Crystal engineering of photochromic diarylethene single crystals

Photochromic performance of diarylethene single crystals was controlled by crystal engineering using non-covalent aromatic-aromatic interactions as the directional intermolecular force. A diarylethene derivative with two pentafluorophenyl groups, 1,2-bis(2-methyl-5-pentafluorophenyl-3-thienyl)perfluorocyclopentene (1a), formed stoichiometric co-crystals with benzene (Bz) and naphthalene (Np) by aryl-perfluoroaryl interactions. Face-to-face pi-stacking interactions between the pentafluorophenyl groups of 1a and the aromatic molecules are responsible for 2:1 and 1:1 stoichiometric compositions in 1a/Bz and 1a/Np co-crystals, respectively. The diarylethene underwent thermally stable and photoreversible photochromic reactions in a homo-crystal of 1a and co-crystals 1a/Bz and 1a/Np. The absorption spectra of the photogenerated closed-ring isomers varied depending on the conformation of the diarylethene molecules packed in the crystals. The diarylethene 1a also formed 1:1 stoichiometric co-crystals with different kinds of diarylethenes, 1,2-bis(2-ethyl-5-phenyl-3-thienyl)perfluorocyclopentene (2a) and 1,2-bis[2-methyl-5-(1-naphthyl)-3-thienyl]perfluorocyclopentene (3a). Both co-crystals 1a/2a and 1a/3a showed photochromism. Although 1a, 2a, and 3a underwent efficient photocyclization reactions in their homo-crystals, highly selective photocyclization reactions of 2a or 3a were observed in the co-crystals. The selective reactions were confirmed by HPLC and X-ray crystallography. Excited energy transfers from 1a to 2a and from 1a to 3a are considered to occur and cause the selective reactions.     

Absolute asymmetric photocyclization in chiral diarylethene co-crystals with octafluoronaphthalene

A photochromic diarylethene containing naphthyl groups formed a chiral crystal when co-crystallized with octafluoronaphthalene, although both molecules are achiral, and underwent highly enantioselective photocyclization owing to the conformational confinement in the crystal.     

Design of two series of 1:1 cocrystals involving 4‐amino‐5‐chloro‐2,6‐dimethylpyrimidine and carboxylic acids

Two series of a total of ten cocrystals involving 4‐amino‐5‐chloro‐2,6‐dimethylpyrimidine with various carboxylic acids have been prepared and characterized by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction. The pyrimidine unit used for the cocrystals offers two ring N atoms (positions N1 and N3) as proton‐accepting sites. Depending upon the site of protonation, two types of cations are possible [Rajam et al. (2017). Acta Cryst. C 73 , 862–868]. In a parallel arrangement, two series of cocrystals are possible depending upon the hydrogen bonding of the carboxyl group with position N1 or N3. In one series of cocrystals, i.e. 4‐amino‐5‐chloro‐2,6‐dimethylpyrimidine–3‐bromothiophene‐2‐carboxylic acid (1/1), 1 , 4‐amino‐5‐chloro‐2,6‐dimethylpyrimidine–5‐chlorothiophene‐2‐carboxylic acid (1/1), 2 , 4‐amino‐5‐chloro‐2,6‐dimethylpyrimidine–2,4‐dichlorobenzoic acid (1/1), 3 , and 4‐amino‐5‐chloro‐2,6‐dimethylpyrimidine–2‐aminobenzoic acid (1/1), 4 , the carboxyl hydroxy group (–OH) is hydrogen bonded to position N1 (O—H…N1) of the corresponding pyrimidine unit (single point supramolecular synthon). The inversion‐related stacked pyrimidines are doubly bridged by the carboxyl groups via N—H…O and O—H…N hydrogen bonds to form a large cage‐like tetrameric unit with an R₄²(20) graph‐set ring motif. These tetrameric units are further connected via base pairing through a pair of N—H…N hydrogen bonds, generating R₂²(8) motifs (supramolecular homosynthon). In the other series of cocrystals, i.e. 4‐amino‐5‐chloro‐2,6‐dimethylpyrimidine–5‐methylthiophene‐2‐carboxylic acid (1/1), 5 , 4‐amino‐5‐chloro‐2,6‐dimethylpyrimidine–benzoic acid (1/1), 6 , 4‐amino‐5‐chloro‐2,6‐dimethylpyrimidine–2‐methylbenzoic acid (1/1), 7 , 4‐amino‐5‐chloro‐2,6‐dimethylpyrimidine–3‐methylbenzoic acid (1/1), 8 , 4‐amino‐5‐chloro‐2,6‐dimethylpyrimidine–4‐methylbenzoic acid (1/1), 9 , and 4‐amino‐5‐chloro‐2,6‐dimethylpyrimidine–4‐aminobenzoic acid (1/1), 10 , the carboxyl group interacts with position N3 and the adjacent 4‐amino group of the corresponding pyrimidine ring via O—H…N and N—H…O hydrogen bonds to generate the robust R₂²(8) supramolecular heterosynthon. These heterosynthons are further connected by N—H…N hydrogen‐bond interactions in a linear fashion to form a chain‐like arrangement. In cocrystal 1 , a Br…Br halogen bond is present, in cocrystals 2 and 3 , Cl…Cl halogen bonds are present, and in cocrystals 5 , 6 and 7 , Cl…O halogen bonds are present. In all of the ten cocrystals, π–π stacking interactions are observed.     

