organic compounds
(Dodecafluorosubphthalocyaninato)(4-methylphenolato)boron(III)
aDepartment of Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry, University of Toronto, 200 College Street, Rm. 225, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3E5, and bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Toronto, 80 St George St, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5S 3H6
*Correspondence e-mail: tim.bender@utoronto.ca
In the title compound, C31H7BF12N6O, molecules are arranged into one-dimensional columns with an intermolecular B⋯B distance of 5.3176 (8) Å. Bowl-shaped molecules are arranged within the columns in a concave bowl-to-ligand arrangement separated by a ring centroid distance of 3.532 (2) Å between the benzene ring of the 4-methylphenoxy ligand and one of the three five-membered rings of a symmetry-related molecule.
Related literature
For a general review of boronsubphthalocyanine compounds (BsubPcs), see: Claessens et al. (2002). For the application of BsubPcs in organic light-emitting diodes, see: Morse et al. (2010a) and references cited therein. For applications of BsubPcs in organic solar cells, see: Gommans et al. (2009). For the first reported synthesis, characterization and of PhO-F12BsubPc, see: Claessens & Torres (2002). For a synthetic process to obtain the precursor compound, Br-F12BsubPc, see: Sharman & van Lier (2005); Morse et al. (2010b).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 2002); cell DENZO-SMN (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO-SMN; program(s) used to solve structure: SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1994); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810042716/jj2067sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S1600536810042716/jj2067Isup2.hkl
Br-F12BsubPc was synthesized according to Morse et al. (2010a) which is an adaptation of the method of Sharman et al. (2005). For its
see Morse et al. (2010b).4-MePhO-F12BsubPc. A solution of 1.00 g of (Br-F12BsubPc) in 5 ml of toluene was mixed with 0.78 g of 4-methylphenol. The mixture was stirred and heated to reflux under argon for 8 h. Reaction was determined complete via HPLC (RP-18 column, acetonitrile mobile phase 1.2 ml/min). The crude product was purified first by dissolving the product in toluene (300 ml) and extracting with 3.0 M KOH solution in distilled water (3 x 300 ml). The solvent was evaporated under vacuum and the product purified on a Kauffman column of alumina (absorbent) and dichloromethane (eluent). The Kauffman column was run overnight and subsequently the dichloromethane was removed under reduced pressure leaving a dark pink powder (0.52 g, 0.00072 mol, 44% yield). Crystals of the title compound were grown by slow diffusion of heptane into a solution of the title compound in benzene.
Boronsubphthalocyanine (BsubPc) is unique amongst all phthalocyanines (Pcs) as only boron templates the formation of its cone-shaped macrocyclic aromatic ligand (Claessens et al., 2002). Recently, BsubPcs have been shown to be useful as functional solid state materials in organic solar cells (Gommans et al., 2009) and organic light emitting diodes (Morse et al., 2010a). Two subclasses of BsubPcs are commonly used – dodecahydrogenated and dodecafluorinated – and they are generally applied as either their halo or phenoxy derivatives. However, little is known about their arrangement in the solid state, which is of interest to those who want to engineer functional devices containing BsubPcs.
