The three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded structures in the ammonium and sodium salt hydrates of 4‐aminophenylarsonic acid

The structures of two hydrated salts of 4‐aminophenylarsonic acid (p‐arsanilic acid), namely ammonium 4‐aminophenylarsonate monohydrate, NH₄⁺·C₆H₇AsNO₃⁻·H₂O, (I), and the one‐dimensional coordination polymer catena‐poly[[(4‐aminophenylarsonato‐κO)diaquasodium]‐μ‐aqua], [Na(C₆H₇AsNO₃)(H₂O)₃]_n, (II), have been determined. In the structure of the ammonium salt, (I), the ammonium cations, arsonate anions and water molecules interact through inter‐species N—H...O and arsonate and water O—H...O hydrogen bonds, giving the common two‐dimensional layers lying parallel to (010). These layers are extended into three dimensions through bridging hydrogen‐bonding interactions involving the para‐amine group acting both as a donor and an acceptor. In the structure of the sodium salt, (II), the Na⁺ cation is coordinated by five O‐atom donors, one from a single monodentate arsonate ligand, two from monodentate water molecules and two from bridging water molecules, giving a very distorted square‐pyramidal coordination environment. The water bridges generate one‐dimensional chains extending along c and extensive interchain O—H...O and N—H...O hydrogen‐bonding interactions link these chains, giving an overall three‐dimensional structure. The two structures reported here are the first reported examples of salts of p‐arsanilic acid.     

Hydrogen‐bonded two‐ and three‐dimensional polymeric structures in the ammonium salts of 3,5‐dinitrobenzoic acid, 4‐nitrobenzoic acid and 2,4‐dichlorobenzoic acid

The structures of ammonium 3,5‐dinitrobenzoate, NH₄⁺·C₇H₃N₂O₆⁻, (I), ammonium 4‐nitrobenzoate dihydrate, NH₄⁺·C₇H₄NO₄⁻·2H₂O, (II), and ammonium 2,4‐dichlorobenzoate hemihydrate, NH₄⁺·C₇H₃Cl₂O₂⁻·0.5H₂O, (III), have been determined and their hydrogen‐bonded structures are described. All three salts form hydrogen‐bonded polymeric structures, viz. three‐dimensional in (I) and two‐dimensional in (II) and (III). With (I), a primary cation–anion cyclic association is formed [graph set R₄³(10)] through N—H...O hydrogen bonds, involving a carboxylate group with both O atoms contributing to the hydrogen bonds (denoted O,O′‐carboxylate) on one side and a carboxylate group with one O atom involved in two hydrogen bonds (denoted O‐carboxylate) on the other. Structure extension involves N—H...O hydrogen bonds to both carboxylate and nitro O‐atom acceptors. With structure (II), the primary inter‐species interactions and structure extension into layers lying parallel to (001) are through conjoined cyclic hydrogen‐bonding motifs, viz.R₄³(10) (one cation, an O,O′‐carboxylate group and two water molecules) and centrosymmetric R₄²(8) (two cations and two water molecules). The structure of (III) also has conjoined R₄³(10) and centrosymmetric R₄²(8) motifs in the layered structure but these differ in that the first motif involves one cation, an O,O′‐carboxylate group, an O‐carboxylate group and one water molecule, and the second motif involves two cations and two O‐carboxylate groups. The layers lie parallel to (100). The structures of salt hydrates (II) and (III), displaying two‐dimensional layered arrays through conjoined hydrogen‐bonded nets, provide further illustration of a previously indicated trend among ammonium salts of carboxylic acids, but the anhydrous three‐dimensional structure of (I) is inconsistent with that trend.     

