Probing non-covalent interactions driving molecular assembly in organo-electronic building blocks

CrystEngComm ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (20) ◽  
pp. 3151-3157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah N. Johnson ◽  
Thomas L. Ellington ◽  
Duong T. Ngo ◽  
Jorge L. Nevarez ◽  
Nicholas Sparks ◽  
...  

One co-crystal structure characterized to identify and quantify various non-covalent interactions with spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography and density functional theory computations.

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (08n11) ◽  
pp. 1098-1113 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Li ◽  
Hannah M. Rhoda ◽  
Anthony M. Wertish ◽  
Victor N. Nemykin

A reaction between 5,10,15,20-tetra(4-hydroxyphenyl)porphyrin and 1-bromopyrene resulted in the formation of 5,10,15,20-tetra[4-(4-(pyrenyl-1)butoxy)phenyl]porphyrin (1), while cross-condensation between 4-(4-(pyrenyl-1)butoxy)benzaldehyde, ferrocenecaboxaldehyde, and pyrrole resulted in the formation of 5-ferrocenyl-10,15,20-tri[4-(4-(pyrenyl-1)butoxy)phenyl]porphyrin (2), 5,10-diferrocenyl-15,20-di[4-(4-(pyrenyl-1)butoxy)phenyl]porphyrin (3), and 5,15-diferrocenyl-10,20-di[4-(4-(pyrenyl-1)butoxy)phenyl]porphyrin (4). All pyrene-containing porphyrins were characterized by 1H NMR, UV-vis, MCD, and high-resolution ESI methods, while their electronic structures and the nature of the excited states were elucidated using density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TDDFT) calculations. The molecular structure of 1 and its fluorescence quenching upon the addition of C[Formula: see text] fullerene was also investigated using X-ray crystallography and steady-state fluorescence approaches.


Author(s):  
Giuseppe M. Lombardo ◽  
Antonio Rescifina ◽  
Ugo Chiacchio ◽  
Alessia Bacchi ◽  
Francesco Punzo

The crystal structure of racemic dimethyl (4RS,5RS)-3-(4-nitrophenyl)-4,5-dihydroisoxazole-4,5-dicarboxylate, C13H12N2O7, has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. By analysing the degree of growth of the morphologically important crystal faces, a ranking of the most relevant non-covalent interactions determining the crystal structure can be inferred. The morphological information is considered with an approach opposite to the conventional one: instead of searching inside the structure for the potential key interactions and using them to calculate the crystal habit, the observed crystal morphology is used to define the preferential lines of growth of the crystal, and then this information is interpreted by means of density functional theory (DFT) calculations. Comparison with the X-ray structure confirms the validity of the strategy, thus suggesting this top–down approach to be a useful tool for crystal engineering.


Crystals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 328
Author(s):  
Raquel Álvarez-Vidaurre ◽  
Alfonso Castiñeiras ◽  
Antonio Frontera ◽  
Isabel García-Santos ◽  
Diego M. Gil ◽  
...  

This work deals with the preparation of pyridine-3-carbohydrazide (isoniazid, inh) cocrystals with two α-hydroxycarboxylic acids. The interaction of glycolic acid (H2ga) or d,l-mandelic acid (H2ma) resulted in the formation of cocrystals or salts of composition (inh)·(H2ga) (1) and [Hinh]+[Hma]–·(H2ma) (2) when reacted with isoniazid. An N′-(propan-2-ylidene)isonicotinic hydrazide hemihydrate, (pinh)·1/2(H2O) (3), was also prepared by condensation of isoniazid with acetone in the presence of glycolic acid. These prepared compounds were well characterized by elemental analysis, and spectroscopic methods, and their three-dimensional molecular structure was determined by single crystal X-ray crystallography. Hydrogen bonds involving the carboxylic acid occur consistently with the pyridine ring N atom of the isoniazid and its derivatives. The remaining hydrogen-bonding sites on the isoniazid backbone vary based on the steric influences of the derivative group. These are contrasted in each of the molecular systems. Finally, Hirshfeld surface analysis and Density-functional theory (DFT) calculations (including NCIplot and QTAIM analyses) have been performed to further characterize and rationalize the non-covalent interactions.


Inorganics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hardin ◽  
Ellington ◽  
Nguyen ◽  
Rheingold ◽  
Tschumper ◽  
...  

Two new aromatic pyrimidine-based derivatives designed specifically for halogen bond directed self-assembly are investigated through a combination of high-resolution Raman spectroscopy, X-ray crystallography, and computational quantum chemistry. The vibrational frequencies of these new molecular building blocks, pyrimidine capped with furan (PrmF) and thiophene (PrmT), are compared to those previously assigned for pyrimidine (Prm). The modifications affect only a select few of the normal modes of Prm, most noticeably its signature ring breathing mode, ν1. Structural analyses afforded by X-ray crystallography, and computed interaction energies from density functional theory computations indicate that, although weak hydrogen bonding (C–H···O or C–H···N interactions) is present in these pyrimidine-based solid-state co-crystals, halogen bonding and π-stacking interactions play more dominant roles in driving their molecular-assembly.


