Gao Y, Xu L, Feng ZH, Qian Y, Tian ZF, Ren XM. Polymorph transformation in a mixed-stacking nickel-dithiolene complex with the derivative of 4,4'-bipyridinium.
Dalton Trans 2024;
53:8202-8213. [PMID:
38687296 DOI:
10.1039/d4dt00324a]
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Abstract
In this study, two polymorphs of the [1,1'-dibutyl-4,4'-bipyridinium][Ni(mnt)2] salt (1) were synthesized. The dark-green polymorph (designated as 1-g) was prepared under ambient conditions by the rapid precipitation method in aqueous solutions. Subsequently, the red polymorph (labeled as 1-r) was obtained by subjecting 1-g to ultrasonication in MeOH at room temperature. Microanalysis, infrared spectroscopy, thermogravimetry (TG), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) techniques were used to characterize the two polymorphs. Both 1-g and 1-r exhibit structural phase transitions: a reversible phase transition at ∼403 K (∼268 K) upon heating and 384 K (∼252 K) upon cooling for 1-g (1-r) within the temperature range below 473 K. Interestingly, on heating 1-r to 523 K, an irreversible phase transition occurred at about 494 K, resulting in the conversion of 1-r into 1-g. Relative to 1-r, 1-g represents a thermodynamically metastable phase wherein numerous high-energy conformations in butyl chains of cations are confined within the lattice owing to quick precipitation or rapid annealing from higher temperatures. Through variable-temperature single crystal and powder X-ray diffractions, UV-visible spectroscopy, dielectric spectroscopy, and DSC analyses, this study delves into the mechanism underlying phase transitions for each polymorph and the manual transformation between 1-g and 1-r as well.
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