We have synthesized 4-methylphenoxydodecafluoroboronsubphthalocyanine (4-MePhO-F12BsubPc) and obtained single crystals using a solvent diffusion method. The molecular structure of the title compound is shown in Fig. 1. In the
molecules are arranged into one-dimensional columns aligned approximately with the B—O bonds. (Fig. 2 b) with an intermolecular B···B distance of 5.3176 (8) Å (-x + 3/2, y + 1/2, -z + 1/2). Bowl-shaped molecules are arranged within the columns in a concave bowl to ligand arrangement separated by a ring centroid distance of 3.532 (2)Å between the benzene ring of the 4-methylphenoxy ligand (C25—C30) and one of the three five membered rings (N1/C1/C2/C7/C8) of a molecule at 3/2 - x,1/2 + y,1/2 - z (see Fig. 2).A closely related compound, phenoxydodecafluoroboronsubphthalocyanine (PhO-F12BsubPc) has been previously synthesized (Claessens & Torres et al., 2002; Morse et al. 2010a) and its crystal structures reported. In each case, with crystals grown under different conditions. As in the title compound, in the
of PhO-F12BsubPc, molecules arrange into one-dimensional columns again approximately aligned with the B—O bond regardless of the method of growth. The of PhO-F12BsubPc (Morse et al., 2010a) is re-illustrated for reference (Fig. 3). The intermolecular B···B distance in PhO-F12BsubPc is 5.3379 (7) Å (-x + 2, y + 1/2, -z + 3/2). aThe
of the title compound in addition to those of PhO-F12BsubPc suggest the arrangement of phenoxy-F12BsubPcs in the solid state may be predominant. In an effort to confirm or refute this, and to test the dependence on the nature of the alkyl substituent on the phenoxy group, we attempted to grow single crystals of 4 - t-butylphenoxydodecafluoroboronsubphthalocyanine. Unfortunately we found this derivative very soluble in organic solvents and were not able obtain single crystals as of yet.For a general review of boronsubphthalocyanine compounds (BsubPcs), see: Claessens et al. (2002). For an application of BsubPcs in organic light-emitting diodes, see: Morse et al. (2010a) and references cited therein. For applications of BsubPcs in organic solar cells, see: Gommans et al. (2009). For the first reported synthesis, characterization and
of PhO-F12BsubPc, see: Claessens & Torres (2002). For a synthetic process to obtain the precursor compound, Br-F12BsubPc, see: Sharman & van Lier (2005); Morse et al. (2010b).Data collection: COLLECT (Nonius, 2002); cell
DENZO-SMN (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); data reduction: DENZO-SMN (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997); program(s) used to solve structure: SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1994); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: PLATON (Spek, 2009) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).C31H7BF12N6O | F(000) = 1424 |
Mr = 718.24 | Dx = 1.726 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 16887 reflections |
a = 14.6522 (5) Å | θ = 2.6–27.5° |
b = 10.5510 (6) Å | µ = 0.16 mm−1 |
c = 18.0010 (7) Å | T = 150 K |
