Synthesis, polymorphic characterization and structural comparisons of the non-linear optically active and inactive forms of polymorphs of 3-(nitroanilino)cycloalk-2-en-1-ones
作者:Kin-Shan Huang、Doyle Britton、Margaret C. Etter、Stephen R. Byrn
DOI:10.1039/jm9960600123
日期:——
There 3-(nitroanilino)cycloak-2-en-1-ones have been synthesized and their non-linear optical (NLO) properties investigated. Two of these compounds have been found to exist in two polymorphic forms (α and β) that exhibit different second-order NLO properties. These polymorphic forms were prepared and characterized by second-harmonic generation measurements as well as the more conventional methods of X-ray powder diffraction and infrared spectroscopy. Of these polymorphs, the α- and β-forms of 3-(4-nitroanilino)cyclohex-2-en-1-one (4NACHD) have been further characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction and the crystal structures obtained have been compared with each other to rationalize why these two crystalline forms exhibit different second-order NLO properties. The α-form of 4NACHD crystallizes in a centrosymmetric space group (P21/c) with a= 6.863(7), b= 12.767(3), c= 13.410(4)Å, β= 104.59 (5)°, Z= 4, Dc= 1.356 g cm–3 and R= 0.046, whereas the β-form crystallizes in a non-centrosymmetric space group (P212121) with a= 7.228(3), b= 12.064(3), c= 13.104(3)Å, Z= 4, Dc= 1.350 g cm–3 and R= 0.076. Except for the slight difference in bond distances, both the α- and β-forms have the same orientation of the carbonyl group and hydrogen-bonding interactions. The carbonyl group is anti to the N–H group in both the two forms that result in the lambda (A) conformation. The whole molecule of 4NACHD is more twisted in the β-form than in the α-form. Based on structural comparisons of the polymorphs of 4NACHD and other compounds, the more twisted conformation in the β-form may bias molecules to pack into a non-centrosymmetric structure. Preliminary results suggest that 3-(nitroanilino)cycloalk-2-en-1-one compounds may have a higher chance of forming non-centrosymmetric crystal structures than normal achiral organic molecules.
合成了 3-(硝基苯胺基)环烷-2-en-1-酮并研究了它们的非线性光学 (NLO) 性质。已发现其中两种化合物以两种多晶型(α 和 β)存在,表现出不同的二阶 NLO 特性。这些多晶型物是通过二次谐波产生测量以及更传统的 X 射线粉末衍射和红外光谱方法来制备和表征的。在这些多晶型物中,3-(4-硝基苯胺基)环己基-2-en-1-酮(4NACHD)的α-和β-形式已通过X射线单晶衍射进一步表征,并已获得晶体结构相互比较,以合理解释为什么这两种晶型表现出不同的二阶 NLO 特性。 4NACHD 的 α 型在中心对称空间群 (P21/c) 中结晶,其中 a= 6.863(7), b= 12.767(3), c= 13.410(4)Å, β= 104.59 (5)°, Z= 4,Dc= 1.356 g cm–3,R= 0.046,而β型结晶在非中心对称空间群(P212121),a= 7.228(3),b= 12.064(3),c= 13.104(3) )Å,Z= 4,Dc= 1.350 g cm–3,R= 0.076。除了键距略有不同外,α-和β-形式均具有相同的羰基方向和氢键相互作用。两种形式中的羰基都与 N-H 基团相反,从而形成 lambda (A) 构象。 4NACHD 的整个分子在 β 型中比在 α 型中更加扭曲。根据 4NACHD 和其他化合物的多晶型物的结构比较,β 型中更扭曲的构象可能会使分子偏向堆积成非中心对称结构。初步结果表明,3-(硝基苯胺基)环烷-2-en-1-酮化合物可能比普通非手性有机分子有更高的机会形成非中心对称晶体结构。