甘氨酸与间硝基苯甲酸加合物的合成及晶体结构

The title 1:1 adduct, has been prepared and a large single crystal with dimensions of 5 mm×50 mm×20 mm was obtained by slow-cooling method. It produces the green radiation at 532 nm under the irradiation of Nd~3+: YAG laser beam at 1064nm. The crystal structure of this potential non-linear optical material was determined by X-ray diffraction method. The crystal is orthorbombic, space group Pca2_1, with a=2.2701(5) nm, b=0.5852(2) nm, c=0.7815(2) nm, Z=4; final R is 0.054 for 702 observed reflections. The intermolecular hydrogen bonds are formed between the amino and carboxyl groups of glycines, which connect the glycine molecules to form two-dimensional network parallel to the (100) plane, while the intermolecular hydrogen bonds between the carboxyl group of glycine and the carboxyl group of m-nitrobenzoic acid let the latter link to above mentioned two-dimensional network.     

New light on the ring-chain equilibrium of a hydrogen-bonded supramolecular polymer based on a photochromic dithienylethene unit and its energy-transfer properties as a storage material

A novel, bifunctional, quadruple hydrogen-bonding ureido-pyrimidinone (UPy) unit bridged by photochromic dithienylethene (1) has been synthesized, which affords linear assemblies in solution and undergoes concentration-dependent ring-opening polymerization. The two UPy functional groups of 1 can dimerize intramolecularly to form a cyclic monomer with the two thienyl rings fixed in a parallel conformation, which prohibits its photocyclization. We exploited the photochemical reactivity and resonance difference of the linker of the bis-UPy derivative as well as using the more typical (1)H NMR, DOSY, and Ubbelohde viscometry methods to investigate for the first time the ring-chain polymerization mechanism. Moreover, we fabricated a mixed polymer film with a fluorescent dye noncovalently endcapping the linear photochromic assemblies through quadruple hydrogen bonds, which showed nondestructive fluorescent read-out ability for data storage by fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) from the fluorescent dye to the closed form of the diarylethene.     

Bis(dl‐cysteinium) oxalate

In the title compound, 2C₃H₈NO₂S⁺·C₂O₄²⁻, the oxalate anion occupies an inversion centre and is coordinated to cysteine molecules of different chirality (l and d ) via O—H...O and N—H...O hydrogen bonds, the resulting cysteine–oxalate stoichiometry in the crystal structure being 2:1. The oxalate anion is completely deprotonated, whereas cysteine has a positively charged –NH₃⁺ group and a neutral protonated carboxyl group. The structure is built from infinite hydrogen‐bonded triple layers, consisting of an oxalate layer in the middle with layers of l ‐ and d ‐cysteine molecules on either side. The thiol groups are at the external sides of the layers and form S—H...O hydrogen bonds with the carboxyl groups of neighbouring cysteine molecules. An interesting feature of the structure is the occurrence of short S...S contacts between SH groups of molecules in neighbouring layers, which form not S—H...S but S—H...O intermolecular hydrogen bonds. Due to the effects of crystal packing and intermolecular hydrogen‐bond formation, the conformation of the cysteine cation in the title structure is different from that calculated theoretically for an individual cation, as well as from those of cysteine zwitterions in crystals of pure cysteine.     

