201d, Politecnico di Milano, Via L. 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