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Crystallographic Information File (CIF) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536807046326/tk2194sup1.cif | |
Structure factor file (CIF format) https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536807046326/tk2194Isup2.hkl |
CCDC reference: 651839
Key indicators
- Single-crystal X-ray study
- T = 291 K
- Mean (C-C) = 0.005 Å
- Disorder in main residue
- R factor = 0.062
- wR factor = 0.181
- Data-to-parameter ratio = 15.0
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Alert level C PLAT301_ALERT_3_C Main Residue Disorder ......................... 13.00 Perc. PLAT340_ALERT_3_C Low Bond Precision on C-C Bonds (x 1000) Ang ... 5 PLAT764_ALERT_4_C Overcomplete CIF Bond List Detected (Rep/Expd) . 1.12 Ratio
Alert level G PLAT860_ALERT_3_G Note: Number of Least-Squares Restraints ....... 244
0 ALERT level A = In general: serious problem 0 ALERT level B = Potentially serious problem 3 ALERT level C = Check and explain 1 ALERT level G = General alerts; check 0 ALERT type 1 CIF construction/syntax error, inconsistent or missing data 0 ALERT type 2 Indicator that the structure model may be wrong or deficient 3 ALERT type 3 Indicator that the structure quality may be low 1 ALERT type 4 Improvement, methodology, query or suggestion 0 ALERT type 5 Informative message, check
The title compound, (Ia) was originally derived from thiophene, (1); Scheme 3. Firstly, 2-heptylthiophene derivative (2) was obtained in high yield by reacting thiophene (1) (5.0 g, 59.42 mmol) with 1-bromoheptane (49.52 mmol) in the presence of n-BuLi/hexane solution (23.77 ml, 59.42 mmol) at 195 K. Then, 5-heptylthiophene-2-carbaldehyde (3) (8.99 g, 42.73 mmol) was obtained in 71.9% yield by the acylation of 2-heptylthiophene (2) (10.83 g, 59.42 mmol) with DMF/POCl3. 3-Bromo-2-heptyl-5-formylthiophene (4) (7.10 g, 24.56 mmol), was obtained in 57.5% yield by bromination of (3) (8.99 g, 42.73 mmol) in acetic acid at room temperature. The dioxolane acetal (5) (4.37 g, 13.10 mmol) was prepared in 53.3% yield by refluxing under Dean-Stark conditions in the presence of (4) (7.10 g, 24.56 mmol), glycol (8.17 ml, 143.3 mmol), and p-toluenesulfonic acid (0.07 g) in benzene (200 ml). To a stirred solution of (5) (4.37 g, 13.10 mmol) in THF (100 ml) was added dropwise a 2.5 mol/L n-BuLi (5.24 ml, 13.10 mmol) at 195 K under a N2 atmosphere. Stirring was continued for 40 minutes, perfluorocyclopentene (0.90 ml, 6.05 mmol) was slowly added to the reaction mixture, and the mixture was stirred for 3.0 h at 195 K. The reaction was stopped by the addition of water. Through a series of routine operations, 1,2-bis{2-heptyl-5-[2-(1,3-dioxolane)]-3-thienyl}perfluorocyclopentene (1.20 g, 1.82 mmol), was obtained in 25.2% yield. Finally, the title compound (Ia) was produced in 81.3% yield by hydrolyzing (6), and the colorless crystals were obtained by slow vapor diffusion of the mixture of chloroform and hexane(chloroform/hexane = 1/3); m.p. 328.7 K-329.2 K. Analysis found: C 58.86, H 5.69, F 19.43, O 5.43, S 10.98; C29H34F6O2S2 requires: C 58.77, H 5.78, F 19.23, O 5.40, S 10.82. 1H NMR (400 MHz, CDCl3): δ 0.85 (t, 6H, J = 6.8 Hz), δ 1.17 (s, 12H), δ 1.25–1.26 (m, 4H), δ 1.36 (s, 4H), δ 2.23 (t, 4H, J = 7.4 Hz), δ 7.73 (s, 2H), δ 9.87 (s, 2H). 13C NMR (100 MHz, CDCl3) δ 13.99, 22.54, 28.82, 29.13, 29.80, 30.95, 31.56, 124.89, 135.45, 136.69, 142.23, 158.29, 181.78. IR (KBr, cm-1): 943, 977, 996, 1086, 1125, 1193, 1321, 1271, 1327, 1384, 1462, 1544, 2857, 2960, 3097.
