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Itoh T, Kondo F, Suzuki T, Inayoshi K, Uno T, Kubo M, Tohnai N, Miyata M. Elucidation of Substituent-Responsive Reactivities via Hierarchical and Asymmetric Assemblies in Crystalline p-Quinodimethane Derivatives. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301327. [PMID: 37439484 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2023] [Revised: 07/12/2023] [Accepted: 07/12/2023] [Indexed: 07/14/2023]
Abstract
We propose a mechanism for substituent-responsive reactivities of p-quinodimethane derivatives with four ester groups through their hierarchical and asymmetric assembly modes. Four asymmetric 7,8,8-tris(methoxycarbonyl)-p-quinodimethanes with a 7-positioned ethoxycarbonyl (2 a(H)), 2'-fluoroethoxycarbonyl (2 b(F)), 2'-chloroethoxycarbonyl (2 c(Cl)), or 2'-bromoethoxycarbonyl (2 d(Br)) were synthesized and crystallized. 2 a(H), 2 b(F) and 2 d(Br) afforded only one shape crystal, while 2 c(Cl) did two polymorphic 2 c(Cl)-α and 2 c(Cl)-β. UV-irradiation induced topochemical polymerization for 2 a(H), no reactions for 2 b(F) and 2 c(Cl)-α, and [6+6] photocycloaddition dimerization for 2 c(Cl)-β and 2 d(Br). Such substituent-responsive reactivities and crystal structures were compared with those of the known symmetric 7,7,8,8-tetrakis(alkoxycarbonyl)-p-quinodimethanes such as 7,7,8,8-tetrakis(methoxycarbonyl)- (1 a(Me)-α and 1 a(Me)-β), 7,7,8,8-tetrakis(ethoxycarbonyl)- (1 b(Et)), and 7,7,8,8-tetrakis(bromoethoxycarbonyl)- (1 c(BrEt)). The comparative study clarified that the reactivities and crystal structures are classified into four types that link to each other. This linkage is understandable when we analyze the crystal structures through the following hierarchical and asymmetric assemblies; conformers, dimers, one dimensional (1D)-columns, two dimensional (2D)-sheets, and three dimensional (3D)-stacked sheets (3D-crystals). This supramolecular viewpoint is supported by intermolecular interaction energies among neighbored molecules with the density functional theory (DFT) calculation. Such research enables us to elucidate the substituent-responsive reactivities of the crystals, and reminds us of the selection of the right path in a so-called "maze game".
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- Takahito Itoh
- Department of Chemistry for Materials, Graduate School of Engineering, Mie University, 1577 Kurimamachiya-cho, Tsu-shi, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry for Materials, Graduate School of Engineering, Mie University, 1577 Kurimamachiya-cho, Tsu-shi, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry for Materials, Graduate School of Engineering, Mie University, 1577 Kurimamachiya-cho, Tsu-shi, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry for Materials, Graduate School of Engineering, Mie University, 1577 Kurimamachiya-cho, Tsu-shi, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry for Materials, Graduate School of Engineering, Mie University, 1577 Kurimamachiya-cho, Tsu-shi, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry for Materials, Graduate School of Engineering, Mie University, 1577 Kurimamachiya-cho, Tsu-shi, Mie, 514-8507, Japan
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, 2-1 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka, 565-0871, Japan
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- The Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research (SANKEN), Osaka University 8-1 Mihogaoka, Ibaraki, Osaka, 567-0047, Japan
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Hema K, Raju C, Bhandary S, Sureshan KM. Tuning the Regioselectivity of Topochemical Polymerization through Cocrystallization of the Monomer with an Inert Isostere. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202210733. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.202210733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Kuntrapakam Hema
- School of Chemistry IISER Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 695551 India
- Present address: Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot 7610001 Israel
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- School of Chemistry IISER Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 695551 India
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- School of Chemistry IISER Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 695551 India
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Hema K, Raju C, Bhandary S, Sureshan KM. Tuning the Regioselectivity of Topochemical Polymerization through Cocrystallization of the Monomer with an Inert Isostere. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202210733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Kuntrapakam Hema
- School of Chemistry IISER Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 695551 India
- Present address: Department of Molecular Chemistry and Materials Science Weizmann Institute of Science Rehovot 7610001 Israel