β = 96.663 (3)° | Block, purple |
V = 2764.1 (2) Å3 | 0.46 × 0.42 × 0.34 mm |
Z = 4 |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 6256 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3481 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.053 |
Detector resolution: 9 pixels mm-1 | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.6° |
φ scans and ω scans with κ offsets | h = −18→18 |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SORTAV; Blessing, 1995) | k = −13→13 |
Tmin = 0.764, Tmax = 0.959 | l = −23→23 |
16887 measured reflections |
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)] = 0.057 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.172 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.03 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0902P)2 + 0.2514P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
6256 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
460 parameters | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.30 e Å−3 |
C31H7BF12N6O | V = 2764.1 (2) Å3 |
Mr = 718.24 | Z = 4 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 14.6522 (5) Å | µ = 0.16 mm−1 |
b = 10.5510 (6) Å | T = 150 K |
c = 18.0010 (7) Å | 0.46 × 0.42 × 0.34 mm |
β = 96.663 (3)° |
Nonius KappaCCD diffractometer | 6256 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SORTAV; Blessing, 1995) | 3481 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.764, Tmax = 0.959 | Rint = 0.053 |
16887 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.057 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.172 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.03 | Δρmax = 0.30 e Å−3 |
6256 reflections | Δρmin = −0.30 e Å−3 |
460 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 | ||
F1 | 0.53576 (13) | 0.27010 (17) | 0.50181 (10) | 0.0538 (5) | |
F2 | 0.62959 (14) | 0.29013 (18) | 0.63991 (10) | 0.0619 (5) | |
F3 | 0.81470 (14) | 0.29484 (19) | 0.65863 (9) | 0.0643 (6) | |
F4 | 0.91201 (12) | 0.28163 (17) | 0.54072 (9) | 0.0516 (5) | |
F5 | 1.08623 (11) | 0.37830 (19) | 0.33494 (9) | 0.0536 (5) | |
F6 | 1.17681 (11) | 0.5008 (2) | 0.23366 (10) | 0.0627 (6) | |
F7 | 1.09226 (12) | 0.56366 (19) | 0.09845 (10) | 0.0577 (5) | |
F8 | 0.91311 (11) | 0.50438 (15) | 0.05849 (8) | 0.0425 (4) | |
F9 | 0.57526 (10) | 0.56024 (14) | 0.03931 (8) | 0.0364 (4) | |
F10 | 0.40881 (11) | 0.66504 (17) | 0.05162 (9) | 0.0476 (4) | |
F11 | 0.31482 (11) | 0.60452 (19) | 0.16583 (11) | 0.0588 (5) | |
F12 | 0.38054 (11) | 0.43226 (18) | 0.27000 (9) | 0.0506 (5) | |
O1 | 0.72879 (13) | 0.09082 (16) | 0.22748 (10) | 0.0338 (5) | |
N1 | 0.72624 (15) | 0.2315 (2) | 0.33623 (12) | 0.0306 (5) | |
N2 | 0.88549 (16) | 0.2812 (2) | 0.36128 (12) | 0.0346 (6) | |
N3 | 0.80863 (14) | 0.2979 (2) | 0.23845 (11) | 0.0287 (5) | |
N4 | 0.73305 (14) | 0.4059 (2) | 0.13397 (11) | 0.0297 (5) | |
N5 | 0.64793 (14) | 0.2999 (2) | 0.22105 (11) | 0.0294 (5) | |
N6 | 0.56821 (15) | 0.2881 (2) | 0.32889 (12) | 0.0348 (6) | |
C1 | 0.64781 (19) | 0.2520 (2) | 0.36801 (15) | 0.0319 (6) | |
