Multifunctional materials based on polyazomethines derived from 2,5‐dihydroxy‐1,4‐benzoquinone and siloxane diamines

New polyazomethines have been synthesized by the reaction between 2,5‐dihydroxy‐1,4‐benzoquinone and siloxane diamines differing by the siloxane sequence length. A dimer has also been prepared as a model compound. The products were characterized by spectral (FTIR and ¹H‐NMR) and elemental analyses, GPC, viscosity measurements, solubility tests, and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The different properties have been investigated by adequate techniques: thermal (DSC and TGA), spectral (UV–vis and fluorescence spectroscopy), redox (Differential Pulse Voltammetry). pH‐sensitivity and metal complexing ability were also evaluated. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 1862–1872, 2008     

Poly(2,5‐dihydroxy‐1,4‐phenylene benzobisthiazole)/poly(1,4‐phenylene benzobisthiazole) copolymers: Chain packing and properties

Crystal‐packing, optical, and electrical properties of poly(2,5‐dihydroxy‐1,4‐phenylene benzobisthiazole) (DiOH‐PBZT) and copolymers of DiOH‐PBZT/poly(1,4‐phenylene‐benzobisthiazole) (PBZT) were examined. Intramolecular hydrogen bonds between the hydroxyl units and the neighboring nitrogen atoms, as evidenced by the IR spectra, led to the formation of a pseudoladder chain structure and changed the chain packing. The (200) and (010) planes were both affected by the copolymer composition, with the (200) plane spacing increasing from 5.895 to 6.482 Å and the (010) plane spacing decreasing from 3.539 to 3.404 Å with the transition from the unsubstituted PBZT homopolymer to the DiOH‐PBZT homopolymer. The cell dimensions of the copolymers were simple averages of those of the individual homopolymers, suggesting the isomorphic crystal structure formation of the two units. The c‐axis spacing, however, remained unchanged. The increase in the conjugation length of the copolymers as the dihydroxy content increased was confirmed by the bathochromic shift of the absorption band in the ultraviolet–visible spectra. The intrinsic conductivities of the copolymers were 3 orders of magnitude higher than that of the unsubstituted PBZT. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 39: 559–565, 2001     

1,4‐Bis[2‐(4‐ferrocenylphenyl)ethynyl]anthraquinone from synchrotron X‐ray powder diffraction

The title compound, [Fe₂(C₅H₅)₂(C₄₀H₂₂O₂)] or 1,4‐(FcPh)₂Aq [where FcPh is 2‐(4‐ferrocenylphenyl)ethynyl and Aq is anthraquinone], was synthesized in an attempt to obtain a new solvent‐incorporating porous material with a large void space. Thermodynamic data for 1,4‐(FcPh)₂Aq show a phase transition at approximately 430 K. The crystal structure of solvent‐free 1,4‐(FcPh)₂Aq was determined at temperatures of 90, 300 and 500 K using synchrotron powder diffraction data. A direct‐space method using a genetic algorithm was employed for structure solution. Charge densities calculated from observed structure factors by the maximum entropy method were employed for model improvement. The final models were obtained through multistage Rietveld refinements. In both phases, the structures of which differ only subtly, the planar Aq fragments are stacked alternately in opposite orientations, forming a one‐dimensional column. The FcPh arms lie between the stacks and fill the remaining space, leaving no voids. C—H...π interactions between the Ph and Fc fragments mediate crystal packing and stabilization.     

4‐(2,5‐Dioxo‐2,5‐dihydro‐1H‐pyrrol‐1‐yl)benzoic acid: X‐ray and DFT‐calculated structure

In the title compound, C₁₁H₇NO₄, there is a dihedral angle of 45.80 (7)° between the planes of the benzene and maleimide rings. The presence of O—H...O hydrogen bonding and weak C—H...O interactions allows the formation of R₃³(19) edge‐connected rings parallel to the (010) plane. Structural, spectroscopic and theoretical studies were carried out. Density functional theory (DFT) optimized structures at the B3LYP/6–311 G(d,p) and 6–31++G(d,p) levels are compared with the experimentally determined molecular structure in the solid state. Additional IR and UV theoretical studies allowed the presence of functional groups and the transition bands of the system to be identified.     