Sonochemical synthesis of a two‐dimensional supramolecular polymer with nanoporous morphology,linear thallophilic and covalent hydrogen‐bonding interactions

A new thallium‐based supramolecular polymer [Tl(μ₃–3‐HClb)(μ₃–3‐Clb)]_n ( 1 ), (3‐HClb = 3‐chloroperbenzoic acid), has been synthesized and structurally characterized by single crystal X‐ray crystallography. It has a two‐dimensional structure with linear thallophilic and covalent hydrogen‐bonding interactions. In order to evaluate the effects of concentration, ultrasonic irradiation and type of solvents on structure, morphology and thermal behavior of 1 , some experiments were designed, and eight samples of 1 were synthesized under different conditions. These samples were characterized by IR spectroscopy, thermogravimetric and differential thermal analyses, X‐ray powder diffraction and scanning electron microscopy.     

Structural study of six cycloalkylammonium cinnamate salt structures featuring one‐dimensional columns and two‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded networks

Six ammonium carboxylate salts, namely cyclopentylammonium cinnamate, C₅H₁₂N⁺·C₉H₇O₂⁻, (I), cyclohexylammonium cinnamate, C₆H₁₄N⁺·C₉H₇O₂⁻, (II), cycloheptylammonium cinnamate form I, C₇H₁₆N⁺·C₉H₇O₂⁻, (IIIa), and form II, (IIIb), cyclooctylammonium cinnamate, C₈H₁₈N⁺·C₉H₇O₂⁻, (IV), and cyclododecylammonium cinnamate, C₁₂H₂₆N⁺·C₉H₇O₂⁻, (V), are reported. Salts (II)–(V) all have a 1:1 ratio of cation to anion and feature three N⁺—H...O⁻ hydrogen bonds forming one‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded columns consisting of repeating R₄³(10) rings, while salt (I) has a two‐dimensional network made up of alternating R₄⁴(12) and R⁶₈(20) rings. Salt (III) consists of two polymorphic forms, viz. form I having Z′ = 1 and form II with Z′ = 2. The latter polymorph has disorder of the cycloheptane rings in the two cations, as well as whole‐molecule disorder of one of the cinnamate anions. A similar, but ordered, Z′ = 2 structure is seen in salt (IV).     

A two‐dimensional layered CdII coordination polymer with a three‐dimensional supramolecular architecture incorporating mixed multidentate N‐ and O‐donor ligands

The combination of N‐heterocyclic and multicarboxylate ligands is a good choice for the construction of metal–organic frameworks. In the title coordination polymer, poly[bis{μ₂‐1‐[(1H‐benzimidazol‐2‐yl)methyl]‐1H‐tetrazole‐κ²N³:N⁴}(μ₄‐butanedioato‐κ⁴O¹:O^1′:O⁴:O^4′)(μ₂‐butanedioato‐κ²O¹:O⁴)dicadmium], [Cd(C₄H₄O₄)(C₉H₈N₆)]_n, each Cd^II ion exhibits an irregular octahedral CdO₄N₂ coordination geometry and is coordinated by four O atoms from three carboxylate groups of three succinate (butanedioate) ligands and two N atoms from two 1‐[(1H‐benzimidazol‐2‐yl)methyl]‐1H‐tetrazole (bimt) ligands. Cd^II ions are connected by two kinds of crystallographically independent succinate ligands to generate a two‐dimensional layered structure with bimt ligands located on each side of the layer. Adjacent layers are further connected by hydrogen bonding, leading to a three‐dimensional supramolecular architecture in the solid state. Thermogravimetric analysis of the title polymer shows that it is stable up to 529 K and then loses weight from 529 to 918 K, corresponding to the decomposition of the bimt ligands and succinate groups. The polymer exhibits a strong fluorescence emission in the solid state at room temperature.     

