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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 181-185 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Chemical Research in Chinese Universities |
Volume | 38 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Feb 2022 |
Keywords
- Pyridinium
- Solid-state photoreaction
- [2+2] cycloaddition
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Jia, M., Sun, L., Chen, Y., & Zhang, J. (2022). Solid-state [2+2] Photocycloaddition Reaction of Zinc(II) Complex Based on Quaternized 1,2-Bis(4′-pyridyl)ethylene. Chemical Research in Chinese Universities, 38(1), 181-185. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40242-021-1226-z