The H atoms were allowed to ride on their parent atoms with C—H = 0.93–0.97 Å, and with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C) or 1.5Ueq(methyl-C). The methyl groups were treated as rigid groups and allowed to rotate about the C—C bond. The CF3 group was found to be disordered over two positions. From anisotropic refinement, the site occupancies for the primed and unprimed F atoms were 0.539 (5):0.461.
Organic photochromic materials have attracted much attention owing their potential application to optical memory media and optical switches (Dürr & Bouas-Laurent, 1990; Irie, 2000; Tian & Yang, 2004). In addition, dithienylethenes bearing formyl groups are of special interest because the formyl group can be easily functionalized by some simple reactions (Pu et al., 2005; Zheng et al., 2007). In this work, a new dithienylethene with formyl groups, (Ia), was synthesized and its structure presented.
The molecular structure of (Ia), Fig. 1 and Table 1, has 2-fold symmetry and packs in a photoactive anti-parallel conformation. In the hexafluorocyclopentene ring, the C13=C13i double bond, 1.350 (5) Å, links the thiophene rings; i: 2 - x, y, -z + 1/2.
The two heptyl groups are located on different sides of the double bond and this configuration is crucial to allow the compound to exhibit photochromic and photoinduced properties (Woodward & Hoffmann, 1970). The dihedral angles between the hexafluorocyclopentene ring and the two thiophene rings is 47.37 (3)°. The distance between the two reactive C4 atoms, C4···C4i, is 3.743 (2) Å. This distance indicates that the crystal can undergo photochromism because the photochromic reactivity of crystals depends on the distance between the reactive C atoms being less than 4.2 Å (Kobatake et al., 2004).
Crystals of (Ib) show photochromism in accordance with the expected ring closure, to form (Ib); Scheme 2. Upon irradiation with 313 nm light, the colorless single crystals of (Ia) turned green quickly. When the green crystal was dissolved in hexane, the solution also showed a green color, with an absorption maximum at 632 nm, consistent with the presence of the closed-ring isomer, (Ib). Upon irradiation with visible light with a wavelength greater than 510 nm, the green crystal can return to its initial colorless state, and the absorption spectrum of the hexane solution containing the colorless crystal is the same as that of solution of the open-ring form, (Ia), with the absorption maximum at 261 nm.
For related literature, see: Dürr & Bouas-Laurent (1990); Irie (2000); Kobatake et al. (2004); Pu et al. (2005); Tian & Yang (2004); Woodward & Hoffmann (1970); Zheng et al. (2007).
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 1997); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 1997); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 1997); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Bruker, 1997); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Bruker, 1997).