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of a New Hydrogen-bonded Polyrotaxane of [Co(H2O)6]2+ with 1,1''-(Propane-1,3-diyl)dipyridinium-4-carboxylate

A new double betaine 1,1 '-(propane-1,3-diyl)dipyridinium-4-carboxylate L has been synthesized. Reaction of 1,1'-(propane-1,3-diyl)dipyridinium-4-carboxylate tetrahydrate 1 With Co(ClO4)2·6H2O leads to the formation of a new Co(Ⅱ) coordination compound,namely [Co(H2O)6]·2H2O·2L·2ClO4 2.The crystal structures of 1 and 2 have been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction method. Crystal data for 1: monoclinic, space group C2/c, a =18.945(4), b = 7.700(2), c = 11.888(2) (A), β = 101.67(3)°, V = 1698.3(6) (A)3, Z = 4, F(000) =760.0, Dc = 1.402 g/cm3, the final R = 0.0607 and wR = 0.1607 for 950 observed reflections (I ＞2σ(I)); and those for 2: monoclinic, space group P21/c, a = 17.982(1), b = 15.879 (1), c = 7.0716(5) (A), β = 100.675(1)°, V = 1984.3(3) (A)3, Z = 4, F(000) = 1010.0, Dc = 1.631 g/cm3, the final R = 0.0316 and wR = 0.0896 for 3784 observed reflections (I ＞2σ(I)). Crystal structure analysis indicates that in 1, molecules of L in a "V-shaped" conformation are linked to chains sustained by O-H…O hydrogen bonds between carboxylate groups and solvent water molecules.The chains are joined by O-H…O and C-H…O hydrogen bonds to further expand into a three-dimensional structure. For 2, molecules of L in a "Z-shaped" conformation are linked by hydrogen bonds between carboxylate groups and aqua ligands to form a chain of loops running down the b axis. The (2D→2D) polythreading in compound 2 represents the mode of parallel interpenetration of 2D sheets, having polyrotaxane character.     

Crystal structure of the alcoholates and the ansolvate of PNU-97018, an angiotensin II receptor antagonist

The title compound, PNU-97018 [systemic name: 2-butyl-3,6,7,8,9,11-hexahydro-6,9-dimethyl-3-([2'-(2H-tetrazol-5-yl)[1,1'-biphenyl]-4-yl]methyl)-6,9-ethano-4H-imidazo[4,5-d]-pyridazino[1,2-a]pyridazin-4-one] is a newly developed angiotensin II receptor antagonist. The compound and its methanolate and ethanolate were characterized by X-ray crystallography and thermal analysis. The methanolate and ethanolate crystals have an almost identical molecular conformation and crystal packing. In both alcoholates, each alcohol molecule is fixed to the compound with a molar ratio of 1 : 1 by a hydrogen bond between the hydroxyl group of the alcohol molecule and the tetrazole group of the compound. The hydroxyl group of each alcohol molecule further links with the imidazole ring of the neighboring compound by hydrogen bond to form a hydrogen-bond network in both alcoholates. A tunnel-like structure that includes alcohol molecules is formed in each alcoholate. The ansolvate crystal showed completely different thermal and X-ray crystallographic characteristics from the alcoholates, where the compound molecules were directly linked by hydrogen bonds between the tetrazole group of a molecule and the imidazole ring of the neighboring molecule. The position of the hydrogen atom in the tetrazole ring was different between the ansolvate and alcoholates. Unlike alcoholates, a layer structure stacked on the b-c plane was observed in the ansolvate crystal. It was concluded that the molecular conformation and the arrangement of the compound molecules were largely different between ansolvate and alcoholate crystals.     

