X-ray diffraction analysis elucidated that a pair of hexaarylbiimidazoles was transformed to a complex composed of two lophyl radicals and a piezodimer on irradiation at low temperatures. The piezodimer, the existence of which has been assumed spectroscopically as an unstable isomer, was produced via molecular swapping of two photo-induced lophyl radicals with drastic conformational change. The black crystal reverted to the original structure on warming to 25 °C.
X 射线衍射分析表明,一对六芳基
咪唑在低温辐照下转变为由两个洛
菲基和一个压锁二聚体组成的复合物。这种压锁二聚体是通过两个光诱导的洛
菲自由基的分子交换而产生的,其构象发生了剧烈的变化,从光谱学上看,它是一种不稳定的异构体。当温度升至 25 °C时,黑色晶体又恢复到原来的结构。