C2 | 0.67586 (19) | 0.2593 (3) | 0.44816 (15) | 0.0344 (7) | |
C3 | 0.6281 (2) | 0.2706 (3) | 0.50962 (16) | 0.0407 (7) | |
C4 | 0.6750 (2) | 0.2810 (3) | 0.57947 (16) | 0.0470 (8) | |
C5 | 0.7710 (3) | 0.2829 (3) | 0.58906 (15) | 0.0469 (8) | |
C6 | 0.8201 (2) | 0.2749 (3) | 0.52897 (16) | 0.0410 (7) | |
C7 | 0.7738 (2) | 0.2598 (3) | 0.45805 (15) | 0.0353 (7) | |
C8 | 0.80436 (19) | 0.2517 (3) | 0.38416 (14) | 0.0323 (6) | |
C9 | 0.88473 (18) | 0.3097 (3) | 0.28843 (14) | 0.0319 (6) | |
C10 | 0.95087 (18) | 0.3763 (3) | 0.24878 (15) | 0.0341 (6) | |
C11 | 1.04161 (19) | 0.4099 (3) | 0.26770 (16) | 0.0399 (7) | |
C12 | 1.08789 (19) | 0.4732 (3) | 0.21697 (17) | 0.0435 (7) | |
C13 | 1.0438 (2) | 0.5054 (3) | 0.14710 (16) | 0.0414 (7) | |
C14 | 0.95285 (19) | 0.4748 (3) | 0.12730 (15) | 0.0350 (6) | |
C15 | 0.90513 (17) | 0.4115 (2) | 0.17733 (14) | 0.0299 (6) | |
C16 | 0.81024 (17) | 0.3691 (2) | 0.17553 (14) | 0.0298 (6) | |
C17 | 0.65355 (17) | 0.3781 (2) | 0.16128 (14) | 0.0303 (6) | |
C18 | 0.56452 (17) | 0.4394 (2) | 0.14843 (14) | 0.0298 (6) | |
C19 | 0.52869 (18) | 0.5275 (3) | 0.09645 (14) | 0.0317 (6) | |
C20 | 0.44506 (18) | 0.5812 (3) | 0.10268 (16) | 0.0363 (7) | |
C21 | 0.39572 (18) | 0.5493 (3) | 0.16124 (17) | 0.0405 (7) | |
C22 | 0.42956 (18) | 0.4611 (3) | 0.21442 (16) | 0.0386 (7) | |
C23 | 0.51408 (18) | 0.4049 (2) | 0.20818 (15) | 0.0323 (6) | |
C24 | 0.57225 (18) | 0.3200 (3) | 0.25680 (14) | 0.0319 (6) | |
C25 | 0.74723 (19) | 0.0818 (2) | 0.15342 (15) | 0.0330 (6) | |
C26 | 0.8368 (2) | 0.0748 (3) | 0.13729 (16) | 0.0368 (7) | |
H26A | 0.8855 | 0.0669 | 0.1767 | 0.044* | |
C27 | 0.8561 (2) | 0.0793 (3) | 0.06386 (16) | 0.0404 (7) | |
H27A | 0.9181 | 0.0752 | 0.0535 | 0.048* | |
C28 | 0.7860 (2) | 0.0899 (3) | 0.00501 (16) | 0.0421 (7) | |
C29 | 0.6966 (2) | 0.0895 (3) | 0.02170 (16) | 0.0396 (7) | |
H29A | 0.6478 | 0.0917 | −0.0180 | 0.048* | |
C30 | 0.6757 (2) | 0.0858 (3) | 0.09520 (16) | 0.0366 (7) | |
H30A | 0.6136 | 0.0860 | 0.1055 | 0.044* | |
C31 | 0.8089 (3) | 0.1065 (3) | −0.07462 (17) | 0.0565 (9) | |
H31A | 0.7518 | 0.1119 | −0.1088 | 0.085* | |
H31B | 0.8450 | 0.0337 | −0.0884 | 0.085* | |
H31C | 0.8445 | 0.1844 | −0.0780 | 0.085* | |
B1 | 0.7282 (2) | 0.2205 (3) | 0.25372 (17) | 0.0310 (7) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
F1 | 0.0586 (12) | 0.0578 (12) | 0.0494 (11) | 0.0048 (9) | 0.0245 (9) | 0.0038 (9) |
F2 | 0.0932 (14) | 0.0602 (13) | 0.0372 (10) | 0.0038 (11) | 0.0279 (10) | 0.0013 (9) |
F3 | 0.0989 (15) | 0.0645 (13) | 0.0276 (9) | 0.0151 (11) | −0.0004 (9) | −0.0035 (8) |
F4 | 0.0577 (12) | 0.0556 (12) | 0.0390 (10) | 0.0108 (9) | −0.0050 (8) | −0.0072 (8) |
F5 | 0.0401 (10) | 0.0752 (13) | 0.0436 (10) | −0.0023 (9) | −0.0037 (8) | 0.0029 (9) |
F6 | 0.0362 (10) | 0.0909 (16) | 0.0612 (12) | −0.0162 (10) | 0.0067 (9) | −0.0018 (11) |
F7 | 0.0476 (10) | 0.0745 (14) | 0.0540 (11) | −0.0162 (9) | 0.0186 (9) | 0.0036 (10) |
F8 | 0.0486 (10) | 0.0449 (10) | 0.0351 (9) | −0.0025 (8) | 0.0099 (7) | 0.0056 (8) |