Tris(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)iron(II) bis(2,4,5‐tricarboxybenzoate) monohydrate and tris(2,2′‐bipyridine‐κ2N,N′)iron(II) 2,5‐dicarboxybenzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylate–benzene‐1,2,4,5‐tetracarboxylic acid–water (1/1/2)

The title compounds, tris(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ²N,N′)iron(II) bis(2,4,5‐tricarboxybenzoate) monohydrate, [Fe(C₁₂H₈N₂)₃](C₁₀H₅O₈)₂·H₂O, (I), and tris(2,2′‐bipyridine‐κ²N,N′)iron(II) 2,5‐dicarboxybenzene‐1,4‐dicarboxylate–benzene‐1,2,4,5‐tetracarboxylic acid–water (1/1/2), [Fe(C₁₀H₈N₂)₃](C₁₀H₄O₈)·C₁₀H₆O₈·2H₂O, (II), were obtained during an attempt to synthesize a mixed‐ligand complex of Fe^II with an N‐containing ligand and benzene‐1,2,4,5‐tetracarboxylic acid via a solvothermal reaction. In both mononuclear complexes, each Fe^II metal ion is six‐coordinated in a distorted octahedral manner by six N atoms from three chelating 1,10‐phenanthroline or 2,2′‐bipyridine ligands. In compound (I), the Fe^II atom lies on a twofold axis in the space group C2/c, whereas (II) crystallizes in the space group P2₁/n. In both compounds, the uncoordinated carboxylate anions and water molecules are linked by typical O—H...O hydrogen bonds, generating extensive three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bond networks which surround the cations.     

Structural investigations of carrageenan–surfactant systems by synchrotron X‐ray scattering

Small‐angle X‐ray scattering by means of synchrotron radiation was used to study the interaction of κ‐ and ι‐carrageenan of different molar mass in the presence of the gel‐inducing ions, K⁺, with the ionic surfactants cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) and dodecylpyridinium chloride (DPC). This interaction resulted in a more or less complete shrinking of the gel and in the formation of ordered periodic structures of the surfactant in conjunction with the carrageenan molecules. The influence of the polymer concentration for a given surfactant concentration, the content of surfactant for the same concentration of the polysaccharide, the molar mass, and the linear charge density of the polymer were all investigated. Decreasing the length of the alkyl chain of the surfactant, increasing the charge density of the polymer chain, and increasing the polymer concentration for the samples explored improved the ordering in the carrageenan–surfactant complexes. The structures of the κ‐carrageenan–CPC complexes were investigated as a function of temperature during reversible heating–cooling cycles, and it was shown that the addition of the surfactant lead to a more pronounced temperature stability of polymer network. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci B: Polym Phys 38: 2851–2859, 2000     

A new polymorph of bis(2‐aminopyridinium) fumarate–fumaric acid (1/1) from powder X‐ray diffraction

A new polymorph of bis(2‐aminopyridinium) fumarate–fumaric acid (1/1), 2C₅H₇N₂⁺·C₄H₂O₄²⁻·C₄H₄O₄, was obtained and its crystal structure determined by powder X‐ray diffraction. The new polymorph (form II) crystallizes in the triclinic system (space group P), while the previous reported polymorph [form I; Ballabh, Trivedi, Dastidar & Suresh (2002). CrystEngComm, 4 , 135–142; Büyükgüngör, Odabaşoğlu, Albayrak & Lönnecke (2004). Acta Cryst. C 60 , o470–o472] is monoclinic (space group P2₁/c). In both forms I and II, the asymmetric unit consists of one 2‐aminopyridinium cation, half a fumaric acid molecule and half a fumarate dianion. The fumarate dianion is involved in hydrogen bonding with two neighbouring 2‐aminopyridinium cations to form a hydrogen‐bonded trimer in both forms. In form II, the hydrogen‐bonded trimers are interlinked across centres of inversion via pairs of N—H...O hydrogen bonds, whereas such trimers are joined via single N—H...O hydrogen bonds in form I, leading to different packing modes for forms I and II. The results demonstrate the relevance and application of the powder diffraction method in the study of polymorphism of organic molecular materials.     