C29H34F6O2S2 | F(000) = 1240 |
Mr = 592.68 | Dx = 1.298 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -C 2yc | Cell parameters from 4940 reflections |
a = 20.929 (7) Å | θ = 2.5–28.3° |
b = 8.945 (3) Å | µ = 0.24 mm−1 |
c = 17.232 (6) Å | T = 291 K |
β = 109.905 (4)° | Block, yellow |
V = 3033.4 (18) Å3 | 0.49 × 0.48 × 0.47 mm |
Z = 4 |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2816 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2357 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.019 |
φ and ω scans | θmax = 25.5°, θmin = 2.5° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −25→25 |
Tmin = 0.893, Tmax = 0.897 | k = −10→10 |
10891 measured reflections | l = −20→20 |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.062 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.181 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0872P)2 + 4.7076P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2816 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
188 parameters | Δρmax = 0.62 e Å−3 |
244 restraints | Δρmin = −0.36 e Å−3 |
C29H34F6O2S2 | V = 3033.4 (18) Å3 |
Mr = 592.68 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, C2/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 20.929 (7) Å | µ = 0.24 mm−1 |
b = 8.945 (3) Å | T = 291 K |
c = 17.232 (6) Å | 0.49 × 0.48 × 0.47 mm |
β = 109.905 (4)° |
Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2816 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 2357 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.893, Tmax = 0.897 | Rint = 0.019 |
10891 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.062 | 244 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.181 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.62 e Å−3 |
2816 reflections | Δρmin = −0.36 e Å−3 |
188 parameters |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) | |
F1 | 1.0631 (4) | 0.6550 (10) | 0.1574 (4) | 0.0940 (14) | 0.461 (5) |
F2 | 1.1096 (4) | 0.6430 (12) | 0.2892 (5) | 0.0907 (17) | 0.461 (5) |
F3 | 1.0407 (3) | 0.7837 (6) | 0.3284 (4) | 0.0925 (10) | 0.461 (5) |
F1' | 1.0266 (3) | 0.6557 (8) | 0.1389 (4) | 0.0940 (14) | 0.539 (5) |
F2' | 1.1124 (3) | 0.6621 (10) | 0.2556 (5) | 0.0907 (17) | 0.539 (5) |
F3' | 0.9726 (2) | 0.8465 (5) | 0.2076 (4) | 0.0925 (10) | 0.539 (5) |
S1 | 1.08117 (4) | 0.09048 (9) | 0.15338 (5) | 0.0627 (3) | |
O1 | 1.23276 (12) | 0.0233 (3) | 0.20361 (19) | 0.0937 (9) | |
C1 | 1.14975 (13) | 0.1952 (4) | 0.21100 (19) | 0.0578 (7) | |
C2 | 1.13026 (13) | 0.3251 (3) | 0.23615 (19) | 0.0530 (7) | |
H2 | 1.1607 | 0.3966 | 0.2669 | 0.064* | |
C3 | 1.05849 (12) | 0.3415 (3) | 0.21070 (17) | 0.0476 (6) | |
C4 | 1.02487 (13) | 0.2223 (3) | 0.16359 (18) | 0.0511 (6) | |
C5 | 1.21892 (16) | 0.1423 (4) | 0.2270 (2) | 0.0712 (9) | |
H5 | 1.2546 | 0.2039 | 0.2571 | 0.085* | |
C6 | 0.94978 (14) | 0.1969 (4) | 0.1237 (2) | 0.0626 (8) | |
H6A | 0.9274 | 0.2934 | 0.1116 | 0.075* | |
