Issue 38, 2021

Novel TCNQ-stacking motifs in (12-crown-4)-complexes of alkali metal TCNQ salts

Abstract

An investigation of the solid-state behaviour of five 12-crown-4 alkali metal TCNQ complexes, (12-crown-4)2LiTCNQ (1), (12-crown-4)2NaTCNQ (2), (12-crown-4)2Li(TCNQ)2 (3), (12-crown-4)2Na(TCNQ)2 (4), and (12-crown-4)2K(TCNQ)2 (5), reveals an unusual “cross-stitch” packing motif with the extended face-to-face π-stacked TCNQ˙ columns present in complexes 1 and 2. The effect of the presence of additional neutral TCNQ0 has also been explored.

Graphical abstract: Novel TCNQ-stacking motifs in (12-crown-4)-complexes of alkali metal TCNQ salts

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
11 Mha 2021
Accepted
30 Mha 2021
First published
31 Mha 2021
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY-NC license

CrystEngComm, 2021,23, 6755-6760

Novel TCNQ-stacking motifs in (12-crown-4)-complexes of alkali metal TCNQ salts

B. Yan, P. N. Horton, S. C. Weston, A. E. Russell and M. C. Grossel, CrystEngComm, 2021, 23, 6755 DOI: 10.1039/D1CE01075A

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