Hydrolysis of methylthiazolopyridines. X‐ray crystal structure of 3‐acetamido‐2(1H)‐pyridinethione

Hydrolysis of 2‐methylthiazolo[5,4‐b]pyridine resulted in ring opening of the thiazole and formation of 3‐acetamido‐2(1H)‐pyridinethione whose X‐ray crystal structure has been determined.     

Piperazine‐1,4‐diium–2,4‐dinitrophenolate–water (1/2/2)

In the title 1/2/2 adduct, C₄H₁₂N₂²⁺·2C₆H₃N₂O₅^?·2H₂O, the dication lies on a crystallographic inversion centre and the asymmetric unit also has one anion and one water mol­ecule in general positions. The 2,4‐di­nitro­phenolate anions and the water mol­ecules are linked by two O—H?O and two C—H?O hydrogen bonds to form molecular ribbons, which extend along the b direction. The piperazine dication acts as a donor for bifurcated N—H?O hydrogen bonds with the phenolate O atom and with the O atom of the o‐nitro group. Six symmetry‐related molecular ribbons are linked to a piperazine dication by N—H?O and C—H?O hydrogen bonds.     

Benzene‐1,4‐diboronic acid–4,4′‐bipyridine–water (1/2/2)

In the presence of water, benzene‐1,4‐diboronic acid (1,4‐bdba) and 4,4′‐bipyridine (4,4′‐bpy) form a cocrystal of composition (1,4‐bdba)(4,4′‐bpy)₂(H₂O)₂, in which the molecular components are organized in two, so far unknown, cyclophane‐type hydrogen‐bonding patterns. The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C₆H₈B₂O₄·2C₁₀H₈N₂·2H₂O, contains two 4,4′‐bpy, two water molecules and two halves of 1,4‐bdba molecules arranged around crystallographic inversion centers. The occurrence of O—H...O and O—H...N hydrogen bonds involving the water molecules and all O atoms of boronic acid gives rise to a two‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded layer structure that develops parallel to the (01) plane. This supramolecular organization is reinforced by π–π interactions between symmetry‐related 4,4′‐bpy molecules.     

Comparative X‐ray study of three nickel(II)–thio­cyanate compounds

Three cis nickel–di­thio­cyanate (SCN) complexes with different N,N′‐bidentate bases have been prepared and their crystal structures determined: bis(2,2′‐bi­pyridine‐N,N′)­bis­(thio­cyan‐­ato‐N)­nickel(II), [Ni(SCN)₂­(C₁₀H₈N₂)₂], bis(1,10‐phen­anthroline‐N,N′)­bis­(thio­cyanato‐N)­nickel(II), [Ni(SCN)₂­(C₁₂H₈N₂)₂], and bis(2,9‐di­methyl‐1,10‐phenanthroline‐N,N′)­bis­(thiocyanato‐N)nickel(II) mono­hydrate, [Ni(SCN)₂­(C₁₂H₈N₂)₂]·H₂O. Distortions due to ligand size are discussed.     

X‐ray photoreduction of U(VI)‐bearing compounds

During XPS analysis, the soft X‐ray‐induced reduction of metals such as Cr(VI) and Ce(IV) in oxides has been reported in the literature and some mechanisms have been proposed to explain this phenomenon. The reduction of U(VI) by the beam during X‐ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy has been already reported in the literature but only for U(VI) sorbed or precipitated onto solids with reducing properties (as micas or pyrites) for whose Fe(II) can also induce the reduction of U(VI), or onto TiO₂ whose the photocatalytic properties are well known. The objective of this paper is to investigate the effects of X‐ray beam on U(VI) bulk compounds (UO₃, UO₂(OH)₂, (UO₂)₂SiO₄, UO₂(CH₃COO)₂ and UO₂C₂O₄). Successive U4f, U5f, C1s XPS spectra were recorded and compared as a function of the irradiation time. The XPS photoreduction of U(VI) into U(IV) is only observed for uranyl compounds containing organic matter (uranyl acetate and uranyl oxalate). Considering the evolution of the C1s signal during the X‐ray irradiation, a significant decrease of the C ? O component simultaneously to the U(VI) reduction is observed, which suggests a desorption of CO or other volatile organic products from the solid surface. All these results on U(VI) bulk compounds indicate the important role of organic carbon species in the photoreduction process and to explain these observations, a photoreduction mechanism has been suggested. Copyright © 2010 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Crystal structure of the thortveitite‐related M phase, (MnxZn1–x)2V2O7 (0.75 < x < 0.913): a combined synchrotron powder and single‐crystal X‐ray study

