A High-Performance Nonlinear Optical Crystal with a Building Block Containing Expanded π-Delocalization

Common nonlinear optical (NLO) crystals consist of traditional functional building blocks with inherent optical limitation. Herein, inspired by traditional (B₃O₆)³⁻ inorganic building block, we theoretically identified a new type of organic functional building blocks and then successfully synthesized the first cyamelurate NLO crystal, Ba(H₂C₆N₇O₃)₂ ⋅ 8 H₂O. To our surprise, the constituent (H₂C₆N₇O₃)⁻ building block is not in structurally optimal arrangement, but Ba(H₂C₆N₇O₃)₂ ⋅ 8 H₂O exhibits excellent optical properties including wide band gap of 4.10 eV, very large birefringence of 0.24@550 nm, and exceptionally strong second-harmonic generation (SHG) response of about 12×KH₂PO₄. Both the SHG response and birefringence are much larger than those of commercial NLO crystal β-BaB₂O₄ with optimally aligned (B₃O₆)³⁻ building block. Theoretical calculations suggest that the expanded π-conjugation delocalization within (H₂C₆N₇O₃)⁻ vs (B₃O₆)³⁻ should be responsible to the enhanced performance. This work implies that there is still much room to develop new NLO crystals with excellent functional building blocks that may be longly neglected.     

Two mononuclear octahedral complexes with benzimidazole‐2‐carboxylate: supramolecular networks constructed by hydrogen bonds

The title compounds, trans‐bis(1H‐benzimidazole‐2‐carboxylato‐κ²N³,O)bis(ethanol‐κO)cadmium(II), [Cd(C₈H₅N₂O₂)₂(C₂H₆O)₂], (I), and trans‐bis(1H‐benzimidazole‐κN³)bis(1H‐benzimidazole‐2‐carboxylato‐κ²N³,O)nickel(II), [Ni(C₈H₅N₂O₂)₂(C₇H₆N₂)₂], (II), are hydrogen‐bonded supramolecular complexes. In (I), the Cd^II ion is six‐coordinated by two O atoms from two ethanol molecules, and by two O and two N atoms from two bidentate benzimidazole‐2‐carboxylate (HBIC) ligands, giving a distorted octahedral geometry. The combination of O—H...O and N—H...O hydrogen bonds results in two‐dimensional layers parallel to the ab plane. In (II), the six‐coordinated Ni^II atom, which lies on an inversion centre, shows a similar distorted octahedral geometry to the Cd^II ion in (I); two benzimidazole molecules occupy the axial sites and the equatorial plane contains two chelating HBIC ligands. Pairs of N—H...O hydrogen bonds between pairs of HBIC anions connect adjacent Ni^II coordination units to form a one‐dimensional chain parallel to the a axis. Moreover, these one‐dimensional chains are further linked via N—H...O hydrogen bonds between HBIC anions and benzimidazole molecules to generate a three‐dimensional supramolecular framework. The two compounds show quite different supramolecular networks, which may be explained by the fact that different co‐ligands occupy the axial sites in the coordination units.     

A two‐dimensional network of R(16) and R(8) rings in trans‐bis(4‐amino­pyridine‐κN1)­bis­(benzoato‐κ2O,O′)­copper(II) benzene 0.75‐solvate

The structure of the title supramolecular complex, [Cu(C₇H₅O₂)₂(C₅H₆N₂)₂]·0.75C₆H₆, has been determined. The Cu²⁺ ion lies on an inversion centre and is coordinated by four O atoms of two opposing benzoate mol­ecules and two pyridine N atoms of two opposing amino­pyridine mol­ecules. The partially occupied benzene site lies across a twofold rotation axis. The crystal structure is dominated by two‐dimensional networks containing two different hydrogen‐bonded rings [(16) and (8)].     

