Crystal structure and photoreactivity of a halogen-bonded cocrystal based upon 1,2-diiodoperchlorobenzene and 1,2-bis(pyridin-4-yl)ethylene
Crystal structure and photoreactivity of a halogen-bonded cocrystal based upon 1,2-diiodoperchlorobenzene and 1,2-bis(pyridin-4-yl)ethylene
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DOI:
10.1107/s2053229620006233
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发表时间:
2020-06-01
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0.8
通讯作者:
Groeneman, Ryan H.
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作者:
Bosch, Eric;Battle, Jessica D.;Groeneman, Ryan H.
The formation of a photoreactive cocrystal based upon 1,2-diiodoperchlorobenzene (1,2-C6I2Cl4) and trans-1,2-bis(pyridin-4-yl)ethylene (BPE) has been achieved. The resulting cocrystal, 2(1,2-C6I2Cl4)center dot(BPE) or C6Cl4I2 center dot 0.5C(12)H(10)N(2), comprises planar sheets of the components held together by the combination of I center dot center dot center dot N halogen bonds and halogen-halogen contacts. Notably, the 1,2-C6I2Cl4 molecules pi-stack in a homogeneous and face-to-face orientation that results in an infinite column of the halogen-bond donor. As a consequence of this stacking arrangement and I center dot center dot center dot N halogen bonds, molecules of BPE also stack in this type of pattern. In particular, neighbouring ethylene groups in BPE are found to be parallel and within the accepted distance for a photoreaction. Upon exposure to ultraviolet light, the cocrystal undergoes a solid-state [2 + 2] cycloaddition reaction that produces rctt-tetrakis(pyridin-4-yl)cyclobutane (TPCB) with an overall yield of 89%. A solvent-free approach utilizing dry vortex grinding of the components also resulted in a photoreactive material with a similar yield.