Three closely related dibenzazepine carboxylic acids: hydrogen‐bonded aggregation in one,two and three dimensions

In the structure of (6R*,11R*)‐5‐acetyl‐11‐ethyl‐6,11‐dihydro‐5H‐dibenzo[b,e]azepine‐6‐carboxylic acid, C₁₉H₁₉NO₃, (I), the molecules are linked into sheets by a combination of O—H...O and C—H...O hydrogen bonds; in the structure of the monomethyl analogue (6RS,11SR)‐5‐acetyl‐11‐ethyl‐2‐methyl‐6,11‐dihydro‐5H‐dibenzo[b,e]azepine‐6‐carboxylic acid, C₂₀H₂₁NO₃, (II), the molecules are linked into simple C(7) chains by O—H...O hydrogen bonds; and in the structure of the dimethyl analogue (6RS,11SR)‐5‐acetyl‐11‐ethyl‐1,3‐dimethyl‐6,11‐dihydro‐5H‐dibenzo[b,e]azepine‐6‐carboxylic acid, C₂₁H₂₃NO₃, (III), a combination of O—H...O, C—H...O and C—H...π(arene) hydrogen bonds links the molecules into a three‐dimensional framework structure. None of these structures exhibits the R₂²(8) dimer motif characteristic of simple carboxylic acids.     

Two‐ and three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded structures in the 1:1 proton‐transfer compounds of 4,5‐dichlorophthalic acid with the isomeric monoaminobenzoic acids

The crystal structures of the 1:1 proton‐transfer compounds of 4,5‐dichlorophthalic acid with the three isomeric monoaminobenzoic acids, namely the hydrate 2‐carboxyanilinium 2‐carboxy‐4,5‐dichlorobenzoate dihydrate, C₇H₈NO₂⁺·C₈H₃Cl₂O₄⁻·2H₂O, (I), and the anhydrous salts 3‐carboxyanilinium 2‐carboxy‐4,5‐dichlorobenzoate, C₇H₈NO₂⁺·C₈H₃Cl₂O₄⁻, (II), and 4‐carboxyanilinium 2‐carboxy‐4,5‐dichlorobenzoate, C₇H₈NO₂⁺·C₈H₃Cl₂O₄⁻, (III), have been determined at 130 K. Compound (I) has a two‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded sheet structure, while (II) and (III) are three‐dimensional. All three compounds feature sheet substructures formed through anilinium N⁺—H...O_carboxyl and anion carboxylic acid O—H...O_carboxyl interactions and, in the case of (I), additionally linked through the donor and acceptor associations of the solvent water molecules. However, (II) and (III) have additional lateral extensions of these substructures though cyclic R²₂(8) associations involving the carboxylic acid groups of the cations. Also, (II) and (III) have cation–anion π–π aromatic ring interactions. This work provides further examples illustrating the regular formation of network substructures in the 1:1 proton‐transfer salts of 4,5‐dichlorophthalic acid with the bifunctional aromatic amines.     

Four related benzazepine derivatives in a reaction pathway leading to a benzazepine carboxylic acid: hydrogen‐bonded assembly in zero,one, two and three dimensions

(2R*,4S*)‐Methyl 2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1,4‐epoxy‐1H‐benz[b]azepine‐2‐carboxylate, C₁₂H₁₃NO₃, (I), and its reduction product (2R*,4S*)‐methyl 4‐hydroxy‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1H‐benz[b]azepine‐2‐carboxylate, C₁₂H₁₅NO₃, (II), both crystallize as single enantiomers in the space group P2₁2₁2₁, while the hydrolysis product (2RS,4SR)‐4‐hydroxy‐2,3,4,5‐tetrahydro‐1H‐benz[b]azepine‐2‐carboxylic acid, C₁₁H₁₃NO₃, (III), and the lactone (2RS,5SR)‐8‐(trifluoromethoxy)‐5,6‐dihydro‐1H‐2,5‐methanobenz[e][1,4]oxazocin‐3(2H)‐one, C₁₂H₁₀F₃NO₃, (IV), both crystallize as racemic mixtures in the space group P2₁/c. The molecules of compound (IV) are linked into centrosymmetric R₂²(10) dimers by N—H...O hydrogen bonds, and those of compound (I) are linked into chains by C—H...π(arene) hydrogen bonds. A combination of O—H...O and O—H...N hydrogen bonds links the molecules of compound (III) into sheets containing equal numbers of R₄⁴(14) and R₄⁴(26) rings, and a combination of C—H...π(arene) hydrogen bonds and three‐centre O—H...(N,O) hydrogen bonds links the molecules of compound (II) into a three‐dimensional framework structure. Comparisons are made with some related compounds.     