Supramolecular hydrogen‐bonded networks in cytosinium succinate and cytosinium 4‐nitrobenzoate cytosine monohydrate

In cytosinium succinate (systematic name: 4‐amino‐2‐oxo‐2,3‐dihydropyrimidin‐1‐ium 3‐carboxypropanoate), C₄H₆N₃O⁺·C₄H₅O₄⁻, (I), the cytosinium cation forms one‐dimensional self‐assembling patterns by intermolecular N—H...O hydrogen bonding, while in cytosinium 4‐nitrobenzoate cytosine monohydrate [systematic name: 4‐amino‐2‐oxo‐2,3‐dihydropyrimidin‐1‐ium 4‐nitrobenzoate 4‐aminopyrimidin‐2(1H)‐one solvate monohydrate], C₄H₆N₃O⁺·C₇H₄NO₄⁻·C₄H₅N₃O·H₂O, (II), the cytosinium–cytosine base pair, held together by triple hydrogen bonds, leads to one‐dimensional polymeric ribbons via double N—H...O hydrogen bonds. This study illustrates clearly the different alignment of cytosine molecules in the crystal packing and their ability to form supramolecular hydrogen‐bonded networks with the anions.     

Structure of (C17H22FN3O3)[MCl4]·H2O (M = Cd, Hg)

Two isostructural compounds (C₁₇H₂₂FN₃O₃)[MCl₄]·H₂O (M = Cd, Hg), C₁₇H₂₀FN₃O₃ is 1-ethyl-N-methyl-6-fluoride-1,4-dihydro-4-oxo-7-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)-3-quinoline carboxylic acid (PefH, pefloxacin), are synthesized and their crystal structure is determined. The crystals contain PefH₃²⁺ and MCl₄²⁻ ions. The neighboring [MCl₄]²⁻ ions are bonded together by two bridging water molecules through four Cl...(H-O-H)₂...Cl hydrogen bonds with the formation of the supramolecular motif R ₂⁴(8). The supramolecular architecture of crystals is analyzed.     

N6‐Furfuryladenine (kinetin) hydrochloride

In the title compound, N⁶‐furfuryl­adenin‐3‐ium chloride, C₁₀H₁₀N₅O⁺·Cl⁻, the adenine moiety exists as the N3‐protonated N7–H tautomer. The orientation of the N6 substituent (furfuryl moiety) is distal to the imidazole ring of the adenine base. The dihedral angle between the adenine plane and the furfuryl ring plane is 76.1 (2)°. Three N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds are responsible for the formation of a supramolecular chain‐like pattern. These supramolecular chains are interconnected by C—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds to form a hydrogen‐bonded sheet and a three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded network.     

A novel hydrogen‐bonded microporous framework constructed from two different metal complexes

A hydrogen‐bonded coordination supramol­ecule, (meso‐5,7,­7,­12,14,14‐hexa­methyl‐1,4,8,11‐tetra­aza­cyclo­tetra­decane‐κ⁴N)­nickel(II) [N,N‐o‐phenylenebis­(oxamato)­‐κ⁴O,N,N′,O′]nickelate(II) dihydrate, [Ni(C₁₆H₃₆N₄)][Ni(C₁₀H₄N₂O₆)]·2H₂O or [Ni(meso‐cth)]­[Ni(opba)]·2H₂O, has been prepared and characterized by X‐ray crystallographic analysis. The two complex ions, i.e. [Ni(meso‐cth)]²⁺ and [Ni(opba)]^2?, are hydrogen bonded to each other, resulting in two‐dimensional neutral supramolecular sheets. The sheets stack along the a direction to produce a three‐dimensional architecture with one‐dimensional channels in which hydrogen‐bonded chains of water mol­ecules are included.     