H6B | 0.9332 | 0.1469 | 0.1631 | 0.075* | |
C7 | 0.92932 (17) | 0.1061 (5) | 0.0454 (2) | 0.0785 (10) | |
H7A | 0.9482 | 0.0063 | 0.0580 | 0.094* | |
H7B | 0.9486 | 0.1514 | 0.0072 | 0.094* | |
C8 | 0.85209 (17) | 0.0942 (5) | 0.0037 (2) | 0.0839 (11) | |
H8A | 0.8340 | 0.1942 | −0.0108 | 0.101* | |
H8B | 0.8429 | 0.0388 | −0.0473 | 0.101* | |
C9 | 0.81418 (19) | 0.0210 (6) | 0.0535 (3) | 0.0902 (11) | |
H9A | 0.8190 | 0.0826 | 0.1015 | 0.108* | |
H9B | 0.8354 | −0.0747 | 0.0731 | 0.108* | |
C10 | 0.73906 (19) | −0.0048 (5) | 0.0079 (3) | 0.0872 (11) | |
H10A | 0.7191 | 0.0894 | −0.0165 | 0.105* | |
H10B | 0.7346 | −0.0739 | −0.0370 | 0.105* | |
C11 | 0.6991 (2) | −0.0630 (7) | 0.0565 (3) | 0.1104 (16) | |
H11A | 0.7044 | 0.0052 | 0.1020 | 0.132* | |
H11B | 0.7186 | −0.1580 | 0.0800 | 0.132* | |
C12 | 0.6247 (2) | −0.0859 (7) | 0.0122 (3) | 0.1195 (18) | |
H12A | 0.6033 | 0.0089 | −0.0059 | 0.179* | |
H12B | 0.6048 | −0.1318 | 0.0489 | 0.179* | |
H12C | 0.6183 | −0.1495 | −0.0347 | 0.179* | |
C13 | 1.02544 (13) | 0.4699 (3) | 0.23425 (18) | 0.0487 (6) | |
C14 | 1.04707 (16) | 0.6270 (4) | 0.2242 (2) | 0.0671 (8) | |
C15 | 1.0000 | 0.7277 (5) | 0.2500 | 0.0718 (12) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
F1 | 0.117 (4) | 0.0690 (15) | 0.121 (3) | −0.015 (4) | 0.073 (3) | 0.013 (2) |
F2 | 0.0505 (12) | 0.052 (2) | 0.175 (5) | −0.0202 (11) | 0.047 (3) | 0.005 (4) |
F3 | 0.091 (2) | 0.048 (2) | 0.133 (3) | 0.0038 (14) | 0.030 (2) | 0.0042 (19) |
F1' | 0.117 (4) | 0.0690 (15) | 0.121 (3) | −0.015 (4) | 0.073 (3) | 0.013 (2) |
F2' | 0.0505 (12) | 0.052 (2) | 0.175 (5) | −0.0202 (11) | 0.047 (3) | 0.005 (4) |
F3' | 0.091 (2) | 0.048 (2) | 0.133 (3) | 0.0038 (14) | 0.030 (2) | 0.0042 (19) |
S1 | 0.0457 (4) | 0.0577 (5) | 0.0877 (6) | 0.0065 (3) | 0.0266 (4) | −0.0105 (4) |
O1 | 0.0540 (14) | 0.101 (2) | 0.122 (2) | 0.0308 (14) | 0.0251 (14) | −0.0024 (17) |
C1 | 0.0372 (13) | 0.0638 (17) | 0.0755 (18) | 0.0038 (12) | 0.0234 (12) | 0.0096 (14) |
C2 | 0.0359 (12) | 0.0528 (15) | 0.0725 (17) | −0.0019 (11) | 0.0215 (12) | 0.0059 (13) |
C3 | 0.0366 (12) | 0.0456 (13) | 0.0634 (15) | −0.0016 (10) | 0.0206 (11) | 0.0041 (11) |
C4 | 0.0386 (13) | 0.0505 (15) | 0.0677 (16) | 0.0031 (11) | 0.0224 (12) | −0.0022 (12) |
C5 | 0.0433 (15) | 0.081 (2) | 0.089 (2) | 0.0160 (15) | 0.0233 (15) | 0.0069 (18) |
C6 | 0.0417 (14) | 0.0649 (18) | 0.0811 (19) | 0.0002 (13) | 0.0206 (13) | −0.0169 (15) |
C7 | 0.0537 (17) | 0.098 (3) | 0.081 (2) | 0.0004 (17) | 0.0191 (15) | −0.0204 (19) |
C8 | 0.0565 (18) | 0.107 (3) | 0.080 (2) | −0.0011 (18) | 0.0139 (16) | −0.021 (2) |
C9 | 0.0603 (19) | 0.115 (3) | 0.085 (2) | 0.001 (2) | 0.0105 (17) | −0.008 (2) |
C10 | 0.064 (2) | 0.098 (3) | 0.092 (2) | −0.0039 (19) | 0.0181 (18) | −0.006 (2) |
C11 | 0.080 (3) | 0.144 (4) | 0.097 (3) | −0.021 (3) | 0.017 (2) | 0.016 (3) |
C12 | 0.081 (3) | 0.154 (5) | 0.118 (4) | −0.024 (3) | 0.028 (3) | 0.025 (3) |