The determination of the crystal structure of the M phase, (Mn_xZn_1–x)₂V₂O₇ (0.75 < x < 0.913), in the pseudobinary Mn₂V₂O₇–Zn₂V₂O₇ system for x ≃ 0.8 shows that the previously published triclinic unit‐cell parameters for this thortveitite‐related phase do not describe a true lattice for this phase. Instead, single‐crystal X‐ray data and Rietveld refinement of synchrotron X‐ray powder data show that the M phase has a different triclinic structure in the space group P with Z = 2. As prior work has suggested, the crystal structure can be described as a distorted version of the thortveitite crystal structure of β‐Mn₂V₂O₇. A twofold superstructure in diffraction patterns of crystals of the M phase used for single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction work arises from twinning by reticular pseudomerohedry. This superstructure can be described as a commensurate modulation of a pseudo‐monoclinic basis structure closely related to the crystal structure of β‐Mn₂V₂O₇. In comparison with the distortions introduced when β‐Mn₂V₂O₇ transforms at low temperature to α‐Mn₂V₂O₇, the distortions which give rise to the M phase from the β‐Mn₂V₂O₇ prototype are noticeably less pronounced.     

Morphology of α‐transcrystalline isotactic polypropylene under tensile stress studied with synchrotron microbeam X‐ray diffraction

The morphology of transcrystalline isotactic polypropylene under tensile stress was studied with wide‐angle synchrotron X‐ray diffraction. The strain was apparently generated predominantly within the amorphous phase because no change in the crystal structure or in the orientation of the lamellae was detected. The results are interpreted in terms of anchoring of the transcrystalline layer to the fiber surface, and the possible consequences of these morphological features on the mechanical properties of the aramid–polypropylene composite as a whole are discussed. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 39: 2016–2021, 2001     

Thermotropic Liquid Crystals Based on Extended 2,5‐Disubstituted‐1,3,4‐Oxadiazoles: Structure–Property Relationships,Variable‐Temperature Powder X‐ray Diffraction,and Small‐Angle X‐ray Scattering Studies

A class of extended 2,5‐disubstituted‐1,3,4‐oxadiazoles R¹‐C₆H₄‐{OC₂N₂}‐C₆H₄‐R² (R¹=R²=C₁₀H₂₁O 1 a , p‐C₁₀H₂₁O‐C₆H₄‐C?C 3 a , p‐CH₃O‐C₆H₄‐C?C 3 b ; R¹=C₁₀H₂₁O, R²=CH₃O 1 b , (CH₃)₂N 1 c ; F 1 d ; R¹=C₁₀H₂₁O‐C₆H₄‐C?C, R²=C₁₀H₂₁O 2 a , CH₃O 2 b , (CH₃)₂N 2 c , F 2 d ) were prepared, and their liquid‐crystalline properties were examined. In CH₂Cl₂ solution, these compounds displayed a room‐temperature emission with λ_max at 340–471 nm and quantum yields of 0.73–0.97. Compounds 1 d , 2 a – 2 d , and 3 a exhibited various thermotropic mesophases (monotropic, enantiotropic nematic/smectic), which were examined by polarized‐light optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. Structure determination by a direct‐space approach using simulated annealing or parallel tempering of the powder X‐ray diffraction data revealed distinctive crystal‐packing arrangements for mesogenic molecules 2 b and 3 a , leading to different nematic mesophase behavior, with 2 b being monotropic and 3 a enantiotropic in the narrow temperature range of 200–210 °C. The structural transitions associated with these crystalline solids and their mesophases were studied by variable‐temperature X‐ray diffractometry. Nondestructive phase transitions (crystal‐to‐crystal, crystal‐to‐mesophase, mesophase‐to‐liquid) were observed in the diffractograms of 1 b, 1 d , 2 b, 2 d , and 3 a measured at 25–200 °C. Powder X‐ray diffraction and small‐angle X‐ray scattering data revealed that the structure of the annealed solid residue 2 b reverted to its original crystal/molecular packing when the isotropic liquid was cooled to room temperature. Structure–property relationships within these mesomorphic solids are discussed in the context of their molecular structures and intermolecular interactions.     

