Issue 44, 2020

Understanding the structural properties of p-xylylenebis(triphenylphosphonium) cation under different pH and anion conditions

Abstract

The organisation of the p-xylylenebis(triphenylphosphonium) dication in the solid state, in crystals formed under a variety of conditions, at different pH values and in the presence of THF and other potential building moieties including p-sulfonatocalix[4]arene, 1-methyl-3-butylimidazolium and aquated gadolinium(III) has been investigated using single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. Striking changes in the dication conformations (cis- and trans-) that contribute to the different crystal packings of the dication (two-dimensional layerings and three-dimensional scaffoldings) have been established for five different compounds. The interplay and the self-assembled arrays of the dication with other incorporated components and the overall non-covalent interactions have been quantified using Hirshfeld surface analyses.

Graphical abstract: Understanding the structural properties of p-xylylenebis(triphenylphosphonium) cation under different pH and anion conditions

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
31 Aug 2020
Accepted
29 Sep 2020
First published
26 Oct 2020

CrystEngComm, 2020,22, 7704-7715

Understanding the structural properties of p-xylylenebis(triphenylphosphonium) cation under different pH and anion conditions

I. Ling, A. N. Sobolev, B. W. Skelton and C. L. Raston, CrystEngComm, 2020, 22, 7704 DOI: 10.1039/D0CE01274B

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