Comparison of Templating Abilities of Urea and Thioruea During Photodimerization of Bipyridylethyelene and Stilbazole Crystals
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AbstractPhotodimerization of cocrystals of four bispyridylethylenes and two stilbazoles with urea as a template in the solid state has been investigated following our success with thiourea. Four investigated olefins photodimerized quantitatively to a single dimer in the crystalline state only. The reactivity of urea–olefin crystals is understood on the basis of their packing arrangements in the crystalline state. In reactive crystals the adjacent reactive molecules are within 4.2 Å and parallel, whereas the unreactive ones have their adjacent molecules are farther than 4.6Å and nonparallel. Thus, with the knowledge of crystal packing the reactivity of urea–olefin crystals is predictable on the basis of Schmidt's topochemical postulates. The templating property of urea, similar to thiourea, derives from its ability to form hydrogen bonds with itself and the guest olefins. Despite the similarities in molecular structures of urea and thiourea their subtle electronic properties, yet to be fully understood, affect the crystal packing and consequently their reactivity in the crystalline state. Further work is needed to fully exploit the templating properties of urea.
Self-assembly, concomitant photochemical processes, and improvement of the yield of [2 + 2] photoreactions from supramolecular arrays via mechanochemical assistance
作者:Alexander Briceño、Dayana Leal、Gabriela Ortega、Graciela Díaz de Delgado、Edgar Ocando、Liz Cubillan
DOI:10.1039/c3ce26752k
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Novel examples of self-assembly, structural transformations and concomitant photochemical processes from supramolecular ternary assemblies directed by charge-assisted hydrogen bonds are shown. In addition, mechanochemical assistance is also shown as a potential tool in order to improve the yield of [2 + 2] photoreactions in the solid state.
A novel approach for the regioselective preparation of rtct-tpcb (tpcb = tetrapyridylcyclobutanes) compounds promoted by polymolybdates under hydrothermal conditions is reported; these isomers are stabilised as counterions in inorganic–organic hybrid solids and are obtained in high to fair yield.
Achieving a series of solid-state [2 + 2] cycloaddition reactions involving 1,2-bis(2-pyridyl)ethylene within halogen-bonded co-crystals
作者:Max Andren、Eric Bosch、Herman R. Krueger、Ryan H. Groeneman
DOI:10.1039/d4ce00097h
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The solid-state [2 + 2] cycloadditionreaction of trans-1,2-bis(2-pyridyl)ethylene through both co-crystallization and mechanical grinding is reported. The photoreaction is achieved by using iodoperchlorobenzene as a molecular template. The co-crystal is sustained primarily by I⋯N halogen bonds and homogeneous face-to-face π–π stacking interactions. The combination of these non-covalent forces ultimately