Anion‐Coordination‐Assisted Assembly of Supramolecular Charge‐Transfer Complexes Based on Tris(urea) Ligands

Autor: Qiang Zhang, Lekai Hou, Jiawei He, Biao Wu, Hong-Jian Feng, Xiao-Juan Yang, Frank Würthner, Dan Zhang
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Chemistry – A European Journal. 26:1414-1421
ISSN: 1521-3765
0947-6539
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201905021
Popis: Charge-transfer (CT) complexes, formed by noncovalent bonding between electron-rich (donor, D) and electron-deficient (acceptor, A) molecules (or moieties) have attracted considerable attention due to their fascinating structures and potential applications. Herein, we demonstrate that anion coordination is a promising strategy to promote CT complex formation between anion-binding, electron-rich tris(urea) donor ligands (D) and electron-deficient viologen cation acceptors (A), which form co-crystals featuring infinite ⋅⋅⋅DADA⋅⋅⋅ or discrete (circular DADA or three-decker DAD) π-stacking interactions. These CT complexes were studied by X-ray diffraction, UV/Vis spectroscopy, electric conductivity measurements, charge displacement curve (CDC) calculations, and DFT computations.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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