Digital photoswitching of fluorescence based on the photochromism of diarylethene derivatives at a single-molecule level

Photochromic reactions of diarylethene derivatives were detected at a single-molecule level by using a fluorescence technique. Fluorescent photoswitching molecules in which photochromic diarylethene and fluorescent bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene units are linked through an adamantyl spacer were synthesized, and switching of fluorescence upon irradiation with UV and visible light was followed in solution as well as on polymer films at the single-molecule level. Although in solution the fluorescence intensity gradually changed upon irradiation with UV and visible light, digital on/off switching between two discrete states was observed at the single-molecule level. The "on"- and "off"-times were dependent on the power of UV and visible light. When the power of UV and visible light was increased, the average on- and off-times became short in proportion to the reciprocal power of the light. The response-times were found to show distribution. The distribution of the on- and off-times is considered to reflect the difference in the micro-environment as well as conformation of the molecules.     

Photochromism of diarylethene single crystals: crystal structures and photochromic performance

Diarylethenes undergo thermally irreversible and fatigue-resistant photochromic reactions not only in solution but also in the single-crystalline phase. This article describes recent development of the single-crystalline photochromism of diarylethene derivatives. We focused on the relationship between their crystal structures and the photochromic performance. Photocyclization/cycloreversion quantum yields, absorption spectra, the absorption anisotropies, and surface morphology changes are strongly dependent on the conformations and packing structures of the molecules in the crystals.     

A Combination of Selective Light Reflection and Fluorescence Modulation in a Cholesteric Polymer Matrix

Summary: The phase behavior and optical properties of a cholesteric ternary copolymer, containing nematogenic phenylbenzoate, cholesteric, and photochromic diarylethene side groups, and its mixture with 2 wt.‐% fluorescent dopant were studied. The investigation of the kinetics of a photochemical opening‐cycle process of the photochromic groups in the cholesteric mixture proved the energy transfer from the fluorescent dopant to the photochromic diarylethene groups. It was shown that the fluorescence intensity of the fluorescent dopant could be controlled by the portion of the “closed” form of the diarylethene groups. During the photocyclization of the photochromic groups a “degeneration” of the selective light reflection of the cholesteric matrix is observed.

Fluorescence‐resonance energy transfer makes possible the process of photosensitization of the back ring‐opening photoreaction of the photochromic diarylethene groups in the cholesteric polymer matrix.     

Commensurate and incommensurate hydrogen bonds. An exercise in crystal engineering.

Ureas characteristically form one-dimensional hydrogen-bonded alpha-networks with a repeat distance of about 4.60 A. Oxamides form similar alpha-networks with a longer 5.05 A repeat distance. The urea of glycine and the oxamide of glycine were each cocrystallized with a series of four bipyridines, including two urea derivatives and two oxamide derivatives. This series of eight cocrystals was studied by X-ray diffraction in order to see what would happen when molecules that would normally form alpha-networks with incommensurate distances were forced into the same crystal. The two all-urea crystals and the two all-oxamide crystals contained the expected alpha-networks with repeat distances in accordance with normal urea or oxamide values. Four of the crystals were mixed, containing both oxamide and urea molecules. Three consisted of two-dimensional beta-networks with alternating parallel urea and oxamide subnetworks. The repeat distances averaged 4.87 A, a value close to the value expected for oxamides, but shorter than any previously observed examples. In the fourth mixed crystal, the urea alpha-network formed with a normal urea repeat distance, but the oxamide network did not form, the oxamide adopting an unusual molecular conformation that maximizes intramolecular hydrogen bonds instead.     

