Solid-state [2+2] Photocycloaddition Reaction of Zinc(II) Complex Based on Quaternized 1,2-Bis(4′-pyridyl)ethylene

Mengze Jia, Li Sun, Yunrui Chen, Jie Zhang*

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Abstract

A photoactive metal-organic complex [Zn2(BCbpe)2(p-DBC)2]·5H2O(1) has been synthesized based on an olefin-containing pyridinium compound, 1-(4-carboxybenzyl)-4-[2-(4-pyridyl)-vinyl] pyridinium chloride(HBCbpeCl), and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, IR spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction and thermogravimetric analysis, respectively. In the solid state, the BCbpe ligands are packed in a head-to-tail manner through weak cation-π interaction, undergoing a photo-induced cycloaddition quantitatively upon UV-light irradiation.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)181-185
Number of pages5
JournalChemical Research in Chinese Universities
Volume38
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2022

Keywords

  • Pyridinium
  • Solid-state photoreaction
  • [2+2] cycloaddition

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