Infinite Polyiodide Chains in the Pyrroloperylene–Iodine Complex: Insights into the Starch–Iodine and Perylene–Iodine Complexes

We report the preparation and X‐ray crystallographic characterization of the first crystalline homoatomic polymer chain, which is part of a semiconducting pyrroloperylene–iodine complex. The crystal structure contains infinite polyiodide I_∞^δ?. Interestingly, the structure of iodine within the insoluble, blue starch–iodine complex has long remained elusive, but has been speculated as having infinite chains of iodine. Close similarities in the low‐wavenumber Raman spectra of the title compound and starch–iodine point to such infinite polyiodide chains in the latter as well.     

Zur Struktur zweier Isothiazolium‐Polyiodide (C19H16FeNS)I5 und (C15H12NS)2I8

On the Structure of Two Isothiazolium Polyiodides (C₁₉H₁₆FeNS)I₅ and (C₁₅H₁₂NS)₂I₈ By oxidation of 3‐phenylamino thiopropenones with iodine two isothiazolium polyiodides were obtained, whose structures have been determined by X‐ray structure analysis. 2‐Phenyl‐5‐ferrocenyl‐isothiazolium pentaiodide(C₁₉H₁₆FeNS)I₅ forms a layer structure with isothiazolium cations and polyiodide anions. The polyiodide layers contain pentaiodide ions I₅^–, triiodide ions I₃^– and iodine molecules I₂. Bis(2,5‐diphenyl‐isothiazolium) octaiodide (C₁₅H₁₂NS)₂I₈ also forms a layer structure with isothiazolium cations and polyiodide anions. The polyiodide layers are built up by octaiodide ions I₈^2–, pentaiodide ions I₅^– and triiodide ions I₃^–.     

Structure conversions of cellulose IIII crystal models in solution state: a molecular dynamics study

This paper re-examines our previous molecular dynamics (MD) study on cellulose III_I crystal models with finite dimensions solvated in explicit water molecules. Eight crystal models, differing in a constituent lattice plane and dimensions, were studied. One calculation allowed for O–H and C–H bond stretching, and had a small time step of 0.5 fs. The other calculation adopted non-scaling factors of the 1–4 non-bonded interactions. As in our previous study, in the former MD calculations, six of the eight crystal models exhibited structure conversion with cooperative chain slippages generated by a progressive fiber bend. This converted the initial non-staggered chain packing of cellulose III_I into a near one-quarter staggering and gave the crystal model a triclinic-like configuration. In contrast, in the non-1–4 scaling MD calculations, all of the eight crystal models retained the initial cellulose III_I crystal structure. Another series of non-1–4 scaling MD calculations were performed for the four crystal models containing chains with a degree of polymerization (DP) of 40 at 370 K, which simulated hot water treatment to convert cellulose III_I to Iβ. Some of the hydroxymethyl groups irreversibly rotated from gt into tg conformation. This accompanied exchange of the intrasheet hydrogen bonding scheme along the (1 ?1 0) lattice plane from O2–O6 to O3–O6. The original corrugated (1 ?1 0) chain sheet was partly converted into a cellulose I-like flat chain sheet.     

Template Assembly of Polyiodide Networks at Complexed Metal Cations: Synthesis and Structures of [Pd2Cl2([18]aneN2S4)]1.5I5(I3)2 and [K([15]aneO5)2]I9

The cations [Pd ₂ Cl ₂ L] ²⁺ and [KL ₂ ^{′ +} (L = [18]aneN₂S₄, L′ =[15]aneO₅) have been used as templates for the synthesis of unique three-dimensional polyiodide networks. The metal cations in [Pd₂Cl₂L]_1.5I₅(I₃)₂ are linked into infinite chains by pairwise hydrogen bonding; the resulting cationic polymers run through channels formed by the extended polyiodide network. [KL₂^′]I₉ shows a three-dimensional network of puckered cubic cages of I₉⁻ ions whose cavities are occupied by the metal cations (section from the structure shown on the right).     