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- School of Chemistry IISER Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 695551 India
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- School of Chemistry IISER Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 695551 India
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Ravi A, Hassan SZ, Bhandary S, Sureshan KM. Topochemical Postulates: Are They Relevant for Topochemical Reactions Occurring at Elevated Temperatures? Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022; 61:e202200954. [PMID: 35258143 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202200954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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A rigid inositol-derived monomer functionalized with azide and alkyne as the complementary reactive groups (CRGs) crystallized as three distinct polymorphs I-III. Despite the unsuitable orientation of CRGs in the crystals for complete polymerization, all the three polymorphs underwent regiospecific and quantitative topochemical azide-alkyne cycloaddition (TAAC) polymerization upon heating to yield three different polymorphs of 1,2,3-triazol-1,4-diyl-linked-poly-neo-inositol. The molecules in these polymorphs exploit the weak intermolecular interactions, free space in the crystal lattice, and heat energy for their large and cooperative molecular motion to attain a transient reactive orientation, ultimately leading to the regiospecific TAAC reaction yielding distinct crystalline polymers. This study cautions that the overreliance on topochemical postulates for the prediction of topochemical reactivity at high temperatures could be misleading.
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- Arthi Ravi
- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, 695551, Vithura, India
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, 695551, Vithura, India.,Present Address: Department of Chemical Engineering, Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH), Pohang, 37673, Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, 695551, Vithura, India.,Present Address: Department of Chemistry, Ghent University, Krijgslaan 281-S3, 9000, Ghent, Belgium
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, 695551, Vithura, India
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Ravi A, Hassan SZ, Bhandary S, Sureshan KM. Topochemical Postulates: Are They Relevant for Topochemical Reactions Occurring at Elevated Temperatures? Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202200954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Arthi Ravi
- School of Chemistry Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram 695551 Vithura India
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- School of Chemistry Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram 695551 Vithura India
- Present Address: Department of Chemical Engineering Pohang University of Science & Technology (POSTECH) Pohang 37673 Republic of Korea
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- School of Chemistry Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram 695551 Vithura India
- Present Address: Department of Chemistry Ghent University Krijgslaan 281-S3 9000 Ghent Belgium
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- School of Chemistry Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram 695551 Vithura India
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Chauhan P, Javed S, Levendis DC, Fernandes M. Hydrophobicity directed guest-inclusion for structure-elucidation of enclatherated guests within a crystalline sponge by SC-XRD. J Mol Struct 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2021.132054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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George GC, Unruh DK, Hutchins KM. Use of a Diels–Alder reaction to modify thermal expansion properties in charge-transfer cocrystals. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ce01207c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A strategy for modifying thermal expansion properties in dichroic, charge-transfer cocrystals is described.
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- Gary C. George
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA
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Botes DS, Khorasani S, Levendis DC, Fernandes MA. Accessing a regiospecific isomer and a metastable polymorph through crystal engineering and solid-state reaction. CrystEngComm 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2ce01094a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We describe a solid-state Diels–Alder reaction where crystal engineering was used to design a reaction site yielding one regioisomer. Reaction was followed with SCXRD, compared to solution synthesis and rationalised using computational modelling.
