Contrasting crystal packing arrangements in triiodide salts of radical cations of chiral bis(pyrrolo[3,4-d])tetrathiafulvalenes

DOI: 10.1039/C5CE01430A

Authors: Lee Martin (Nottingham Trent University) , Songjie Yang (Nottingham Trent University) , Andrew C. Brooks (Nottingham Trent University) , Peter Horton (University of Southampton) , Louise Male (University of Southampton) , Ourida Moulfi (Nottingham Trent University) , Lydie Harmand (Nottingham Trent University) , Peter Day (University College London) , William Clegg (Newcastle University) , Ross W. Harrington (Newcastle University) , John D. Wallis (Nottingham Trent University)
Co-authored by industrial partner: No

Type: Journal Paper
Journal: Crystengcomm , VOL 17 (38) , PAGES 7354-7362

State: Published (Approved)
Published: August 2015
Diamond Proposal Number(s): 987

Abstract: Crystal structures of six 1 : 1 triiodide salts of a series of enantiopure bisIJpyrroloij3,4-d])TTF derivatives, the first structures of radical cation salts reported for this bisIJpyrrolo) donor system, show three different arrangements of triiodide ions, organised either in head-to-tail pairs, in infinite lines, or in a castellated arrangement. The complex crystal structures, obtained by electrocrystallisation, are influenced by the presence of solvent, for example changing an ABCABC packing arrangement to ABAB with inclusion of THF, as well as by the size of the chiral side chain.

Subject Areas: Chemistry


Instruments: I19-Small Molecule Single Crystal Diffraction

Other Facilities: 9.8 at SRS

Added On: 05/09/2015 20:26

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Physical Chemistry Chemistry

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Diffraction Single Crystal X-ray Diffraction (SXRD)