The epimeric 9‐oxobicyclo[3.3.1]nonane‐3‐carboxylic acids: hydrogen‐bonding patterns of the endo acid and the lactol of the exo acid

The two δ‐keto carboxylic acids of the title, both C₁₀H₁₄O₃, are epimeric at the site of carboxyl attachment. The endo (3α) epimer, (I), has its keto‐acid ring in a boat conformation, with the tilt of the carboxyl group creating conformational chirality. The mol­ecules form hydrogen bonds by centrosymmetric pairing of carboxyl groups across the corners of the chosen cell [O⃛O = 2.671 (2) Å and O—H⃛O = 179 (2)°]. Two close intermolecular C—H⃛O contacts exist for the ketone. The exo (3β) epimer exists in the closed ring–chain tautomeric form as the lactol, 8‐hydroxy‐9‐oxatri­cyclo­[5.3.1.0^3,8]­undecan‐10‐one, (II). The mol­ecules have conformational chirality, and the hydrogen‐bonding scheme involves intermolecular hydroxyl‐to‐carbonyl chains of mol­ecules screw‐related in b [O⃛O = 2.741 (2) Å and O—H⃛O = 177 (2)°].     

3‐Acetylanilinium bromide,nitrate and dihydrogen phosphate: hydrogen‐bonding motifs in one,two and three dimensions

In the title compounds, namely 3‐acetylanilinium bromide, C₈H₁₀NO⁺·Br⁻, (I), 3‐acetylanilinium nitrate, C₈H₁₀NO⁺·NO₃⁻, (II), and 3‐acetylanilinium dihydrogen phosphate, C₈H₁₀NO⁺·H₂PO₄⁻, (III), each asymmetric unit contains a discrete cation, with a protonated amino group, and an anion. In the crystal structure of (I), the ions are connected via N—H...Br and N—H...O hydrogen bonds into a chain of spiro‐fused R²₂(14) and R²₄(8) rings. In compound (II), the non‐H atoms of the cation all lie on a mirror plane in the space group Pnma, while the nitrate ion lies across a mirror plane. The crystal structures of compounds (II) and (III) are characterized by hydrogen‐bonded networks in two and three dimensions, respectively. The ions in (II) are connected via N—H...O hydrogen bonds, with three characteristic graph‐set motifs, viz.C²₂(6), R²₁(4) and R⁴₆(14). The ions in (III) are connected via N—H...O and O—H...O hydrogen bonds, with five characteristic graph‐set motifs, viz.D, C(4), C¹₂(4), R³₃(10) and R⁴₄(12). The significance of this study lies in its illustration of the differences between the supramolecular aggregations in the bromide, nitrate and dihydrogen phosphate salts of a small organic molecule. The different geometry of the counter‐ions and their different potential for hydrogen‐bond formation result in markedly different hydrogen‐bonding arrangements.     