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- Delbert S. Botes
- Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, PO Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, PO Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, PO Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa
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- Molecular Sciences Institute, School of Chemistry, University of the Witwatersrand, PO Wits 2050, Johannesburg, South Africa
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Hu F, Bi X, Chen X, Pan Q, Zhao Y. Single-crystal-to-single-crystal Transformations for the Preparation of Small Molecules, 1D and 2D Polymers Single Crystals. CHEM LETT 2021. [DOI: 10.1246/cl.200931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Fan Hu
- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao 266042, P. R. China
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Hema K, Ravi A, Raju C, Pathan JR, Rai R, Sureshan KM. Topochemical polymerizations for the solid-state synthesis of organic polymers. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:4062-4099. [PMID: 33543741 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs00840k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Topochemical polymerizations are solid-state reactions driven by the alignment of monomers in the crystalline state. The molecular confinement in the monomer crystal lattice offers precise control over the tacticity, packing and crystallinity of the polymer formed in the topochemical reaction. As topochemical reactions occur under solvent- and catalyst-free conditions, giving products in high yield and selectivity/specificity that do not require tedious chromatographic purification, topochemical polymerizations are highly attractive over traditional solution-phase polymer synthesis. By this method, polymers having sophisticated structures and desired topologies can be availed. Often, such ordered packing confers attractive properties to the topochemically-synthesized polymers. Diverse categories of topochemical polymerizations are known, such as polymerizations via [2+2], [4+4], [4+2], and [3+2] cycloadditions, and polymerization of diynes, triynes, dienes, trienes, and quinodimethanes, each of which proceed under suitable stimuli like heat, light or pressure. Each class of these reactions requires a unique packing arrangement of the corresponding monomers for the smooth reaction and produces polymers with distinct properties. This review is penned with the intent of bringing all the types of topochemical polymerizations into a single platform and communicating the versatility of these lattice-controlled polymerizations. We present a brief history of the development of each category and comprehensively review the topochemical synthesis of fully-organic polymers reported in the last twenty years, particularly in crystals. We mainly focus on the various molecular designs and crystal engineering strategies adopted to align monomers in a suitable orientation for polymerization. Finally, we analyze the current challenges and future perspectives in this research field.
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- Kuntrapakam Hema
- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695551, India.
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695551, India.
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695551, India.
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695551, India.
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695551, India.
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- School of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 695551, India.
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Wang K, Wang C, Mishra MK, Young VG, Sun CC. Reversible facile single-crystal-to-single-crystal polymorphic transition accompanied by unit cell volume expansion and twinning. CrystEngComm 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d1ce00055a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Reversible and facile single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation between two polymorphs of diphenhydramine citrate leads to molecular level understanding of crystal phase change.
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- Kunlin Wang
- Pharmaceutical Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory
- Department of Pharmaceutics
- College of Pharmacy
- University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis
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- Pharmaceutical Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory
- Department of Pharmaceutics
- College of Pharmacy
- University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis
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- Pharmaceutical Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory
- Department of Pharmaceutics
- College of Pharmacy
- University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis
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- Department of Chemistry
- College of Science and Engineering
- University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis
- USA
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- Pharmaceutical Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory
- Department of Pharmaceutics
- College of Pharmacy
- University of Minnesota
- Minneapolis
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Hema K, Gonnade RG, Sureshan KM. Crystal‐to‐Crystal Synthesis of Helically Ordered Polymers of Trehalose by Topochemical Polymerization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:2897-2903. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201914164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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- Kuntrapakam Hema
- School of ChemistryIndian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 695551 India
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- Physics and Materials Chemistry DivisionNational Chemical Laboratory Pune 411008 India
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- School of ChemistryIndian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 695551 India
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Hema K, Gonnade RG, Sureshan KM. Crystal‐to‐Crystal Synthesis of Helically Ordered Polymers of Trehalose by Topochemical Polymerization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201914164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Kuntrapakam Hema
- School of ChemistryIndian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 695551 India
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- Physics and Materials Chemistry DivisionNational Chemical Laboratory Pune 411008 India
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- School of ChemistryIndian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram Kerala 695551 India
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Reinoso S, Artetxe B, Gutiérrez-Zorrilla JM. Single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformations triggered by dehydration in polyoxometalate-based compounds. Acta Crystallogr C 2018; 74:1222-1242. [PMID: 30398173 DOI: 10.1107/s2053229618011269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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Single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformations are solid-state phase transitions between different crystalline states in which the crystal integrity and the long-range structural order are retained through the whole transformation process. Such a phenomenon constitutes the structural response that some compounds afford when being exposed to a given external stimulus (temperature, pressure, light, etc.) and, therefore, its study has become a relevant focus of interest within crystal engineering because it allows for monitoring how certain properties (colour, magnetism, luminescence, porosity) of the stimuli-responsive material are modified as the structure evolves into the activated form. A range of organic, inorganic and hybrid systems have been found to undergo such phase transitions, but these examples only include a small number of compounds that incorporate polyoxometalate anions, among which the removal of guest solvent molecules (dehydration) stands out as the most common external stimulus able to induce the occurrence of a single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation. This feature article compiles the examples of dehydration-triggered single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation studies that have been reported to date for polyoxometalate-based compounds and reviews some of their most relevant structural aspects.