Hydrogen‐bonded assemblies of 5,10,15,20‐tetrakis(4‐hydroxyphenyl)porphyrin with dimethylformamide,dimethylacetamide and water

The title free base porphyrin compound forms hydrogen‐bonded adducts with N,N‐dimethylformamide, C₄₄H₃₀N₄O₄·4C₃H₇NO, (I), a mixture of N,N‐dimethylformamide and water, C₄₄H₃₀N₄O₄·4C₃H₇NO·H₂O, (II), and a mixture of N,N‐dimethylacetamide and water, C₄₄H₃₀N₄O₄·6C₃H₇NO·2H₂O, (III). Total solvation of the four hydroxy functions of the porphyrin molecules characterizes all three compounds, thus preventing its supramolecular association into extended network architectures. In (I), the asymmetric unit consist of two five‐component adduct species, while in (III), the nine‐component entities reside on centres of inversion. This report provides the first structural characterizations of the free base tetra(hydroxyphenyl)porphyrin. It also demonstrates that the presence of strong Lewis bases, such as dimethylformamide or dimethylacetamide, in the crystallization mixture prevents direct supramolecular networking of the porphyrin ligands via O—H...O—H hydrogen bonds, due to their competing O—H...N(base) interaction with the hydroxy functions. The crystal packing of compounds (I)–(III) resembles that of other hydrogen‐bonding‐assisted tetraarylporphyrin clathrates.     

Cationic,neutral and anionic metal(II) complexes derived from 4‐oxo‐4H‐pyran‐2,6‐dicarboxylic acid (chelidonic acid)

The structures of five metal complexes containing the 4‐oxo‐4H‐pyran‐2,6‐dicarboxylate dianion illustrate the remarkable coordinating versatility of this ligand and the great structural diversity of its complexes. In tetraaquaberyllium 4‐oxo‐4H‐pyran‐2,6‐dicarboxylate, [Be(H₂O)₄](C₇H₂O₆), (I), the ions are linked by eight independent O—H...O hydrogen bonds to form a three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded framework structure. Each of the ions in hydrazinium(2+) diaqua(4‐oxo‐4H‐pyran‐2,6‐dicarboxylato)calcate, (N₂H₆)[Ca(C₇H₂O₆)₂(H₂O)₂], (II), lies on a twofold rotation axis in the space group P2/c; the anions form hydrogen‐bonded sheets which are linked into a three‐dimensional framework by the cations. In bis(μ‐4‐oxo‐4H‐pyran‐2,6‐dicarboxylato)bis[tetraaquamanganese(II)] tetrahydrate, [Mn₂(C₇H₂O₆)₂(H₂O)₈]·4H₂O, (III), the metal ions and the organic ligands form a cyclic centrosymmetric Mn₂(C₇H₂O₆)₂ unit, and these units are linked into a complex three‐dimensional framework structure containing 12 independent O—H...O hydrogen bonds. There are two independent Cu^II ions in tetraaqua(4‐oxo‐4H‐pyran‐2,6‐dicarboxylato)copper(II), [Cu(C₇H₂O₆)(H₂O)₄], (IV), and both lie on centres of inversion in the space group P; the metal ions and the organic ligands form a one‐dimensional coordination polymer, and the polymer chains are linked into a three‐dimensional framework containing eight independent O—H...O hydrogen bonds. Diaqua(4‐oxo‐4H‐pyran‐2,6‐dicarboxylato)cadmium monohydrate, [Cd(C₇H₂O₆)(H₂O)₂]·H₂O, (V), forms a three‐dimensional coordination polymer in which the organic ligand is coordinated to four different Cd sites, and this polymer is interwoven with a complex three‐dimensional framework built from O—H...O hydrogen bonds.     

Dimeric supramolecular motifs of two carboxylate–guanidinium compounds

The structures of N‐benzyl‐N′‐{6‐[(4‐carboxylatobenzyl)aminocarbonyl]‐2‐pyridylmethyl}guanidinium, C₂₃H₂₃N₅O₃, (I), and N‐[2‐(benzylaminocarbonyl)ethyl]‐N′‐{6‐[(4‐carboxylatobenzyl)aminocarbonyl]‐2‐pyridylmethyl}guanidinium monohydrate, C₂₆H₂₈N₆O₄·H₂O, (II), both form three‐dimensional supramolecular hydrogen‐bonded networks based on a dimeric primary synthon involving carboxylate–guanidinium linkages. The differences in the geometries and hydrogen‐bonding connectivities are driven by the additional methylpropionamide group and water of crystallization of (II).     