Crystals ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 354 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lukáš Masaryk ◽  
Ján Moncol ◽  
Radovan Herchel ◽  
Ivan Nemec

The synthesis and properties of new chalcone ligand 4I-L ((2E)-1-[4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)phenyl]-3-(4-iodophenyl)prop-2-en-1-one) and tetracoordinate Co(II) complex [Co(4I-L)2Cl2], (1a), are reported in this article. Upon recrystallization of 1a, the single crystals of [Co(4I-L)4Cl2]·2DMF·3Et2O (1b) were obtained and crystal structure was determined using X-ray diffraction. The non-covalent interactions in 1b were thoroughly analyzed and special attention was dedicated to interactions formed by the peripheral iodine substituents. The density functional theory (DFT), atoms in molecule (AIM) and noncovalent interaction (NCI) methods and electronic localization function (ELF) calculations were used to investigate halogen bond formed between the iodine functional groups and co-crystallized molecules of diethyl ether.


Molbank ◽  
10.3390/m1082 ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 (4) ◽  
pp. M1082
Author(s):  
Lee ◽  
Azizan ◽  
Lo ◽  
Tan ◽  
Tiekink

The title compound, (iPr)2NC(=S)SCH2C(=O)OH (1), was synthesized by conventional methods and its X-ray crystal structure was determined by X-ray crystallography. The compound was further characterized by analytical, IR, UV, 1D NMR (1H and 13C{1H}), and 2D NMR (DEPT-135) spectroscopy, and density functional theory (DFT) methods. X-ray crystallography on 1 confirms the formulation and reveals a nearly orthogonal relationship between the planar NCS2 and C2O2 residues. In the crystal, hydroxyl-O–H⋯O(carbonyl) hydrogen bonds lead dimers via an eight-membered {⋯OCOH}2 ring.


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Praveen Gunawardene ◽  
Wilson Luo ◽  
Alexander M. Polgar ◽  
John F. Corrigan ◽  
Mark Workentin

<div> <div> <p>Highly accelerated inverse-electron-demand strain-promoted alkyne-nitrone cycloaddition (IED SPANC) between a sta- ble cyclooctyne (bicyclo[6.1.0]nonyne (BCN)) and nitrones delocalized into a Cα-pyridinium functionality is reported, with the most electron-deficient “pyridinium-nitrone” displaying among the most rapid cycloadditions to BCN that is currently reported. Density functional theory (DFT) and X-ray crystallography are explored to rationalize the effects of N- and Cα-substituent modifications at the nitrone on IED SPANC reaction kinetics and the overall rapid reactivity of pyridinium-delocalized nitrones.</p> </div> </div>


Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (5) ◽  
pp. 1390 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilya G. Shenderovich

Due to the rigid structure of 1,3,5-triaza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA), its 31P chemical shift solely depends on non-covalent interactions in which the molecule is involved. The maximum range of change caused by the most common of these, hydrogen bonding, is only 6 ppm, because the active site is one of the PTA nitrogen atoms. In contrast, when the PTA phosphorus atom is coordinated to a metal, the range of change exceeds 100 ppm. This feature can be used to support or reject specific structural models of organometallic transition metal complexes in solution by comparing the experimental and Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculated values of this 31P chemical shift. This approach has been tested on a variety of the metals of groups 8–12 and molecular structures. General recommendations for appropriate basis sets are reported.


Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 1281
Author(s):  
Zikri Altun ◽  
Erdi Ata Bleda ◽  
Carl Trindle

An atom trapped in a crystal vacancy, a metal cage, or a fullerene might have many immediate neighbors. Then, the familiar concept of valency or even coordination number seems inadequate to describe the environment of that atom. This difficulty in terminology is illustrated here by four systems: H atoms in tetragonal-pyramidal rhodium cages, H atom in an octahedral cobalt cage, H atom in a MgO octahedral hole, and metal atoms in C20 fullerenes. Density functional theory defines structure and energetics for the systems. Interactions of the atom with its container are characterized by the quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) and the theory of non-covalent interactions (NCI). We establish that H atoms in H2Rh13(CO)243− trianion cannot be considered pentavalent, H atom in HCo6(CO)151− anion cannot be considered hexavalent, and H atom in MgO cannot be considered hexavalent. Instead, one should consider the H atom to be set in an environmental field defined by its 5, 6, and 6 neighbors; with interactions described by QTAIM. This point is further illustrated by the electronic structures and QTAIM parameters of M@C20, M=Ca to Zn. The analysis describes the systematic deformation and restoration of the symmetric fullerene in that series.


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