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Title: Tuning charge-assisted and weak hydrogen bonds in molecular complexes of the proton sponge DMAN by acid co-former substitution

Abstract

Nine new molecular complexes of the proton sponge 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene (DMAN) with substituted benzoic acid co-formers have been engineered with varying component stoichiometries (1:1, 1:2 or 1:3). These complexes are all ionic in nature, following proton transfer between the acid co-former and DMAN; the extracted proton is held by DMAN in all instances in an intramolecular [N-H…N]+ hydrogen bond. A number of structural features are common to all complexes and are found to be tunable in a predictable way using systematic acid co-former substitution. These features include charge-assisted hydrogen bonds formed between acid co-formers in hydrogen bonding motifs consistent with complex stoichiometry, and weak hydrogen bonds which facilitate the crystal packing of DMAN and acid co-former components into a regular motif. Possible crystal structure tuning by co-former substitution can aid the rational design of such materials, offering the potential to target solid-state properties that may be influenced by these interactions.Varying the electronic character of the acid co-former substituent group predictably alters weak and strong intermolecular interactions.

Authors:
ORCiD logo [1];  [1];  [2]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [3]; ORCiD logo [2];  [2]; ORCiD logo [4]; ORCiD logo [5];  [2]
  1. Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, UK
  2. Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK
  3. Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK, School of Physical Sciences
  4. Advanced Light Source, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, Berkeley, USA
  5. Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, UK, Research Complex at Harwell
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1437501
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1465424
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
CrystEngComm
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: CrystEngComm Journal Volume: 20 Journal Issue: 22; Journal ID: ISSN 1466-8033
Publisher:
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

Citation Formats

Saunders, Lucy K., Nowell, Harriott, Spencer, Helen C. E., Hatcher, Lauren E., Shepherd, Helena J., Thomas, Lynne H., Jones, Charlotte L., Teat, Simon J., Raithby, Paul R., and Wilson, Chick C. Tuning charge-assisted and weak hydrogen bonds in molecular complexes of the proton sponge DMAN by acid co-former substitution. United Kingdom: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1039/C8CE00443A.
Saunders, Lucy K., Nowell, Harriott, Spencer, Helen C. E., Hatcher, Lauren E., Shepherd, Helena J., Thomas, Lynne H., Jones, Charlotte L., Teat, Simon J., Raithby, Paul R., & Wilson, Chick C. Tuning charge-assisted and weak hydrogen bonds in molecular complexes of the proton sponge DMAN by acid co-former substitution. United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CE00443A
Saunders, Lucy K., Nowell, Harriott, Spencer, Helen C. E., Hatcher, Lauren E., Shepherd, Helena J., Thomas, Lynne H., Jones, Charlotte L., Teat, Simon J., Raithby, Paul R., and Wilson, Chick C. Mon . "Tuning charge-assisted and weak hydrogen bonds in molecular complexes of the proton sponge DMAN by acid co-former substitution". United Kingdom. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CE00443A.
@article{osti_1437501,
title = {Tuning charge-assisted and weak hydrogen bonds in molecular complexes of the proton sponge DMAN by acid co-former substitution},
author = {Saunders, Lucy K. and Nowell, Harriott and Spencer, Helen C. E. and Hatcher, Lauren E. and Shepherd, Helena J. and Thomas, Lynne H. and Jones, Charlotte L. and Teat, Simon J. and Raithby, Paul R. and Wilson, Chick C.},
abstractNote = {Nine new molecular complexes of the proton sponge 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene (DMAN) with substituted benzoic acid co-formers have been engineered with varying component stoichiometries (1:1, 1:2 or 1:3). These complexes are all ionic in nature, following proton transfer between the acid co-former and DMAN; the extracted proton is held by DMAN in all instances in an intramolecular [N-H…N]+ hydrogen bond. A number of structural features are common to all complexes and are found to be tunable in a predictable way using systematic acid co-former substitution. These features include charge-assisted hydrogen bonds formed between acid co-formers in hydrogen bonding motifs consistent with complex stoichiometry, and weak hydrogen bonds which facilitate the crystal packing of DMAN and acid co-former components into a regular motif. Possible crystal structure tuning by co-former substitution can aid the rational design of such materials, offering the potential to target solid-state properties that may be influenced by these interactions.Varying the electronic character of the acid co-former substituent group predictably alters weak and strong intermolecular interactions.},
doi = {10.1039/C8CE00443A},
journal = {CrystEngComm},
number = 22,
volume = 20,
place = {United Kingdom},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2018},
month = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2018}
}

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Scheme 1 Scheme 1: The crystal packing of the DMANH+ cation and ACID- anion via weak hydrogen bonding interactions; the hydrogen bonded acid (ACID-) unit is oriented towards the DMAN cation methyl groups.

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