F9 | 0.0389 (9) | 0.0381 (9) | 0.0318 (8) | −0.0049 (7) | 0.0019 (7) | 0.0055 (7) |
F10 | 0.0438 (9) | 0.0486 (11) | 0.0490 (10) | 0.0067 (8) | 0.0001 (8) | 0.0148 (9) |
F11 | 0.0384 (10) | 0.0699 (13) | 0.0693 (13) | 0.0131 (9) | 0.0124 (9) | 0.0191 (10) |
F12 | 0.0383 (9) | 0.0670 (12) | 0.0489 (10) | 0.0020 (8) | 0.0157 (8) | 0.0106 (9) |
O1 | 0.0487 (12) | 0.0254 (10) | 0.0288 (10) | −0.0013 (8) | 0.0106 (9) | 0.0009 (8) |
N1 | 0.0390 (13) | 0.0257 (12) | 0.0278 (12) | 0.0014 (10) | 0.0063 (10) | 0.0030 (9) |
N2 | 0.0429 (14) | 0.0325 (13) | 0.0285 (12) | 0.0076 (11) | 0.0042 (10) | 0.0002 (10) |
N3 | 0.0342 (12) | 0.0260 (12) | 0.0259 (11) | 0.0017 (10) | 0.0034 (9) | −0.0004 (9) |
N4 | 0.0328 (12) | 0.0297 (12) | 0.0268 (11) | −0.0015 (10) | 0.0035 (10) | −0.0022 (10) |
N5 | 0.0345 (12) | 0.0274 (12) | 0.0264 (11) | −0.0019 (10) | 0.0048 (10) | 0.0025 (10) |
N6 | 0.0394 (13) | 0.0303 (13) | 0.0358 (13) | −0.0041 (11) | 0.0093 (11) | 0.0037 (10) |
C1 | 0.0423 (16) | 0.0252 (14) | 0.0301 (14) | 0.0004 (12) | 0.0120 (13) | 0.0027 (11) |
C2 | 0.0470 (17) | 0.0252 (14) | 0.0327 (15) | 0.0050 (12) | 0.0123 (13) | 0.0046 (12) |
C3 | 0.0513 (19) | 0.0336 (16) | 0.0393 (17) | 0.0032 (14) | 0.0137 (15) | 0.0049 (13) |
C4 | 0.077 (2) | 0.0359 (17) | 0.0316 (16) | 0.0048 (16) | 0.0229 (16) | 0.0015 (13) |
C5 | 0.079 (2) | 0.0369 (17) | 0.0247 (15) | 0.0089 (16) | 0.0047 (15) | −0.0004 (13) |
C6 | 0.055 (2) | 0.0323 (16) | 0.0348 (16) | 0.0096 (14) | 0.0015 (14) | 0.0001 (13) |
C7 | 0.0508 (18) | 0.0271 (14) | 0.0278 (15) | 0.0045 (13) | 0.0046 (13) | −0.0001 (12) |
C8 | 0.0420 (17) | 0.0262 (14) | 0.0287 (15) | 0.0048 (12) | 0.0048 (13) | 0.0022 (11) |
C9 | 0.0361 (15) | 0.0295 (15) | 0.0300 (14) | 0.0075 (12) | 0.0031 (12) | −0.0003 (12) |
C10 | 0.0351 (15) | 0.0313 (15) | 0.0364 (15) | 0.0041 (12) | 0.0058 (12) | −0.0057 (13) |
C11 | 0.0390 (17) | 0.0438 (18) | 0.0368 (16) | 0.0030 (14) | 0.0039 (14) | −0.0047 (14) |
C12 | 0.0295 (15) | 0.0519 (19) | 0.0499 (18) | −0.0036 (14) | 0.0087 (14) | −0.0064 (16) |
C13 | 0.0413 (17) | 0.0409 (18) | 0.0449 (17) | −0.0050 (14) | 0.0177 (14) | −0.0026 (14) |
C14 | 0.0415 (16) | 0.0318 (15) | 0.0334 (15) | 0.0030 (13) | 0.0119 (13) | −0.0027 (13) |
C15 | 0.0326 (14) | 0.0270 (14) | 0.0308 (14) | 0.0035 (11) | 0.0070 (12) | 0.0020 (11) |
C16 | 0.0361 (15) | 0.0259 (14) | 0.0283 (13) | 0.0015 (12) | 0.0068 (12) | 0.0000 (12) |
C17 | 0.0343 (15) | 0.0289 (15) | 0.0279 (14) | 0.0005 (12) | 0.0048 (11) | 0.0002 (12) |
C18 | 0.0321 (14) | 0.0274 (14) | 0.0289 (14) | −0.0048 (12) | −0.0003 (12) | −0.0009 (11) |
C19 | 0.0322 (15) | 0.0343 (15) | 0.0286 (14) | −0.0090 (12) | 0.0044 (12) | 0.0007 (12) |
C20 | 0.0315 (15) | 0.0361 (16) | 0.0399 (16) | −0.0036 (12) | −0.0024 (13) | 0.0054 (13) |
C21 | 0.0266 (15) | 0.0473 (18) | 0.0480 (18) | 0.0026 (13) | 0.0060 (13) | 0.0060 (15) |
C22 | 0.0314 (15) | 0.0451 (17) | 0.0409 (16) | −0.0057 (13) | 0.0107 (13) | 0.0018 (14) |
C23 | 0.0322 (14) | 0.0318 (15) | 0.0321 (15) | −0.0040 (12) | 0.0002 (12) | −0.0006 (12) |
