Facile Formation of Stable Crystals with Gold-like Metallic Luster from Organic Molecules: 1-Aryl-2-(2-thienyl)-5-[5-(tricyanoethenyl)-2-thienyl]pyrroles
Facile Formation of Stable Crystals with Gold-like Metallic Luster from Organic Molecules: 1-Aryl-2-(2-thienyl)-5-[5-(tricyanoethenyl)-2-thienyl]pyrroles
1-substituted 2,5-dithienyl pyrrole derivatives and film-forming materials
申请人:Chiba University
公开号:US06335452B2
公开(公告)日:2002-01-01
A 1-substituted 2,5-dithienylpyrrole derivative having the following formula (I).
in which R is hydrogen, a substituted or non-substituted alkyl group, or a substituted or non-substituted aromatic group, Y is hydrogen or cyano group, it can be involved the case that one of Ys may be hydrogen and the other may be cyano group, and n is an integer of 1 to 3. The derivative is used for forming films.
A newclass of π-conjugated organiccompounds, 1-aryl-2,5-bis[5-(tricyanoethenyl)-2-thienyl]pyrroles that form gold-like lustrous crystals with a high melting point were obtained. The molecules in these crystals are arranged in a planar sheet to get close to each other via the intermolecular CH⋯N hydrogen bond between the cyano nitrogen and the hydrogen of the nearest thiophene or pyrrole ring, which
Facile Formation of Stable Crystals with Gold-like Metallic Luster from Organic Molecules: 1-Aryl-2-(2-thienyl)-5-[5-(tricyanoethenyl)-2-thienyl]pyrroles
The derivatives of 1-phenyl-2-(2-thienyl)-5-[5-(tricyanoethenyl)-2-thienyl]pyrrole (1a) formed crystals with gold-like or bronze-like metallic luster. When a small substituent is located at the para position of the 1-phenyl group, gold-like lustrous crystals were formed. In contrast, the derivatives of 1 having a longer alkyl chain at the para position of the 1-phenyl group gave bronze-like crystals. The gold-like lustrous crystals have a sheet structure. In the sheet, the molecules of 1 are close to each other via the intermolecular interaction of cyano nitrogen with the hydrogen of the nearest thiophene or pyrrole ring, which enables the side-by-side interaction of the cyano group with the nearest thiophene and pyrrole rings. The bronze-like crystals have a lamella structure of the long alkyl chains that is sandwiched by two π-electron walls. In the wall, the 2-(2-thienyl)-5-[5-(tricyanoethenyl)-2-thienyl]pyrrole moieties are arranged in a ribbon structure to interact to each other. The relationship of the arrangement of the 2-(2-thienyl)-5-[5-(tricyanoethenyl)-2-thienyl]pyrrole moieties with the metallic color of the crystals is discussed.