C13 | 0.0378 (12) | 0.0408 (13) | 0.0652 (16) | −0.0025 (10) | 0.0148 (11) | 0.0004 (11) |
C14 | 0.0612 (17) | 0.0490 (16) | 0.097 (2) | −0.0090 (13) | 0.0343 (16) | 0.0020 (15) |
C15 | 0.064 (2) | 0.041 (2) | 0.101 (3) | 0.000 | 0.017 (2) | 0.000 |
F1—C14 | 1.327 (6) | C7—H7B | 0.9700 |
F2—C14 | 1.411 (7) | C8—C9 | 1.503 (6) |
F3—C15 | 1.421 (6) | C8—H8A | 0.9700 |
F1'—C14 | 1.407 (6) | C8—H8B | 0.9700 |
F2'—C14 | 1.326 (6) | C9—C10 | 1.517 (5) |
F3'—C15 | 1.307 (5) | C9—H9A | 0.9700 |
F3'—F3'i | 1.519 (11) | C9—H9B | 0.9700 |
S1—C1 | 1.718 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.465 (6) |
S1—C4 | 1.718 (3) | C10—H10A | 0.9700 |
O1—C5 | 1.208 (4) | C10—H10B | 0.9700 |
C1—C2 | 1.351 (4) | C11—C12 | 1.497 (6) |
C1—C5 | 1.457 (4) | C11—H11A | 0.9700 |
C2—C3 | 1.422 (3) | C11—H11B | 0.9700 |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C12—H12A | 0.9600 |
C3—C4 | 1.379 (4) | C12—H12B | 0.9600 |
C3—C13 | 1.468 (4) | C12—H12C | 0.9600 |
C4—C6 | 1.503 (4) | C13—C13i | 1.350 (5) |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C13—C14 | 1.505 (4) |
C6—C7 | 1.508 (5) | C14—C15 | 1.509 (4) |
C6—H6A | 0.9700 | C15—F3'i | 1.307 (5) |
C6—H6B | 0.9700 | C15—F3i | 1.421 (6) |
C7—C8 | 1.533 (5) | C15—C14i | 1.510 (4) |
C7—H7A | 0.9700 | ||
C15—F3'—F3'i | 54.5 (3) | C9—C10—H10A | 108.1 |
C4—S1—C1 | 91.94 (14) | C11—C10—H10B | 108.1 |
C2—C1—C5 | 127.4 (3) | C9—C10—H10B | 108.1 |
C2—C1—S1 | 111.7 (2) | H10A—C10—H10B | 107.3 |
C5—C1—S1 | 120.9 (3) | C10—C11—C12 | 117.0 (4) |
C1—C2—C3 | 113.1 (3) | C10—C11—H11A | 108.0 |
C1—C2—H2 | 123.5 | C12—C11—H11A | 108.0 |
C3—C2—H2 | 123.5 | C10—C11—H11B | 108.0 |
C4—C3—C2 | 112.1 (2) | C12—C11—H11B | 108.0 |
C4—C3—C13 | 125.0 (2) | H11A—C11—H11B | 107.3 |
C2—C3—C13 | 122.9 (2) | C11—C12—H12A | 109.5 |
C3—C4—C6 | 129.1 (2) | C11—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
C3—C4—S1 | 111.14 (19) | H12A—C12—H12B | 109.5 |
C6—C4—S1 | 119.8 (2) | C11—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
O1—C5—C1 | 123.9 (3) | H12A—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
O1—C5—H5 | 118.0 | H12B—C12—H12C | 109.5 |
C1—C5—H5 | 118.0 | C13i—C13—C3 | 128.44 (14) |
C4—C6—C7 | 115.1 (2) | C13i—C13—C14 | 110.86 (16) |
C4—C6—H6A | 108.5 | C3—C13—C14 | 120.7 (2) |
C7—C6—H6A | 108.5 | F2'—C14—F1 | 77.3 (4) |
C4—C6—H6B | 108.5 | F2'—C14—F1' | 106.7 (4) |
C7—C6—H6B | 108.5 | F1—C14—F2 | 103.3 (4) |
H6A—C6—H6B | 107.5 | F1'—C14—F2 | 133.0 (4) |
C6—C7—C8 | 113.0 (3) | F2'—C14—C13 | 118.9 (4) |
C6—C7—H7A | 109.0 | F1—C14—C13 | 116.8 (5) |
C8—C7—H7A | 109.0 | F1'—C14—C13 | 107.2 (4) |
C6—C7—H7B | 109.0 | F2—C14—C13 | 103.7 (5) |
C8—C7—H7B | 109.0 | F2'—C14—C15 | 115.1 (5) |
H7A—C7—H7B | 107.8 | F1—C14—C15 | 121.7 (5) |
C9—C8—C7 | 116.1 (3) | F1'—C14—C15 | 101.7 (4) |
C9—C8—H8A | 108.3 | F2—C14—C15 | 103.1 (5) |
C7—C8—H8A | 108.3 | C13—C14—C15 | 105.7 (2) |
C9—C8—H8B | 108.3 | F3'i—C15—F3' | 71.1 (6) |