Hexakis[3‐(aminocarbonyl)pyridinium] decavanadate(V) dihydrate

The structure of the title compound, (C₆H₇N₂O)₆[V₁₀O₂₈]·2H₂O, at 120 (2) K has monoclinic (C2/c) symmetry. The asymmetric unit consists of one half‐decavanadate anion of C_i symmetry, three cations and one water molecule. Each water molecule is hydrogen bonded to two decavanadate anions, thus forming a one‐dimensional chain of anions. The three‐dimensional supramolecular structure is formed by a network of N—H...O, O—H...O and C—H...O hydrogen bonds, in which the cations, anions and water molecules are involved, and by nonparallel‐displaced π‐stacking interactions between pyridine rings. As a result of hydrogen bonding, the carboxamide groups of the cations are somewhat twisted from the pyridine ring plane.     

Supramolecular Assembly of Bis(benzimidazole)pyridine: An Extended Anisotropic Ligand For Highly Birefringent Materials

Four new bis(benzimidazole)pyridine (BBP)‐containing compounds Zn(BBP)Cl[Au(CN)₂], Mn(BBP)[Au(CN)₂]₂?H₂O, Mn(BBP)Br₂(MeOH) and Mn(BBP)Cl₂(MeOH)?MeOH have been synthesized and structurally characterized and their birefringence values (Δn) determined. The structure of Zn(BBP)Cl[Au(CN)₂] contains a hydrogen‐bonded dimer of Zn(BBP)Cl[Au(CN)₂] units which propagate into a 1D chain through Au–Au interactions, although the crystals are of poor optical quality. The supramolecular structure of Mn(BBP)[Au(CN)₂]₂?H₂O forms a 1D coordination polymer through chains of Mn(BBP)[Au(CN)₂]₂ units, each containing one bridging Au(CN)₂ and one forming a 2D sheet through Au–Au interactions. The supramolecular structures of Mn(BBP)Br₂(MeOH) and Mn(BBP)Cl₂(MeOH)?MeOH are very similar, consisting of a complex hydrogen‐bonded network between NH imidazole, methanol and halide groups to align BBP building blocks. In the plane of the primary crystal growth direction, the birefringence values of the three Mn‐containing materials were Δn=0.08(1), 0.538(3) and 0.69(3), respectively. The latter two birefringence values are larger than in the related 2,2′;6′2′′‐terpyridine systems, placing them among the most birefringent solids reported. These compounds illustrate the utility of extending the π‐system of the building block and incorporating hydrogen‐bonding sites as design elements for highly birefringent materials and also illustrates the effect on the measurable birefringence of the crystal quality, growth direction and structural alignment of the anisotropic BBP building blocks.     

Two inorganic chains based on the Anderson-type polyanions and transition metals

Two new compounds based on Anderson-type polyanions, H(C₆H₉N₃O₂)₂[Mn(H₂O)₂][Al(OH)₆Mo₆O₁₈] ? 6H₂O (1) and (C₆H₁₀N₃O₂)₂[Ag(H₂O)₂][Cr(OH)₆Mo₆O₁₈] ? 6H₂O (2), have been synthesized in aqueous solution and characterized by elemental analyses, IR, TG, and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Both compounds show inorganic 1-D chain-like structures in which the Anderson-type polyanions are bidentate ligands chelating to two metal cations. Further, transition metal cations are in the same line with the center Al (Cr), which is unusual in 1-D inorganic chains based on Anderson-type polyanions. Free histidine molecules further link the chains into 3-D supramolecular frameworks via hydrogen interactions. Electrochemical and fluorescence quenching properties were investigated.     