Cellulose polymorphism study with sum-frequency-generation (SFG) vibration spectroscopy: identification of exocyclic CH2OH conformation and chain orientation

Sum-frequency-generation (SFG) vibration spectroscopy is a technique only sensitive to functional groups arranged without centrosymmetry. For crystalline cellulose, SFG can detect the C6H₂ and intra-chain hydrogen-bonded OH groups in the crystal. The geometries of these groups are sensitive to the hydrogen bonding network that stabilizes each cellulose polymorph. Therefore, SFG can distinguish cellulose polymorphs (I_β, II, III_I and III_II) which have different conformations of the exocyclic hydroxymethylene group or directionalities of glucan chains. The C6H₂ asymmetric stretching peaks at 2,944 cm^?1 for cellulose I_β and 2,960 cm^?1 for cellulose II, III_I and III_II corresponds to the trans-gauche (tg) and gauche-trans (gt) conformation, respectively. The SFG intensity of the stretch peak of intra-chain hydrogen-bonded O–H group implies that the chain arrangement in cellulose crystal is parallel in I_β and III_I, and antiparallel in II and III_II.     

Partial crystalline transformation of solvated cellulose IIII crystals, reproduced by theoretical calculations

In hot-water molecular dynamics simulation at 370 K, four cellulose III_I crystal models, with different lattice planes and dimensions, exhibited partial crystalline transformations of (1 ?1 0) chain sheets, in which hydroxymethyl groups were irreversibly rotated from gt into tg conformations, accompanied by hydrogen-bond exchange from the original O3–O6 to cellulose-I-like O2–O6 bonds. The final hydrogen-bond exchange ratio was about 95 % for some of the crystal models after 50 ns simulation. The corrugated (1 ?1 0) chain sheet was converted to a cellulose-I-like flat chain sheet with a slightly right-handed twist. The 3D structures of the three types of isolated chain sheet models were optimized using density functional theory calculations to compare their stabilities without crystal packing forces. The cellulose Iβ (1 0 0) models were more stable than the cellulose III_I (1 ?1 0) models. The optimized structure of cellulose III_I (1 0 0) models deviated largely from the initial sheet form. It was proposed to the crystalline transformation from cellulose III_I to Iβ that conversion of the chain sheet structure first take place, followed by sliding of the chain sheet along the fiber axis.     

Influence of an iodine treatment on the structure and physical properties of Bombyx mori silk fibroin fiber

Silk fibroin (SF) fiber from the Bombyx mori silkworm was treated with a 1.23 N iodine/potassium iodide (I₂–KI) aqueous solution, and the structure and physical properties were investigated to elucidate the effects of the iodine treatment. The SF fiber absorbed polyiodide ions such as I and I by immersion in the I₂–KI solution, and the weight gain of the SF fiber increased with the treatment time; it became saturated at about 20 wt % after 40 h. The results of the weight gain, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X‐ray diffraction measurements suggested that polyiodide ions mainly entered the amorphous region. Moreover, a new sharp reflection in the meridional direction, corresponding to a period of 7.0 Å, was observed and indicated the possibility of the formation of a mesophase structure of β‐conformation chains. Dynamic viscoelastic measurements showed that the molecular motion of the crystalline regions at about 220 °C was enhanced and shifted to lower temperature by the introduction of polyiodide ions. This indicated that the iodine component weakened the hydrogen bonding between the SF molecules forming the β‐sheet structure and caused molecular motion of the crystal to occur more easily with heating. With heating above 270 °C, the iodine component introduced intermolecular crosslinking to SF, and the melt flow of the sample was inhibited. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 44: 3418–3426, 2006     

Bulky Cations and Four different Polyiodide Anions in [Lu(Db18c6)(H2O)3(thf)6]4(I3)2(I5)6(I8)(I12)

Black single crystals of [Lu(Db18c6)(H₂O)₃(thf)₆]₄(I₃)₂(I₅)₆(I₈)(I₁₂) were obtained from lutetium, I₂ and Db18c6 (dibenzo‐18‐crown‐6) in THF solution. In the bulky cation, Lu³⁺ is surrounded by nine oxygen atoms, six of Db18c6 and three of water molecules to which two THF molecules are attached each. Meanwhile, four polyiodide anions, (I₃)^–, (I₅)^–, (I₈)^2– and (I₁₂)^2–, in a 2:6:1:1 ratio form a three‐dimensional network and leave space for the bulky cations.     

