Halogen bonding driven self-assembly of fluorocarbons and hydrocarbons

Halogen bonding, the interaction between halogen atoms and lone pair possessing atoms, overcomes the low affinity existing between perfluorocarbon and hydrocarbon derivatives. This interaction effectively drives the self-assembly of materials wherein perfluorocarbon and hydrocarbon layers alternate thanks to a remarkable module segregation. The approach has been exploited in supramolecular polymer coating.