Polymorphism of Supramolecular Charge-Transfer Complex Composed of 10,10'-dihydroxy-9,9'-biphenanthryl and p-benzoquinone

Ookuma K; Amako T; Aoyama H; Sato T; Tajima N; Kuroda R; Imai Y

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals, Vol.592, No.1, 209-217, 2014

DOI10.1080/15421406.2013.841558 Export Citation

Polymorphism of Supramolecular Charge-Transfer Complex Composed of 10,10'-dihydroxy-9,9'-biphenanthryl and p-benzoquinone

Ookuma K, Amako T, Aoyama H, Sato T, Tajima N, Kuroda R, Imai Y

Charge-transfer (CT) complexes were prepared using racemic (rac)-10,10 '-dihydroxy-9,9 '-biphenanthryl, which has a large and highly pi-conjugated phenanthrene ring, as the electron donor and p-benzoquinone as the electron acceptor. This CT system showed a polymorphism.

Keywords:Benzoquinone;charge-transfer (CT) complex;polymorphism;10,10 '-dihydroxy-9,9 '-biphenanthryl;supramolecule