A Homochiral Metal‐Dipeptide Supramolecular Framework Including a Hydrogen‐bonded Guest Network of Water and Uncoordinated 4, 4′‐Bipyridine

Abstract. The self‐assembly of glycyl‐L ‐leucine, Cu(NO₃)₂ · 3H₂O and 4, 4′‐bipyridine resulted in the tetranuclear‐based metal‐dipeptide supramolecular framework [Cu₄(C₈H₁₄N₂O₃)₄(H₂O)₂(C₁₀H₈N₂)₂] · (C₁₀H₈N₂) · 13H₂O ( 1 ). In the structure, the 4, 4′‐bipyridine‐bridged tetranuclear complex of Cu^II‐glycyl‐L ‐leucine interacts with each other to form a 1D hydrogen‐bonded chain including uncoordinated 4, 4′‐bipyridine and an interesting water chain in different channels. Under similar reaction conditions, racemic glycyl‐D ,L ‐leucine gave rise to the centrosymmetric dinuclear complex [Cu₂(C₈H₁₄N₂O₃)₂(C₁₀H₈N₂)] · 2H₂O ( 2 ), which is linked into a 2D hydrogen‐bonded structure without 4, 4′‐bipyridine included.     

Supramolecular hydrogen bonding of [5,10,15,20‐tetrakis(4‐carboxyphenyl)porphyrinato]palladium(II) in the presence of competing solvents

The title porphyrin compound forms hydrogen‐bonded adducts with methanol (1:1), [Pd(C₄₈H₂₈N₄O₈)]·CH₄O, (I), and with water and N,N‐dimethylformamide (1:4:4), [Pd(C₄₈H₂₈N₄O₈)]·4C₃H₇NO·4H₂O, (II). In (I), the metalloporphyrin unit lies across a mirror plane in Cmca, while in (II), this unit lies across an inversion center in P. Extended supramolecular hydrogen‐bonded arrays are formed in (I) by intermolecular interactions between the carboxylic acid functions, either directly or through the methanol species. These layers have a wavy topology and large interporphyrin pores, which are filled in the crystal structure by double interpenetration as well as enclathration of additional non‐interacting nitrobenzene solvent molecules. The supramolecular aggregation in (II) can be characterized by cascaded porphyrin layers, wherein adjacent porphyrin molecules are hydrogen bonded to one another through molecules of water that are incorporated into the hydrogen‐bonding scheme. Molecules of dimethylformamide partly solvate the carboxylic acid groups and fill the interporphyrin space in the crystal structure.     

trans‐Diaquabis(nicotinamide‐κN)bis(salicylato‐κO)cobalt(II)

The title compound, [Co(C₇H₅O₃)₂(C₆H₆N₂O)₂(H₂O)₂], forms a three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded supramolecular structure. The Co^II ion is in an octahedral coordination environment comprising two pyridyl N atoms, two carboxylate O atoms and two O atoms from water molecules. Intermolecular N—H...O and O—H...O hydrogen bonds produce R₂²(8), R₂²(12) and R₂²(14) rings, which lead to two‐dimensional chains. An extensive three‐dimensional supramolecular network of C—H...O, N—H...O and O—H...O hydrogen bonds and C—H...π interactions is responsible for crystal structure stabilization. This study is an example of the construction of a supramolecular assembly based on hydrogen bonds in mixed‐ligand metal complexes.     

A planar cyclic hexamer of water molecules in dichlorido(2,4,6‐tri‐2‐pyridyl‐1,3,5‐triazine)cadmium(II) trihydrate

In the title compound, [CdCl₂(C₁₈H₁₂N₆)]·3H₂O, the Cd atom has a distorted square‐pyramidal coordination geometry. The solvent water molecules are hydrogen bonded to each other to form planar cyclic water hexamers, which, together with other hydrogen bonds, interlink the Cd complex molecules to give one‐dimensional supramolecular ribbons that extend along the [111] direction. The chains are assembled into two‐dimensional layers parallel to (111) by π–π stacking interactions. Furthermore, interlayer π–π stacking interactions and weak C—H...Cl hydrogen bonds complete the formation of a three‐dimensional framework.     

