The crystal structure and vibrational spectra of two molecules emitting dual fluorescence: 4-(1H-Pyrrol-1-yl)benzonitrile (PBN) and 5-cyano-2-(1pyrrolyl)-pyridine (CPP)

Crystal structures and vibrational spectra are reported for the two title molecules which exhibit dual fluorescence due to the existence of a low lying charge transfer excited state. The data show that in the ground state PBN is twisted whereas CPP is planar, and the crystal structures are quite different. The experimental spectra are in very good agreement with quantum mechanical calculations, which also predict considerable differences between the vibrational spectra of CPP in the ground state and in the charge transfer excited state.     

Copper(II) complexes with 4-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-2-methyl-6-phenylpyrimidine: Syntheses, crystal structures and catalytic activity in ethylene polymerization

The copper(II) complexes CuLCl₂ (1) and CuLBr₂ (2), with the chelating pyrazolylpyrimidine ligand 4-(3,5-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-2-methyl-6-phenylpyrimidine (L), have been synthesized. A single crystal X-ray diffraction study revealed that 1 and 2 have molecular mononuclear structures. The molecules of 1 and 2 form chains in the crystal structures of these compounds due to the formation of π-π-stacking interactions between the pyrimidine and the phenyl rings. The complexes, in combination with the co-catalyst methylaluminoxane (MAO), reveal catalytic activity in ethylene polymerization, while the free ligand L is inactive.