Evaluation of two‐center,three‐ and four‐electron integrals over Slater‐type orbitals in elliptical coordinates

An algorithm for evaluation of two‐center, three‐electron integrals with the correlation factors of the type rr and rrr as well as four‐electron integrals with the correlation factors rrr and rrr in the Slater basis is presented. This problem has been solved here in elliptical coordinates, using the generalized and modified form of the Neumann expansion of the interelectronic distance function r for k ≥ ?1. Some numerical results are also included. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2004     

Functional benzoxazines containing ammonium salt of carboxylic acid: Synthesis and highly activated thermally induced ring‐opening polymerization

1,3‐Benzoxazine monomers having ammonium salt of carboxylic acid have been developed. These 1,3‐benzoxazines 1a and 1b were easily synthesized from the corresponding tetrabutylammonium salts of glycine and β‐alanine, respectively. The glycine‐derived benzoxazine 1a exhibited remarkably high reactivity, which allowed its thermally induced ring‐opening polymerization in bulk at 100 °C, at which N‐methyl‐1,3‐benzoxazine 1d did not undergo the polymerization at all. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011     

N‐Tosyl‐l‐proline benzene hemisolvate: a rare example of a hydrogen‐bonded carboxylic acid dimer with symmetrically disordered H atoms

The carboxylic acid group is an example of a functional group which possess a good hydrogen‐bond donor (–OH) and acceptor (C=O). For this reason, carboxylic acids have a tendency to self‐assembly by the formation of hydrogen bonds between the donor and acceptor sites. We present here the crystal structure of N‐tosyl‐l ‐proline (TPOH) benzene hemisolvate {systematic name: (2S)‐1‐[(4‐methylbenzene)sulfonyl]pyrrolidine‐2‐carboxylic acid benzene hemisolvate}, C₁₂H₁₅NO₄S·0.5C₆H₆, (I), in which a cyclic R₂²(8) hydrogen‐bonded carboxylic acid dimer with a strong O—(H)…(H)—O hydrogen bond is observed. The compound was characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction and NMR spectroscopy, and crystallizes in the space group I2 with half a benzene molecule and one TPOH molecule in the asymmetric unit. The H atom of the carboxyl OH group is disordered over a twofold axis. An analysis of the intermolecular interactions using the noncovalent interaction (NCI) index showed that the TPOH molecules form dimers due to the strong O—(H)…(H)—O hydrogen bond, while the packing of the benzene solvent molecules is governed by weak dispersive interactions. A search of the Cambridge Structural Database revealed that the disordered dimeric motif observed in (I) was found previously only in six crystal structures.     

5‐Oxocyclooctanecarboxylic acid: hydrogen‐bonding pattern and conformational disorder in a medium‐ring ɛ‐keto acid

Molecules of the title compound, C₉H₁₄O₃, adopt a chiral `boat–chair' conformation, in which the carboxyl group avoids potential cross‐ring ketone interactions by an outward `equatorial' orientation. The asymmetric unit contains two such mol­ecules, one conformationally fixed without disorder, (I), and the other, (I′), extensively disordered, both in the bond lengths and angles of the carboxyl and by a coupled `up‐down' conformational disordering [ratio of 60:40 (1)] of the remote ends of the boat–chair system. Each mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit forms a centrosymmetric hydrogen‐bonded carboxyl dimer with a second mol­ecule of its own type. For (I), O?O = 2.658 (3) Å and O—H?O = 174°. For (I′), O?O = 2.653 (3) Å and O—H?O = 165°. A number of intermolecular C=O?H—C close contacts are found.     

One‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded structures in the 1:1 proton‐transfer compounds of 4,5‐dichlorophthalic acid with 8‐hydroxyquinoline, 8‐aminoquinoline and quinoline‐2‐carboxylic acid (quinaldic acid)