Crystal structure of inclusion compounds: The complexes of thecis-syn-cis and thecis-anti-cis isomers of dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 with 4-methylbenzenesulfamide

The crystal structure of two complexes of the isomerscis-syn-cis (isomer A) andcis-anti-cis (isomer B) of dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 with 4-methylbenzenesulfamide have been determined by X-ray single crystal diffraction methods. The two structures have been solved by direct methods and refined to agreement values of 0.067 and 0.038 for isomers A and B respectively. The first isomer forms an inclusion compound with a host/guest ratio of 1 : I; the second one of I:2. The amino groups of the guest molecules are connected by N-H...O hydrogen bonds with oxygen atoms of the polyether molecules. The methyl groups of 4-methylbenzenesulfamide do not form hydrogen bonds.[/p]The host-guest interactions in the molecular complexes, the reciprocal influence of the two molecules on their conformation and the intermolecular contacts between the molecules in the crystal are discussed.     

The enhancement of photoswitching in a diarylethene derivative by the incorporation of cyanobiphenyl groups

A photochromic liquid crystal system based on a diarylethene functionalised in the 2,2'-positions and linked to 4-cyano-4'-hydroxybiphenyl groups via alkyl spacers as chromophores was synthesised and its photochromic and mesomorphic behaviour was investigated.     

DFT/TDDFT Investigation of the Modulation of Photochromic Properties in an Organoboron‐Based Diarylethene by Fluoride Ions

The diarylethene derivative 1,2‐bis‐(5′‐dimesitylboryl‐2′‐methylthieny‐3′‐yl)‐cyclopentene ( 1 ) containing dimesitylboryl groups is an interesting photochromic material. The dimesitylboryl groups can bind to F^?, which tunes the optical and electronic properties of the diarylethene compound. Hence, the diarylethene derivative 1 containing dimesitylboryl groups is sensitive to both light and F^?, and its photochromic properties can be tuned by a fluoride ion. Herein, we studied the substituent effect of dimesitylboron groups on the optical properties of both the closed‐ring and open‐ring isomers of the diarylethene molecule by DFT/TDDFT calculations and found that these methods are reliable for the determination of the lowest singlet excitation energies of diarylethene compounds. The introduction of dimesitylboron groups to the diarylethene compound can elongate its conjugation length and change the excited‐state properties from π→π* transition to a charge‐transfer state. This explains the modulation of photochromic properties through the introduction of dimesitylboron groups. Furthermore, the photochromic properties can be tuned through the binding of F^? to a boron center and the excited state of the diarylethene compound is changed from a charge‐transfer state to a π→π* transition. Hence, a subtle control of the photochromic spectroscopic properties was realized. In addition, the changes of electronic characteristics by the isomerization reaction of diarylethene compounds were also investigated with theoretical calculations. For the model compound 2 without dimesitylboryl groups, the closed‐ring isomer has better hole‐ and electron‐injection abilities, as well as higher charge‐transport rates, than the open‐ring isomer. The introduction of dimesitylboron groups to diarylethene can dramatically improve the charge‐injection and ‐transport abilities. The closed isomer of compound 1 ( 1 C ) has the best hole‐ and electron‐injection abilities, whereas the charge‐transport rates of the open isomer of compound 1 ( 1 O ) are higher than those of 1 C . Importantly, 1 O is an electron‐accepting and ‐transport material. These results show that the diarylethene compound containing dimesitylboryl groups has promising potential to be applied in optoelectronic devices and thus is worth to be further investigated.     

(4R)-4-Hydroxy-1-nitroso-l-proline: synthesis, X-ray structure, ab initio and conformational calculations

4-Hydroxy-l-proline, an amino acid, an important component of collagen, was transformed into its N-nitroso-derivative, (4R)-4-hydroxy-1-nitroso-l-proline, 1 by butylnitrite in the acidic medium. The structure is a cyclic hydroxy-N-nitrosoacid with the carboxyl and hydroxyl groups trans to each other. The carboxyl group is in the syn-conformation. In the structure, the neutral molecules are connected via classical intermolecular O-H?O hydrogen bonds involving the hydroxyl and carboxyl groups [O?O=2.6251(14) Å], and form chains along the a-axis direction. The chains are linked into sheets via O-H?O hydrogen bond, [O?O=2.6813(15) Å] with participation of oxygen atom of nitroso group. Ab initio calculations based on density functional theory at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d, p) level of theory were performed to analyze the influence of 4-hydroxy-l-proline (Hyp) nitrosation on the conformation of the synthesized N-nitroso-compound. The geometry optimization of 1 and initial 4-hydroxy-l-proline was carried out in the gas phase and in solution using the polarizable continuum model. The single-point calculation was performed for the crystal structure of 1. The most stable conformer of 1 is observed in an aqueous solution. In this state, the pyrrolidine ring adopts an envelope conformation, which is also maintained in the gas phase. The twisted conformation of the pyrrolidine ring is present in all states of Hyp and in the crystal structure of 1. In 1 the interchange of five-membered ring conformation in solution and in the gas phase in comparison with the crystal is accompanied by an increase of the dipole moment of the molecule, which is maximal in solution.     