Complex structure tri- and polyiodides of iodocyclization products of 2-allylthioquinoline

Iodocyclization products of 2-allylthioquinoline are obtained in the form of polyiodides with different stoichiometric compositions. X-ray crystallography data are analyzed for two different crystal structures of 1-iodomethyl-1,2-dihydro[1,3]thiazolo[3,2-a]quinolinium polyiodides: triiodide C₁₂H₁₁INS⁺I ₃ ^? and complex polyiodide 2(C₁₂H₁₁INS⁺I ₃ ^? )·I₂. A comparison is made of the nonbonding interactions of dihydrothiazoloquinolinium with atoms of the triiodide anion and complex polyiodide to show the crystal structure features attributed to the participation of molecular iodine.     

Über Pentaiodoplatinate M2PtI5 · 2 H2O (M  K,Rb, NH4). Gemischtvalente Verbindungen mit linear kettenförmigen,iodverbrückten Anionen

On Pentaiodoplatinates(II, IV) M₂PtI₅ · 2 H₂O (M ? K, Rb, NH₄). Mixed-valence Compounds with Linear Chain Iodobridged Anions Pentaiodoplatinates M₂PtI₅ · 2 H₂O (M ? K, Rb, NH₄) are obtainable by crystallization from aqueous solutions formed by dissolving of tetrachloroplatinates(II) in highly concentrated solutions of alkali iodides MI. The structural parameters were determinated from single crystal data. The compounds are classed with the group of linear chain mixed-valence platinum complexes from Wolffram's Salt type. In the crystal structures PtI₄-units are connected by asymnetric I-bridges to [PtI₄I_2/2] chains. There was no evidence of the existence of crystalline tetraiodoplatinates(II) M₂PtI₄.     

Molecular and Crystal Structure of 1-(4-Fluorophenyl)-1,4-Dihydro-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-Tetrazole-5-Thione and Its Complex with Cadmium(II)

The molecular and crystal structures of 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-1,4-dihydro-1H-tetrazole-5-thione (I) and its complex with cadmium(II) (II) are studied by single crystal XRD. Free ligand I is thione; it has a nonplanar structure (the torsion angle between the tetrazole and benzene rings is 54.99(7)°) and forms H-bonded centrosymmetric dimers via two N–H…S hydrogen bonds in the crystal. The dimers contain a central planar eight-membered {S=C–N–H…S=C–N–H…} ring. Complex II has a chain structure with the composition [(C₇H₄N₄FS)₂Cd]_n. The environment of the Cd(II) atom consists of two nitrogen atoms and two sulfur atoms from four ligands I and represents a distorted tetrahedron. When complex II forms, ligand I converts into the thiol form. Infinite 1D chains contain eight-membered {←S=C–N–Cd←S=C–N–Cd} rings in a chair conformation. The chains in the crystal are arranged in layers parallel to the (101) plane due to secondary intermolecular F…F and π–π-stacking interactions.     

Polyiodide composition in poly(vinyl acetate)-iodine-iodide complex

Polyiodide formed by complexation of poly(vinyl acetate) (PVAc) with iodine in the presence of iodide has been investigated by chemical analysis and resonance Raman spectrophotometry. When PVAc films were immersed in iodide-iodine aqueous solutions which had different ratios of iodide to iodine concentration [I^?]/[I₂], the complex films exhibited tremendous variations of swelling degree, despite the relatively small change in the amount of bound iodine. From a quantitative chemical analysis, the composition of polyiodide bound to PVAc was found to be 1.01 ± 0.035 in the molar ratio of iodide to iodine irrespective of the composition of the iodide-iodine aqueous solution ([I^?]/[I₂] = 2–500). The polyiodide formed in PVAc-iodine-iodide complex was therefore inferred to be (I₃^?)_n. Resonance Raman spectra obtained on PVAc-iodine-iodide complexes were also identical to those of the benzamide-iodine complex, in which the polyiodide consists of (I₃^?)_n, consistent with the result from chemical analysis.     