Hydrogen‐bonded assemblies in the molecular crystals of 2,2′‐thiodiacetic acid with ethylenediamine and o‐phenylenediamine

Carboxylate molecular crystals have been of interest due to the presence of hydrogen bonding, which plays a significant role in chemical and crystal engineering, as well as in supramolecular chemistry. Acid–base adducts possess hydrogen bonds which increase the thermal and mechanical stability of the crystal. 2,2′‐Thiodiacetic acid (Tda) is a versatile ligand that has been widely explored, employing its multidendate and chelating coordination abilities with many metals; however, charge‐transfer complexes of thiodiacetic acid have not been reported. Two salts, namely ethylenediaminium 2,2′‐thiodiacetate, C₂H₁₀N₂²⁺·C₄H₄O₄S₂²⁻, denoted Tdaen, and 2‐aminoanilinium 2‐(carboxymethylsulfanyl)acetate, C₆H₉N₂⁺·C₄H₅O₄S⁻, denoted Tdaophen, were synthesized and characterized by IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopies, and single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. In these salts, Tda reacts with the aliphatic (ethylenediamine) and aromatic (o‐phenylenediamine) diamines, and deprotonates them to form anions with different valencies and different supramolecular networks. In Tdaen, the divalent Tda²⁻ anions form one‐dimensional linear supramolecular chains and these are extended into a three‐dimensional sandwich‐type supramolecular network by interaction with the ethylenediaminium cations. However, in Tdaophen, the monovalent Tda⁻ anions form one‐dimensional zigzag supramolecular chains, which are extended into a three‐dimensional supramolecular network by interaction with the 2‐aminoanilinium cations. Thus, both three‐dimensional structures display different ring motifs. The structures of these diamines, which are influenced by hydrogen‐bonded assemblies in the molecular crystals, are discussed in detail.     

Di­methyl(2‐methyl­phenyl)­ammonium hydroxo­tris­(penta­fluoro­phenyl)­borate

In the title compound, [(CH₃)₂(C₇H₇)NH][(C₆F₅)₃B(OH)] or C₉H₁₄N⁺·C₁₈HBF₁₅O^?, the distorted tetrahedral borate anions are strongly hydrogen bonded to the substituted ammonium cations. The N?O separation in the N—H?O hydrogen bond is 2.728 (3) Å.     

Different aliphatic dicarboxylates affected assemble of new coordination polymers constructed from flexible-rigid mixed ligands

In this article, seven coordination polymers: [Cd(C₅H₆O₄)(C₁₀H₈N₂)]_n (1), [Zn(C₅H₆O₄)(C₁₀H₈N₂)]_n (2), [Cd(C₆H₈O₄)(C₁₀H₈N₂)]_n (3), {[Mn(C₁₀H₈N₂)(H₂O)₄] (C₄H₄O₄)·4H₂O}_n (4), [Mn₅(C₄H₄O₄)₄(O)]_n (5), [Cd(C₄H₄O₄)(C₁₀H₈N₂)(H₂O)]_n (6) and [Zn(C₆H₆O₄)(C₁₂H₈N₂)(H₂O)]_n (7) were synthesized and characterized by single-crystallographic X-ray diffraction. Compounds 1 and 2 are two-dimensional layers connected by glutarate anions and 4,4′-bpy. Unlike compounds 1 and 2, compound 3 is a two-fold interpenetration network. Compound 4 is a one-dimensional chain-like structure, which is further extended to two-dimensional supramolecular layer structure with hydrogen bond. During the synthesis of compound 4, to our surprise, we got compound 5; compound 5 is an interesting three-dimensional network composed of pentanuclear Mn(II) building units and succinate anions. Compound 6 is also a two-dimensional supramolecular layer structure composed of one-dimensional chain-like structure with hydrogen bonds and Π-Π interactions. Compound 7 is also a one-dimensional chain-like structure, which is further connected with the same kind of interaction to generate two-dimensional supramolecular layer structure. Furthermore, compounds 1 and 2 both exhibit fluorescent property at room temperature.