Conformational structure of some trimeric and pentameric structural units of heparin

The molecular structure of trimeric units (D-E-F and F-G-H) and the pentamer D-E-F-G-H of heparin (sodium salts and their anionic forms) was studied using the B3LYP/6-31G(d) method. The equilibrium structure of the sodium salts of the trimers and pentamer investigated in the isolated state was determined by multidentate coordination of the sodium cations with oxygen atoms of the sulfate, carboxyl, and hydroxyl (hydroxymethyl) groups, respectively. The displacement of Na+ ions from the binding sites in the sodium salt of oligosaccharides studied resulted in the appreciable change of the overall conformation of the corresponding anion. Upon dissociation, a large change in both the position of the sulfate groups and the conformation across the glycosidic bonds was observed. The stable energy conformations around the glysosidic bonds found for the pentamer investigated are compared and discussed with the available experimental X-ray structural data for the structurally related heparin-derived pentasaccharides in cocrystals with proteins.     

Beta-alanine-oxalic acid (1:1) hemihydrate crystal: structure, 13C NMR and vibrational properties,protonation character

The crystal structure of beta-alanine-oxalic acid (1:1) hemihydrate complex has been reinvestigated by X-ray diffraction method at 293 K. Formation of monoclinic crystal system belonging to C2/c space group and consisting of semi-oxalate chains, diprotonated beta-alanine dimers and water molecules bonded to both these units is confirmed. New results are obtained for distances in the carboxylic groups and hydrogen bonds. These structural observations are used for protonation degree monitoring on the carboxylic oxygen atoms. They are in accordance with our vibrational study. The 13C NMR spectra provide insights into the solid structure of this complex, character of its hydrogen bonds and the beta-alanine protonation.     

Hydration profiles of aromatic amino acids: conformations and vibrations of L-phenylalanine-(H2O)n clusters

IR-UV double resonance spectroscopy and ab initio calculations were employed to investigate the structures and vibrations of the aromatic amino acid, L-phenylalanine-(H(2)O)(n) clusters formed in a supersonic free jet. Our results indicate that up to three water molecules are preferentially bound to both the carbonyl oxygen and the carboxyl hydrogen of L-phenylalanine (L-Phe) in a bridged hydrogen-bonded conformation. As the number of water molecules is increased, the bridge becomes longer. Two isomers are found for L-Phe-(H(2)O)(1), and both of them form a cyclic hydrogen-bond between the carboxyl group and the water molecule. In L-Phe-(H(2)O)(2), only one isomer was identified, in which two water molecules form extended cyclic hydrogen bonds with the carboxyl group. In the calculated structure of L-Phe-(H(2)O)(3) the bridge of water molecules becomes larger and exhibits an extended hydrogen-bond to the pi-system. Finally, in isolated L-Phe, the D conformer was found to be the most stable conformer by the experiment and by the ab initio calculation.     

Nonsymmetrical Dithienylethenes Bearing Dithieno[3,2‐b:2′,3′‐d]thiophene Units with Photochromic Performance in the Crystalline Phase

Four novel nonsymmetrical photochromic diarylethene compounds containing dithieno[3,2‐b:2′,3′‐d]thiophene units were designed and synthesized to investigate their photochromic properties. All these molecules adopt a photoactive antiparallel conformation in single crystals, as revealed by X‐ray crystallographic analysis, and exhibit excellent photochromism in solution as well as in the crystalline phase.