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- Santiago Reinoso
- Institute for Advanced Materials (InaMat), Universidad Pública de Navarra (UPNA), Edificio Jerónimo de Ayanz, Campus de Arrosadia, Pamplona 31006, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, PO Box 644, Bilbao 48080, Spain
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- Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencia y Tecnología, Universidad del País Vasco UPV/EHU, PO Box 644, Bilbao 48080, Spain
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Hema K, Sureshan KM. Three-way competition in a topochemical reaction: permutative azide–alkyne cycloaddition reactions leading to a vast library of products in the crystal. CrystEngComm 2018. [DOI: 10.1039/c8ce00131f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Crystals of 5-azido-3-O-propargyl-1,2-O-isopropylidene-α-d-ribofuranose undergo topochemical azide–alkyne cycloaddition reaction in three different pathways leading to a library of products.
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- Kuntrapakam Hema
- School of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram
- India
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- School of Chemistry
- Indian Institute of Science Education and Research Thiruvananthapuram
- India
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Khorasani S, Fernandes MA. A synthetic co-crystal prepared by cooperative single-crystal-to-single-crystal solid-state Diels–Alder reaction. Chem Commun (Camb) 2017; 53:4969-4972. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cc07628a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Solid-state Diels–Alder reaction in a 2 : 1 donor to acceptor charge-transfer complex leads to a synthetic co-crystal composed of product and unreacted donor. Analysis of close contacts and DFT energy calculations indicate that the reaction occurs cooperatively where the arrangement of molecules shown in (ii) is favoured.
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- S. Khorasani
- Molecular Sciences Institute
- School of Chemistry
- University of the Witwatersrand
- Johannesburg
- South Africa
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- Molecular Sciences Institute
- School of Chemistry
- University of the Witwatersrand
- Johannesburg
- South Africa
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Dergunov SA, Khabiyev AT, Shmakov SN, Kim MD, Ehterami N, Weiss MC, Birman VB, Pinkhassik E. Encapsulation of Homogeneous Catalysts in Porous Polymer Nanocapsules Produces Fast-Acting Selective Nanoreactors. ACS NANO 2016; 10:11397-11406. [PMID: 28024370 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b06735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Nanoreactors were created by entrapping homogeneous catalysts in hollow nanocapsules with 200 nm diameter and semipermeable nanometer-thin shells. The capsules were produced by the polymerization of hydrophobic monomers in the hydrophobic interior of the bilayers of self-assembled surfactant vesicles. Controlled nanopores in the shells of nanocapsules ensured long-term retention of the catalysts coupled with the rapid flow of substrates and products in and out of nanocapsules. The study evaluated the effect of encapsulation on the catalytic activity and stability of five different catalysts. Comparison of kinetics of five diverse reactions performed in five different solvents revealed the same reaction rates for free and encapsulated catalysts. Identical reaction kinetics confirmed that placement of catalysts in the homogeneous interior of polymer nanocapsules did not compromise catalytic efficiency. Encapsulated organometallic catalysts showed no loss of metal ions from nanocapsules suggesting stabilization of the complexes was provided by nanocapsules. Controlled permeability of the shells of nanocapsules enabled size-selective catalytic reactions.
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- Sergey A Dergunov
- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut , 55 North Eagleville Rd, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060, United States
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- Kazakh National Research Technical University , 22 Satpayev St., Almaty 050013, Kazakhstan
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut , 55 North Eagleville Rd, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut , 55 North Eagleville Rd, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Saint Louis University , 3501 Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63103, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Saint Louis University , 3501 Laclede Avenue, St. Louis, Missouri 63103, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington University in St. Louis , One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, Missouri 63130, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Connecticut , 55 North Eagleville Rd, Storrs, Connecticut 06269-3060, United States
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Fernandes MA, Levendis DC. Photodimerisation of the α′-polymorph of ortho-ethoxy-trans-cinnamic acid occurs via a two-stage mechanism at 343 K yielding 100% α-truxillic acid. CrystEngComm 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ce00809g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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