C24 | 0.0326 (14) | 0.0311 (15) | 0.0323 (14) | −0.0055 (12) | 0.0055 (12) | 0.0000 (12) |
C25 | 0.0468 (17) | 0.0227 (14) | 0.0309 (15) | 0.0022 (12) | 0.0100 (13) | 0.0010 (11) |
C26 | 0.0440 (17) | 0.0296 (15) | 0.0369 (16) | 0.0037 (13) | 0.0046 (13) | −0.0011 (12) |
C27 | 0.0435 (17) | 0.0340 (16) | 0.0460 (18) | 0.0012 (13) | 0.0150 (15) | −0.0014 (14) |
C28 | 0.060 (2) | 0.0288 (16) | 0.0379 (17) | −0.0007 (14) | 0.0098 (15) | −0.0015 (13) |
C29 | 0.0547 (19) | 0.0323 (16) | 0.0309 (15) | 0.0002 (14) | 0.0007 (14) | 0.0005 (12) |
C30 | 0.0402 (16) | 0.0286 (15) | 0.0412 (17) | −0.0039 (12) | 0.0054 (13) | −0.0037 (12) |
C31 | 0.085 (3) | 0.049 (2) | 0.0384 (18) | −0.0006 (18) | 0.0210 (17) | 0.0022 (15) |
B1 | 0.0375 (18) | 0.0295 (17) | 0.0263 (15) | 0.0006 (14) | 0.0045 (14) | 0.0015 (13) |
F1—C3 | 1.343 (3) | C5—C6 | 1.370 (4) |
F2—C4 | 1.343 (3) | C6—C7 | 1.383 (4) |
F3—C5 | 1.345 (3) | C7—C8 | 1.454 (4) |
F4—C6 | 1.341 (3) | C9—C10 | 1.450 (4) |
F5—C11 | 1.349 (3) | C10—C11 | 1.380 (4) |
F6—C12 | 1.335 (3) | C10—C15 | 1.429 (4) |
F7—C13 | 1.339 (3) | C11—C12 | 1.373 (4) |
F8—C14 | 1.343 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.388 (4) |
F9—C19 | 1.344 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.377 (4) |
F10—C20 | 1.340 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.375 (4) |
F11—C21 | 1.332 (3) | C15—C16 | 1.457 (4) |
F12—C22 | 1.333 (3) | C17—C18 | 1.450 (4) |
O1—C25 | 1.394 (3) | C18—C19 | 1.379 (4) |
O1—B1 | 1.448 (4) | C18—C23 | 1.421 (4) |
N1—C1 | 1.359 (3) | C19—C20 | 1.367 (4) |
N1—C8 | 1.368 (3) | C20—C21 | 1.387 (4) |
N1—B1 | 1.493 (4) | C21—C22 | 1.385 (4) |
N2—C8 | 1.339 (4) | C22—C23 | 1.389 (4) |
N2—C9 | 1.344 (3) | C23—C24 | 1.457 (4) |
N3—C9 | 1.355 (3) | C25—C26 | 1.379 (4) |
N3—C16 | 1.361 (3) | C25—C30 | 1.394 (4) |
N3—B1 | 1.485 (4) | C26—C27 | 1.384 (4) |
N4—C16 | 1.339 (3) | C26—H26A | 0.9500 |
N4—C17 | 1.348 (3) | C27—C28 | 1.392 (4) |
N5—C24 | 1.362 (3) | C27—H27A | 0.9500 |
N5—C17 | 1.366 (3) | C28—C29 | 1.378 (4) |
N5—B1 | 1.507 (4) | C28—C31 | 1.519 (4) |
N6—C1 | 1.345 (3) | C29—C30 | 1.393 (4) |
N6—C24 | 1.349 (3) | C29—H29A | 0.9500 |
C1—C2 | 1.456 (4) | C30—H30A | 0.9500 |
C2—C3 | 1.381 (4) | C31—H31A | 0.9800 |
C2—C7 | 1.426 (4) | C31—H31B | 0.9800 |
C3—C4 | 1.366 (4) | C31—H31C | 0.9800 |
C4—C5 | 1.397 (5) | ||
C25—O1—B1 | 112.7 (2) | N4—C16—N3 | 122.0 (2) |
C1—N1—C8 | 113.3 (2) | N4—C16—C15 | 131.7 (2) |
C1—N1—B1 | 123.1 (2) | N3—C16—C15 | 105.0 (2) |
C8—N1—B1 | 121.9 (2) | N4—C17—N5 | 123.5 (2) |
C8—N2—C9 | 116.4 (2) | N4—C17—C18 | 130.1 (2) |
C9—N3—C16 | 114.2 (2) | N5—C17—C18 | 105.0 (2) |
C9—N3—B1 | 122.5 (2) | C19—C18—C23 | 119.7 (2) |
C16—N3—B1 | 123.2 (2) | C19—C18—C17 | 132.3 (2) |
C16—N4—C17 | 116.3 (2) | C23—C18—C17 | 107.6 (2) |
C24—N5—C17 | 113.9 (2) | F9—C19—C20 | 119.7 (2) |
C24—N5—B1 | 122.9 (2) | F9—C19—C18 | 120.4 (2) |
C17—N5—B1 | 121.8 (2) | C20—C19—C18 | 119.9 (2) |
C1—N6—C24 | 116.2 (2) | F10—C20—C19 | 120.4 (3) |
N6—C1—N1 | 123.3 (2) | F10—C20—C21 | 118.8 (2) |
N6—C1—C2 | 129.2 (2) | C19—C20—C21 | 120.9 (3) |