Contributions to the chemistry of 3‐cyanoacetylhydrazono‐2‐indolinones and X‐ray structure of Z‐3‐cyanoacetylhydrazono‐2‐indolinone monohydrate

The tendency of acylhydrazones to undergo a spontaneous cyclization into 1,3,4‐oxadiazolines has been investigated. Contrary to the literature data, an attempted transformation of isatin cyanoacetylhydrazone in solution generates stereoisomers and not the reported structural isomer oxadiazoline. A similar behavior of the corresponding l‐methyl‐ and l‐acetylisatin derivatives even under acetylation conditions has been found. The crystal structure of the Z isomer of 3‐cyanoacetylhydrazono‐2‐indolinone monohydrate is reported. It contains strong intramolecular hydrogen bond between the hydrazone N H and oxygen atom of the indolinone carbonyl, and in this way the Z isomer over the CN bond is stabilized. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 20:183–193, 2009; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20531     

1,2,4,5‐Tetrakis(2‐vinyl­pyridyl)­benzene–di­chloro­methane (1/2)

The title compound, C₃₄H₂₆N₄·2CH₂Cl₂, lies about an inversion center. The solvent mol­ecules interact with the benzene mol­ecule both through C—H⃛N hydrogen bonding to span pyridine N atoms of adjacent vinyl groups, possibly stabilizing the rotational conformation observed, and through a π interaction between a dichloromethane Cl atom and a pyridyl ring C—C bond of a c‐glide‐related mol­ecule. The benzene mol­ecules form stacks along the a axis such that two of the four olefin groups are properly oriented for photoreactivity (2+2 cyclo­dimerization).     

Preparation and X‐ray analysis of potassium (2,3‐dichlorophenyl)glucosinolate

There has been much interest in obtaining crystals for crystallographic analysis of biologically active glucosinolates. Crystals of potassium (2,3‐dichlorophenyl)glucosinolate were obtained as a dual solvate, containing one methanol and one ethanol molecule of crystallization, K⁺·C₁₃H₁₄Cl₂NO₉S₂⁻·CH₃OH·C₂H₅OH. The three‐dimensional polymeric network consists of chains containing the potassium ions coordinated and bridged by sugar O atoms, which run parallel to the a axis and are further crosslinked through the sugar molecules. The channels of this network are occupied by the dichlorophenyl substituents and the ethanol and methanol solvent molecules. The structure of the S‐(2,3,4,6‐tetra‐O‐acetyl‐β‐D‐glucopyranosyl)‐2,3‐dichlorophenylacetothiohydroxymate, C₂₁H₂₃Cl₂NO₁₀S, precursor has also been determined and the β‐configuration and Z isomer of the thiohydroximate substituent is confirmed.     

The hydrogen‐bonded adduct 7,16‐diazonia‐18‐crown‐6–4‐aminobenzenesulfonate–water (1/2/2)

In the title hydrated adduct, 1,4,10,13‐tetraoxa‐7,16‐diazo­nia­cyclo­octa­decane bis(4‐amino­benzene­sulfonate) dihydrate, C₁₂H₂₈N₂O₄²⁺·2C₆H₆NO₃S⁻·2H₂O, formed between 7,16‐di­aza‐18‐crown‐6 and the dihydrate of 4‐amino­benzene­sulfonic acid, the macrocyclic cations lie across centres of inversion in the orthorhombic space group Pbca. The anions alone form zigzag chains, and the cations and anions together form sheets that are linked via water mol­ecules and anions to form a three‐dimensional grid.