Crown ether alkali metal TCNQ complexes revisited – the impact of smaller cation complexes on their solid-state architecture and properties

Bingjia Yan, Peter N Horton, Andrea E Russell, Christopher Wedge, Simon C Weston, Martin Christopher Grossel

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Abstract

The solid-state behaviour of four alkali metal TCNQ complexes: (15-crown-5)LiTCNQ (1), (15-crown-5)NaTCNQ (2), (15-crown-5)Li(TCNQ)2.H2O (3.H2O) and (15-crown-5)Na(TCNQ)2.H2O (4.H2O) has been explored by single crystal X-ray diffraction, Infrared (IR), Raman and Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR) measurements. The presence of a small cation and ionophore leads to subtle changes in behaviour compared with their larger alkali metal analogues and in the hydrated salts water bridges form links between the crown-encapsulated cations and neighbouring TCNQ stacks.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3273-3279
Number of pages7
JournalCrystEngComm
Volume21
Issue number21
Early online date30 Apr 2019
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Jun 2019

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