The structures of the 1:1 proton‐transfer compounds of 4,5‐dichlorophthalic acid with 8‐hydroxyquinoline, 8‐aminoquinoline and quinoline‐2‐carboxylic acid (quinaldic acid), namely anhydrous 8‐hydroxyquinolinium 2‐carboxy‐4,5‐dichlorobenzoate, C₉H₈NO⁺·C₈H₃Cl₂O₄⁻, (I), 8‐aminoquinolinium 2‐carboxy‐4,5‐dichlorobenzoate, C₉H₉N₂⁺·C₈H₃Cl₂O₄⁻, (II), and the adduct hydrate 2‐carboxyquinolinium 2‐carboxy‐4,5‐dichlorobenzoate quinolinium‐2‐carboxylate monohydrate, C₁₀H₈NO₂⁺·C₈H₃Cl₂O₄⁻·C₁₀H₇NO₂·H₂O, (III), have been determined at 130 K. Compounds (I) and (II) are isomorphous and all three compounds have one‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded chain structures, formed in (I) through O—H...O_carboxyl extensions and in (II) through N⁺—H...O_carboxyl extensions of cation–anion pairs. In (III), a hydrogen‐bonded cyclic R₂²(10) pseudo‐dimer unit comprising a protonated quinaldic acid cation and a zwitterionic quinaldic acid adduct molecule is found and is propagated through carboxylic acid O—H...O_carboxyl and water O—H...O_carboxyl interactions. In both (I) and (II), there are also cation–anion aromatic ring π–π associations. This work further illustrates the utility of both hydrogen phthalate anions and interactive‐group‐substituted quinoline cations in the formation of low‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded structures.     

(–)‐Dioxosantadienic acid: hydrogen‐bonding patterns in a bicyclic sesquiterpenoid keto acid and its mono­hydrate

The an­hydrous form, (I), of the title compound, (?)‐2‐(1,2,3,4,4a,7‐hexa­hydro‐4a,8‐di­methyl‐1,7‐dioxo‐2‐naphthyl)­propionic acid, C₁₅H₁₈O₄, derived from a naturally occurring sesquiterpenoid, has two mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit, (I) and (I′), differing in the conformations of the saturated ring and the carboxyl group. The compound aggregates as carboxyl‐to‐ketone hydrogen‐bonding catemers [O?O = 2.776 (3) and 2.775 (3) Å]. Two crystallographically independent sets of single‐strand hydrogen‐bonding helices with opposite end‐to‐end orientation pass through the cell in the b direction, one consisting exclusively of mol­ecules of (I) and the other entirely of (I′). Three C—H?O=C close contacts are found in (I). The monohydrate, C₁₅H₁₈O₄·H₂O, (II), with two mol­ecules of (I) plus two water mol­ecules in its asymmetric unit, forms a complex three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonding network including acid‐to‐water, water‐to‐acid, water‐to‐ketone, water‐to‐water and acid‐to‐acid hydrogen bonds, plus three C—H?O=C close contacts. In both (I) and (II), only the ketone remote from the acid is involved in hydrogen bonding.     

Three structures of dispirooxindole derivatives generated in situ through a three‐component one‐pot strategy with complete regio‐ and stereoselectivity

The challenging molecular architecture of spirooxindoles is appealing to chemists because it evokes novel synthetic strategies that address configurational demands and provides platforms for further reaction development. The [3+2] cycloaddition of the carbonyl ylide with arylideneoxindole via a five‐membered cyclic transition state gave a novel class of dispirooxindole derivatives, namely tert‐butyl 4′‐(4‐bromophenyl)‐1′′‐methyl‐2,2′′‐dioxo‐5′‐phenyl‐4′,5′‐dihydrodispiro[indoline‐3,2′‐furan‐3′,3′′‐indoline]‐1‐carboxylate, C₃₆H₃₁BrN₂O, (Ia), 5′‐(4‐bromophenyl)‐1,1′′‐dimethyl‐4′‐phenyl‐4′,5′‐dihydrodispiro[indoline‐3,2′‐furan‐3′,3′′‐indoline]‐2,2′′‐dione, C₃₂H₂₅BrN₂O₃, (Ib), and tert‐butyl 1′′‐methyl‐2,2′′‐dioxo‐4′‐phenyl‐5′‐(p‐tolyl)‐4′,5′‐dihydrodispiro[indoline‐3,2′‐furan‐3′,3′′‐indoline]‐1‐carboxylate, C₃₇H₃₄N₂O₅, (Ic). Crystal structure analyses of these dispirooxindoles revealed the formation of two diastereoisomers selectively and confirmed their relative stereochemistry (SSSR and RRRS). In all three structures, intramolecular C—H...O and π–π interactions between oxindole and dihydrofuran rings are the key factors governing the regio‐ and stereoselectivity, and in the absence of conventional hydrogen bonds, their crystal packings are strengthened by intermolecular C—H...π interactions.     

