期刊
IUCRJ
卷 1, 期 -, 页码 318-327出版社
INT UNION CRYSTALLOGRAPHY
DOI: 10.1107/S2052252514015966
关键词
crystallization; structural transformation; ring-opening isomerism; solid solution; disorder
资金
- 973 Program [2012CB821701]
- NSF of China [21121061, 91222201, 21173272, 21103233]
- NSF of Guangdong Province [S2013030013474]
- FRF for Central Universities [13lgpy12]
- RFDP of Higher Education of China [20120171130006]
A rare example is reported in which discrete Ag2L2 ring and (AgL)(infinity) chain motifs [L = N,N'-bis(3-imidazol-1-yl-propyl)-pyromellitic diimide] co-crystallize in the same crystal lattice with varying ratios and degrees of disorder. Crystal structures obtained from representative crystals reveal compatible packing arrangements of the cyclic and polymeric isomers within the crystal lattice, which enables them to co-exist within a crystalline solid solution. A feasible pathway for transformation between the isomers is suggested via facile rotation of the coordinating imidazolyl groups. This chemical system could provide a chance for direct observation of ring-opening isomerization at the crystal surface. Mass spectrometry and H-1 NMR titration show a dynamic equilibrium between cyclic and oligomeric species in solution, and a potential crystallization process is suggested involving alignment of precursors directed by aromatic stacking interactions between pyromellitic diimide units, followed by ring-opening isomerization at the interface between the solid and the solution. Both cyclic and oligomeric species can act as precursors, with interconversion between them being facile due to a low energy barrier for rotation of the imidazole rings. Thermogravimetric analysis and variable-temperature powder X-ray diffraction indicate a transition to a different crystalline phase around 120 degrees C, which is associated with loss of solvent from the crystal lattice.
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