Bis­(pentane‐1,5‐di­ammonium) deca­iodo­triplumbate(II)

The title compound, {(NH₃C₅H₁₀NH₃)₂[Pb₃I₁₀]}_n, crystallizes as an organic–inorganic hybrid. As such, the structure consists of extended chains of [Pb₃I₁₀]_n⁴ⁿ⁻ ions extending along [111]. The asymmetric unit contains two independent Pb atoms: one is in a general position and the other is on an inversion centre. Each Pb atom is octahedrally coordinated by six iodide ions and exhibits both face‐ and edge‐sharing with adjacent atoms in the inorganic chain. The organic counter‐ion, viz. pentane‐1,5‐di­ammonium, lies in channels formed by the chains and interacts with these chains via N—H⋯I hydrogen bonding.     

Ein Netzwerk aus Iodid-Ionen und Iod-Molekülen in der Kristallstruktur von [Pr(Benzo-15-Krone-5)2]I21

A Three Dimensional Network of Iodide Ions and Iodine Molecules in the Crystal Structure of [Pr(Benzo-15-Crown-5)₂]I₂₁ Black polyhedra of [Pr(benzo-15-crown-5)₂]I₂₁ were grown from an ethanol / dichlormethane solution of PrI₃, benzo-15-crown-5 and I₂. The crystal structure (orthorhombic, P2₁cn, a = 1201.1(1), b = 2168.3(1), c = 2571.1(1) pm, Z = 4) is built up from sandwich like cations [Pr(benzo-15-crown-5)₂]³⁺ and polyiodide anions I₂₁^3-. This unique polyiodide anion exhibits a complex connection pattern of iodide ions and iodine molecules with variable bond lengths forming a complicated network.     

Untersuchungen an Polyhalogeniden III. Tetrammin-kupfer(II)-tetraiodid, [Cu(NH3)4I2 · I2], und Tetrammin-kupfer(II)-hexaiodid, [Cu(NH3)4I3]I3

Studies on Polyhalides. III. Crystal Structures of [Cu(NH₃)₄I₂ · I₂] and [Cu(NH₃)₄I₃]I₃ Tetramminecopper(II)tetraiodide [Cu(NH₃)₄I₂ · I₂] (I) crystallizes monoclinically in the space group C2/m with a = 1 185.9 pm, b = 892.8 pm, c = 656.8 pm, β = 111.10° and Z = 2 formula units. Tetramminecopper(II)hexaiodide [Cu(NH₃)₄I₃]I₃ (II) crystallizes orthorhombically in the space group Pnnm with a = 874.9 pm, b = 1 089.8 pm, c = 885.3 pm, and Z = 2 formula units. A special feature of these structures are coordinated polyiodide ions I₄^2? (I) or I₃^? (II). In both compounds four coplanar nitrogen atoms and two axial iodine atoms form a quasi-octahedral coordination around copper with the usual (4+2)-tetragonal distortion. The copper ions are connected by linear, centrosymmetric polyiodide ions I₄^2? (I) or I₃^? (II). Therefore infinite planar zigzag chains of units [Cu(NH₃)₄I₄] (I) or [Cu(NH₃)₄I₃]⁺(II) are resulting. The counterion I₃^? (II) is intercalated between these chains.     

Piaselenol—Piaselenolium—Pentaiodid (C6H4N2Se · C6H5N2Se+I3− · I2), eine Struktur mit Polyiodid-schichten