Six closely related 4,6‐disubstituted 2‐amino‐5‐formylpyrimidines: different ring conformations,polarized electronic structures,and hydrogen‐bonded assembly in zero,one, two and three dimensions

In each of ethyl N‐{2‐amino‐5‐formyl‐6‐[methyl(phenyl)amino]pyrimidin‐4‐yl}glycinate, C₁₆H₁₉N₅O₃, (I), N‐{2‐amino‐5‐formyl‐6‐[methyl(phenyl)amino]pyrimidin‐4‐yl}glycinamide, C₁₄H₁₆N₆O₂, (II), and ethyl 3‐amino‐N‐{2‐amino‐5‐formyl‐6‐[methyl(phenyl)amino]pyrimidin‐4‐yl}propionate, C₁₇H₂₁N₅O₃, (III), the pyrimidine ring is effectively planar, but in each of methyl N‐{2‐amino‐6‐[benzyl(methyl)amino]‐5‐formylpyrimidin‐4‐yl}glycinate, C₁₆H₁₉N₅O₃, (IV), ethyl 3‐amino‐N‐{2‐amino‐6‐[benzyl(methyl)amino]‐5‐formylpyrimidin‐4‐yl}propionate, C₁₈H₂₃N₅O₃, (V), and ethyl 3‐amino‐N‐[2‐amino‐5‐formyl‐6‐(piperidin‐4‐yl)pyrimidin‐4‐yl]propionate, C₁₅H₂₃N₅O₃, (VI), the pyrimidine ring is folded into a boat conformation. The bond lengths in each of (I)–(VI) provide evidence for significant polarization of the electronic structure. The molecules of (I) are linked by paired N—H...N hydrogen bonds to form isolated dimeric aggregates, and those of (III) are linked by a combination of N—H...N and N—H...O hydrogen bonds into a chain of edge‐fused rings. In the structure of (IV), molecules are linked into sheets by means of two hydrogen bonds, both of N—H...O type, in the structure of (V) by three hydrogen bonds, two of N—H...N type and one of C—H...O type, and in the structure of (VI) by four hydrogen bonds, all of N—H...O type. Molecules of (II) are linked into a three‐dimensional framework structure by a combination of three N—H...O hydrogen bonds and one C—H...O hydrogen bond.     

Control of thermal,mechanical, and optical properties of three‐component maleimide copolymers by steric bulkiness and hydrogen bonding

N‐substituted maleimides polymerize in the presence of a radical initiator to give polymers with excellent thermal stabilities and transparency. In this study, we synthesized various maleimide copolymers with styrenes and acrylic monomers to control their thermal and mechanical properties by the introduction of bulky substituents and intermolecular hydrogen bonding. Three‐component copolymers of N‐(2‐ethylhexyl)maleimide in combination with styrene, α‐methylstyrene (MSt), or 1‐methylenebenzocyclopentane (BC5) as the styrene derivatives, and n‐butyl acrylate, 2‐hydroxyethyl acrylate, 4‐hydroxybutyl acrylate, or acrylic acid as the acrylic monomers were prepared by radical copolymerization. These copolymers were revealed to exhibit excellent heat resistance by thermogravimetric analysis. Glass transition temperatures increased by the introduction of bulky MSt and BC5 repeating units. The mechanical properties of the copolymer films were improved by the introduction of intermolecular hydrogen bonding. Optical properties, such as transmittance, refractive index, Abbe number, and birefringence, were determined for the copolymers. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019, 57, 1569–1579