Molecular and Supramolecular Structures of Triiodides and Polyiodobismuthates of Phenylenediammonium and Its N,N-dimethyl Derivative

Despite remarkable progress in photoconversion efficiency, the toxicity of lead-based hybrid perovskites remains an important issue hindering their applications in consumer optoelectronic devices, such as solar cells, LED displays, and photodetectors. For that reason, lead-free metal halide complexes have attracted great attention as alternative optoelectronic materials. In this work, we demonstrate that reactions of two aromatic diamines with iodine in hydroiodic acid produced phenylenediammonium (PDA) and N,N-dimethyl-phenylenediammonium (DMPDA) triiodides, PDA(I₃)₂⋅2H₂O and DMPDA(I₃)I, respectively. If the source of bismuth was added, they were converted into previously reported PDA(BiI₄)₂⋅I₂ and new (DMPDA)₂(BiI₆)(I₃)⋅2H₂O, having band gaps of 1.45 and 1.7 eV, respectively, which are in the optimal range for efficient solar light absorbers. All four compounds presented organic–inorganic hybrids, whose supramolecular structures were based on a variety of intermolecular forces, including (N)H⋅⋅⋅I and (N)H⋅⋅⋅O hydrogen bonds as well as I⋅⋅⋅I secondary and weak interactions. Details of their molecular and supramolecular structures are discussed based on single-crystal X-ray diffraction data, thermal analysis, and Raman and optical spectroscopy.     

Wasserstoffbrückenbindungen in o- und m-Phenylendiammonium-aquapentafluorometallaten(III) (MIII = Al,Cr, Fe)

Hydrogen Bonds in o- and m-Phenylenediammonium Aquapentafluoro Metallates(III) (M^III = Al, Cr, Fe) m- and o-Phenylenediammonium-[M^IIIF₅(H₂O)] compounds of Al, Cr and Fe were synthesized and characterized by X-ray single crystal structure analysis. All structures are described in the space group P2₁2₁2₁ (Z = 4). m-Ph(NH₃)₂²⁺ (Ph(NH₃)₂²⁺ = phenylenediammonium) compounds: Al : a = 6.489(2), b = 7.943(2), c = 18.204(2) Å, R/wR = 0.084/0.050 for 1 533 reflections; Cr : a = 6.571(2), b = 8.006(2), c = 18.456(3) Å, R/wR = 0.050/0.040 for 1 571 reflections; Fe : a = 6.608(2), b = 8.052(2), c = 18.424(4) Å, R/wR = 0.042/0.034 for 1 947 reflections. o-Ph(NH₃)₂²⁺ compounds: Al : a = 6.580(2), b = 7.891(2), c = 18.319(5) Å, R/wR = 0.050/0.045 for 2 370 reflections; Cr : a = 6.642(2), b = 7.954(2), c = 18.484(4) Å, R/wR = 0.065/0.043 for 2 041 reflections; Fe : a = 6.693(2), b = 7.995(4), c = 18.529(7) Å, R/wR = 0.035/0.033 for 2 651 reflections. Isolated distorted octahedral [M^IIIF₅(H₂O)]^2? anions are connected by double O? H ?F hydrogen bonds of alternating strength to form chains in the b direction. Those chains, packed in a pseudohexagonal way, are further linked by the ammonium functions of the phenylenediammonium cations to a 3 D hydrogen bond network.