C7—C8—H8B | 108.3 | F3i—C15—F3 | 138.7 (6) |
H8A—C8—H8B | 107.4 | F3'i—C15—C14 | 116.4 (2) |
C8—C9—C10 | 115.2 (3) | F3'—C15—C14 | 121.8 (3) |
C8—C9—H9A | 108.5 | F3i—C15—C14 | 99.8 (3) |
C10—C9—H9A | 108.5 | F3—C15—C14 | 104.6 (3) |
C8—C9—H9B | 108.5 | F3'i—C15—C14i | 121.8 (3) |
C10—C9—H9B | 108.5 | F3'—C15—C14i | 116.4 (2) |
H9A—C9—H9B | 107.5 | F3i—C15—C14i | 104.6 (3) |
C11—C10—C9 | 116.7 (4) | F3—C15—C14i | 99.8 (3) |
C11—C10—H10A | 108.1 | C14—C15—C14i | 106.8 (3) |
C4—S1—C1—C2 | −0.5 (2) | C3—C13—C14—F2 | −74.9 (5) |
C4—S1—C1—C5 | −179.8 (3) | C13i—C13—C14—C15 | −2.7 (4) |
C5—C1—C2—C3 | −179.3 (3) | C3—C13—C14—C15 | 177.0 (2) |
S1—C1—C2—C3 | 1.4 (3) | F3'i—F3'—C15—F3i | −166.3 (8) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −1.9 (4) | F3'i—F3'—C15—F3 | 7.9 (5) |
C1—C2—C3—C13 | 176.8 (3) | F3'i—F3'—C15—C14 | −109.9 (4) |
C2—C3—C4—C6 | −178.9 (3) | F3'i—F3'—C15—C14i | 116.8 (3) |
C13—C3—C4—C6 | 2.3 (5) | F2'—C14—C15—F3'i | 7.4 (5) |
C2—C3—C4—S1 | 1.5 (3) | F1—C14—C15—F3'i | −82.8 (5) |
C13—C3—C4—S1 | −177.2 (2) | F1'—C14—C15—F3'i | −107.6 (4) |
C1—S1—C4—C3 | −0.6 (2) | F2—C14—C15—F3'i | 32.1 (5) |
C1—S1—C4—C6 | 179.8 (3) | C13—C14—C15—F3'i | 140.7 (4) |
C2—C1—C5—O1 | 178.8 (3) | F2'—C14—C15—F3' | 90.6 (6) |
S1—C1—C5—O1 | −1.9 (5) | F1—C14—C15—F3' | 0.4 (7) |
C3—C4—C6—C7 | 150.0 (3) | F1'—C14—C15—F3' | −24.4 (5) |
S1—C4—C6—C7 | −30.5 (4) | F2—C14—C15—F3' | 115.3 (5) |
C4—C6—C7—C8 | −175.4 (3) | C13—C14—C15—F3' | −136.1 (4) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | −60.8 (5) | F2'—C14—C15—F3i | 119.1 (5) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | −173.7 (4) | F1—C14—C15—F3i | 28.9 (6) |
C8—C9—C10—C11 | −174.4 (4) | F1'—C14—C15—F3i | 4.2 (5) |
C9—C10—C11—C12 | 178.9 (5) | F2—C14—C15—F3i | 143.8 (5) |
C4—C3—C13—C13i | 47.4 (5) | C13—C14—C15—F3i | −107.6 (3) |
C2—C3—C13—C13i | −131.2 (4) | F2'—C14—C15—F3 | −27.2 (5) |
C4—C3—C13—C14 | −132.3 (3) | F1—C14—C15—F3 | −117.4 (5) |
C2—C3—C13—C14 | 49.0 (4) | F1'—C14—C15—F3 | −142.2 (4) |
C13i—C13—C14—F2' | 128.5 (5) | F2—C14—C15—F3 | −2.5 (5) |
C3—C13—C14—F2' | −51.8 (6) | C13—C14—C15—F3 | 106.1 (4) |
C13i—C13—C14—F1 | −141.7 (5) | F2'—C14—C15—C14i | −132.4 (4) |
C3—C13—C14—F1 | 38.0 (6) | F1—C14—C15—C14i | 137.4 (5) |
C13i—C13—C14—F1' | −110.6 (4) | F1'—C14—C15—C14i | 112.7 (3) |
C3—C13—C14—F1' | 69.2 (4) | F2—C14—C15—C14i | −107.6 (4) |
C13i—C13—C14—F2 | 105.4 (6) | C13—C14—C15—C14i | 0.93 (13) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+2, y, −z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C29H34F6O2S2 |
Mr | 592.68 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, C2/c |
Temperature (K) | 291 |
a, b, c (Å) | 20.929 (7), 8.945 (3), 17.232 (6) |
β (°) | 109.905 (4) |
V (Å3) | 3033.4 (18) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.24 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.49 × 0.48 × 0.47 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEXII CCD area-detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.893, 0.897 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 10891, 2816, 2357 |