N1—C1—C2 | 105.7 (2) | F11—C21—C22 | 120.1 (3) |
C3—C2—C7 | 119.8 (3) | F11—C21—C20 | 119.2 (3) |
C3—C2—C1 | 133.4 (3) | C22—C21—C20 | 120.8 (3) |
C7—C2—C1 | 106.8 (2) | F12—C22—C21 | 119.4 (3) |
F1—C3—C4 | 119.3 (3) | F12—C22—C23 | 121.8 (3) |
F1—C3—C2 | 120.9 (3) | C21—C22—C23 | 118.8 (3) |
C4—C3—C2 | 119.8 (3) | C22—C23—C18 | 119.9 (2) |
F2—C4—C3 | 120.5 (3) | C22—C23—C24 | 132.7 (3) |
F2—C4—C5 | 119.0 (3) | C18—C23—C24 | 107.0 (2) |
C3—C4—C5 | 120.5 (3) | N6—C24—N5 | 123.0 (2) |
F3—C5—C6 | 120.3 (3) | N6—C24—C23 | 130.1 (2) |
F3—C5—C4 | 118.7 (3) | N5—C24—C23 | 105.3 (2) |
C6—C5—C4 | 121.0 (3) | C26—C25—O1 | 120.0 (2) |
F4—C6—C5 | 118.8 (3) | C26—C25—C30 | 119.6 (3) |
F4—C6—C7 | 121.8 (3) | O1—C25—C30 | 120.3 (2) |
C5—C6—C7 | 119.4 (3) | C25—C26—C27 | 120.2 (3) |
C6—C7—C2 | 119.6 (3) | C25—C26—H26A | 119.9 |
C6—C7—C8 | 133.0 (3) | C27—C26—H26A | 119.9 |
C2—C7—C8 | 107.3 (2) | C26—C27—C28 | 121.0 (3) |
N2—C8—N1 | 123.4 (2) | C26—C27—H27A | 119.5 |
N2—C8—C7 | 130.2 (3) | C28—C27—H27A | 119.5 |
N1—C8—C7 | 105.2 (2) | C29—C28—C27 | 118.0 (3) |
N2—C9—N3 | 122.7 (2) | C29—C28—C31 | 121.7 (3) |
N2—C9—C10 | 131.2 (2) | C27—C28—C31 | 120.2 (3) |
N3—C9—C10 | 105.3 (2) | C28—C29—C30 | 121.8 (3) |
C11—C10—C15 | 119.6 (3) | C28—C29—H29A | 119.1 |
C11—C10—C9 | 133.0 (3) | C30—C29—H29A | 119.1 |
C15—C10—C9 | 107.4 (2) | C29—C30—C25 | 119.1 (3) |
F5—C11—C12 | 119.5 (3) | C29—C30—H30A | 120.4 |
F5—C11—C10 | 120.7 (3) | C25—C30—H30A | 120.4 |
C12—C11—C10 | 119.8 (3) | C28—C31—H31A | 109.5 |
F6—C12—C11 | 120.1 (3) | C28—C31—H31B | 109.5 |
F6—C12—C13 | 119.4 (3) | H31A—C31—H31B | 109.5 |
C11—C12—C13 | 120.5 (3) | C28—C31—H31C | 109.5 |
F7—C13—C14 | 120.6 (3) | H31A—C31—H31C | 109.5 |
F7—C13—C12 | 118.6 (3) | H31B—C31—H31C | 109.5 |
C14—C13—C12 | 120.8 (3) | O1—B1—N3 | 115.1 (2) |
F8—C14—C15 | 121.2 (2) | O1—B1—N1 | 113.5 (2) |
F8—C14—C13 | 119.1 (2) | N3—B1—N1 | 104.4 (2) |
C15—C14—C13 | 119.6 (3) | O1—B1—N5 | 115.6 (2) |
C14—C15—C10 | 119.6 (2) | N3—B1—N5 | 102.8 (2) |
C14—C15—C16 | 133.7 (2) | N1—B1—N5 | 103.9 (2) |
C10—C15—C16 | 106.7 (2) |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | C31H7BF12N6O |
Mr | 718.24 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 150 |
a, b, c (Å) | 14.6522 (5), 10.5510 (6), 18.0010 (7) |
β (°) | 96.663 (3) |
V (Å3) | 2764.1 (2) |
Z | 4 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.16 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.46 × 0.42 × 0.34 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Nonius KappaCCD |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SORTAV; Blessing, 1995) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.764, 0.959 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 16887, 6256, 3481 |
Rint | 0.053 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.649 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.057, 0.172, 1.03 |
No. of reflections | 6256 |
No. of parameters | 460 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.30, −0.30 |
