Out-of-plane Deformation of the Azulene Ring along Its Short Molecular Axis in Crystal and Theoretical Structures of 1,3-Diheterolyl- and 1,3-Diphenylazulenes
摘要:
Crystal structures of four simple azulene derivatives, 1,3-diheterolyl- and 1,3-diphenylazulenes, were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Three of them showed clear out-of-plane deformation of the azulene ring along its short molecular axis, and one showed a similar but very small deformation. Structural and conformational analyses on substituted azulenes were also performed by DFT molecular orbital calculations. Based on the results of the calculations it was indicated that azulenes could exhibit such deformation depending on their conformations except one case, supporting the results of X-ray analysis. A similar deformation was also found in the crystal structure of a previously reported 1,3-disubstituted azulene whose data were collected from an X-ray crystal structure database.
Out-of-plane Deformation of the Azulene Ring along Its Short Molecular Axis in Crystal and Theoretical Structures of 1,3-Diheterolyl- and 1,3-Diphenylazulenes
Crystal structures of four simple azulene derivatives, 1,3-diheterolyl- and 1,3-diphenylazulenes, were determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. Three of them showed clear out-of-plane deformation of the azulene ring along its short molecular axis, and one showed a similar but very small deformation. Structural and conformational analyses on substituted azulenes were also performed by DFT molecular orbital calculations. Based on the results of the calculations it was indicated that azulenes could exhibit such deformation depending on their conformations except one case, supporting the results of X-ray analysis. A similar deformation was also found in the crystal structure of a previously reported 1,3-disubstituted azulene whose data were collected from an X-ray crystal structure database.