Piaselenole—Piaselenolium—Pentaiodide (C₆H₄N₂Se · C₆H₅N₂Se⁺ I₃^? · I₂), a Structure with Polyiodide Layers The title compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a = 9.320(3), b = 13.812(2), c = 17.159(3) Å, β = 96.11(2)°, V = 2196.3 ų, Z = 4. There occur no isolated I^5? anions but layer-shaped polyiodide aggregates built up by linear, asymmetric I₃^? anions and I₂ molecules. Almost linear triiodide chains are connected by I₂ molecules in a novel type of arrangement to form slightly puckered layers. The polyiodide layers contain several substructures known from other examples. The piaselenole and its conjugated acid, the piaselenolium cation, form a ribbon-like quasi-polymer in which the two components are alternating. They are connected in turns by a linear NH? N hydrogen bridge (N? N: 2.844 Å) and by a so called (SeN)₂-connectivity parallelogram, in which Se? N bonds and Se? N contacts are adjacent. Here we found a very short Se? N contact distance of 2.691 Å. The bond distances of piaselenole (Se? N: 1.787(3) Å, N? C: 1.318(5) Å, C? C: 1.453(8) Å) and also the angles are equal or similar to those occuring in other 1,2,5-selenadiazoles. The protonation of one N in the SeN₂ unit results in a loss of symmetry and significant changes in bonding distances and angles.     

Structure of iodide ion arrays in iodinated nylon 6 and the chain orientation induced by iodine in nylon 6 films

Two species of iodide ions (I₃^? and I₅^?) are found in iodine—nylon 6 complexes. Orientation of I₅^? arrays (most likely I₂/I₃^? complex) along the polymer chain and I₃^? ions perpendicular to the chain axis in uniaxially drawn films and in films with planar orientation suggests that there is and intrinsic relation between the direction of iodide ion arrays and nylon 6 chains. When an unoriented film of nylon 6 in the amorphous or the α crystalline form is treated with an aqueous solution of iodine—potassium iodide, the I₃^? species in the resulting iodine—nylon complex lie in planes parallel to the surface of the film, and I₂/I₃^? units are oriented normal to the surface of the film. The γ form obtained by desorbing the iodine from this complex shows considerable uniaxial rientation with the nylon chains oriented perpendicular to the plane of the film; this orientation is maintained during the γ to α transition. It is proposed that the iodine-induced orientation of the nylon 6 chains is due to the nucleating effects of the iodide ion species as the iodine diffuses unidirectionally into the film.     

Quantifying the influence of dispersion interactions on the elastic properties of crystalline cellulose

Dispersion and electrostatic interactions both contribute significantly to the tight assembly of macromolecular chains within crystalline polysaccharides. Using dispersion-corrected density functional theory (DFT) calculation, we estimated the elastic tensor of the four crystalline cellulose allomorphs whose crystal structures that are hitherto available, namely, cellulose Iα, Iβ, II, III_I. Comparison between calculations with and without dispersion correction allows quantification of the exact contribution of dispersion to stiffness at molecular level.

     

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Novel Ternary Alkali Metal Gold Acetylides MIAuC2 (MI = Li,Na, K,Rb, Cs)

By the reaction of AuI with alkali metal hydrogen acetylides M^IC₂H (M^I = Li–Cs) in liquid ammonia and subsequent heating of the remaining residue in refluxing pyridine (M^I = Li, Na, K) or as a solid phase at about 110 °C in vacuum (M^I = Rb, Cs) ternary alkali metal gold acetylides M^IAuC₂ were obtained. Their crystal structures were investigated by the means of X‐ray powder diffraction. [Au(C₂)_2/2^–] chains are the characteristic structural motif which are packed in a hexagonal (LiAgC₂) and tetragonal arrangement (NaAuC₂–CsAuC₂), respectively. Simple calculations based on the close packing of rods and spheres can explain these different arrangements. The existence of C–C triple bonds in the title compounds is confirmed by Raman spectroscopic investigations.     

Electrical conductivities of niobium lodides

The temperature and pressure dependences of the electrical resistivities in the single crystals of the niobium iodides, NbI₅, NbI₄ and Nb₃I₈, were measured. The resistivity in ab plane of Nb₃I₈ was 50 Ω cm and along the c axis was about 100 Ω cm. The activation energy was 0.26 eV at atmospheric pressure. The electrical resistivity along niobium chain in NbI₄ was about 300 Ω cm. The resistivity ratio of the single crystal ($\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{\perp }}\text{?}{}_{\mathrm{|}}$) is nearly 5. At around 150 kbar, only NbI₄ showed the transition from insulator to metal. The relation between electrical properties and the crystal structure is discussed.