Rint | 0.019 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.606 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.062, 0.181, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 2816 |
No. of parameters | 188 |
No. of restraints | 244 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.62, −0.36 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 1997), SAINT (Bruker, 1997), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997), SHELXTL (Bruker, 1997).
S1—C1 | 1.718 (3) | C13—C13i | 1.350 (5) |
S1—C4 | 1.718 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.505 (4) |
O1—C5 | 1.208 (4) | C14—C15 | 1.509 (4) |
C3—C13 | 1.468 (4) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+2, y, −z+1/2. |
Organic photochromic materials have attracted much attention owing their potential application to optical memory media and optical switches (Dürr & Bouas-Laurent, 1990; Irie, 2000; Tian & Yang, 2004). In addition, dithienylethenes bearing formyl groups are of special interest because the formyl group can be easily functionalized by some simple reactions (Pu et al., 2005; Zheng et al., 2007). In this work, a new dithienylethene with formyl groups, (Ia), was synthesized and its structure presented.
The molecular structure of (Ia), Fig. 1 and Table 1, has 2-fold symmetry and packs in a photoactive anti-parallel conformation. In the hexafluorocyclopentene ring, the C13=C13i double bond, 1.350 (5) Å, links the thiophene rings; i: 2 - x, y, -z + 1/2.
The two heptyl groups are located on different sides of the double bond and this configuration is crucial to allow the compound to exhibit photochromic and photoinduced properties (Woodward & Hoffmann, 1970). The dihedral angles between the hexafluorocyclopentene ring and the two thiophene rings is 47.37 (3)°. The distance between the two reactive C4 atoms, C4···C4i, is 3.743 (2) Å. This distance indicates that the crystal can undergo photochromism because the photochromic reactivity of crystals depends on the distance between the reactive C atoms being less than 4.2 Å (Kobatake et al., 2004).
Crystals of (Ib) show photochromism in accordance with the expected ring closure, to form (Ib); Scheme 2. Upon irradiation with 313 nm light, the colorless single crystals of (Ia) turned green quickly. When the green crystal was dissolved in hexane, the solution also showed a green color, with an absorption maximum at 632 nm, consistent with the presence of the closed-ring isomer, (Ib). Upon irradiation with visible light with a wavelength greater than 510 nm, the green crystal can return to its initial colorless state, and the absorption spectrum of the hexane solution containing the colorless crystal is the same as that of solution of the open-ring form, (Ia), with the absorption maximum at 261 nm.