Computer programs: COLLECT (Nonius, 2002), DENZO-SMN (Otwinowski & Minor, 1997), SIR92 (Altomare et al., 1994), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008), PLATON (Spek, 2009) and Mercury (Macrae et al., 2008).
Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) of Canada for funding this research in the form of a Discovery Grant (TPB), a Canada Graduate Scholarship (GEM) and a Post Graduate Scholarship (ASP).
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Boronsubphthalocyanine (BsubPc) is unique amongst all phthalocyanines (Pcs) as only boron templates the formation of its cone-shaped macrocyclic aromatic ligand (Claessens et al., 2002). Recently, BsubPcs have been shown to be useful as functional solid state materials in organic solar cells (Gommans et al., 2009) and organic light emitting diodes (Morse et al., 2010a). Two subclasses of BsubPcs are commonly used – dodecahydrogenated and dodecafluorinated – and they are generally applied as either their halo or phenoxy derivatives. However, little is known about their arrangement in the solid state, which is of interest to those who want to engineer functional devices containing BsubPcs.
We have synthesized 4-methylphenoxydodecafluoroboronsubphthalocyanine (4-MePhO-F12BsubPc) and obtained single crystals using a solvent diffusion method. The molecular structure of the title compound is shown in Fig. 1. In the crystal structure molecules are arranged into one-dimensional columns aligned approximately with the B—O bonds. (Fig. 2 b) with an intermolecular B···B distance of 5.3176 (8) Å (-x + 3/2, y + 1/2, -z + 1/2). Bowl-shaped molecules are arranged within the columns in a concave bowl to ligand arrangement separated by a ring centroid distance of 3.532 (2)Å between the benzene ring of the 4-methylphenoxy ligand (C25—C30) and one of the three five membered rings (N1/C1/C2/C7/C8) of a molecule at 3/2 - x,1/2 + y,1/2 - z (see Fig. 2).
A closely related compound, phenoxydodecafluoroboronsubphthalocyanine (PhO-F12BsubPc) has been previously synthesized (Claessens & Torres et al., 2002; Morse et al. 2010a) and its crystal structures reported. In each case, with crystals grown under different conditions. As in the title compound, in the crystal structure of PhO-F12BsubPc, molecules arrange into one-dimensional columns again approximately aligned with the B—O bond regardless of the method of growth. The crystal structure of PhO-F12BsubPc (Morse et al., 2010a) is re-illustrated for reference (Fig. 3). The intermolecular B···B distance in PhO-F12BsubPc is 5.3379 (7) Å (-x + 2, y + 1/2, -z + 3/2). a
The crystal structure of the title compound in addition to those of PhO-F12BsubPc suggest the arrangement of phenoxy-F12BsubPcs in the solid state may be predominant. In an effort to confirm or refute this, and to test the dependence on the nature of the alkyl substituent on the phenoxy group, we attempted to grow single crystals of 4 - t-butylphenoxydodecafluoroboronsubphthalocyanine. Unfortunately we found this derivative very soluble in organic solvents and were not able obtain single crystals as of yet.