From racemic units to polar materials

Romain Gautier; Alexander J. Norquist; Kenneth R. Poeppelmeier

doi:10.1021/cg301539q

From racemic units to polar materials

Romain Gautier, Alexander J. Norquist, Kenneth R. Poeppelmeier^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Chemistry

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

23 Scopus citations

Abstract

A new route is described that enables the design of polar materials using racemic basic building units (BBUs). ∇- and Δ-[Cu(H ₂O)(bpy)₂]²⁺ complexes in noncentrosymmetric [Cu(H₂O)(bpy)₂]₂[HfF₆] ₂3H₂O and centrosymmetric [Cu(H₂O)(bpy) ₂][BF₄]₂ reveal that racemic BBUs in the solid state can lead directly to noncentrosymmetry. The structure is polar if only mirror or glide planes relate the left- and right-handed enantiomers, whereas nonpolar, achiral structures result if rotoinversion relates the left- and right-handed enantiomers. This structural analysis also provides an alternative route in the design of polar materials that had always been engineered from polar BBUs.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	6267-6271
Number of pages	5
Journal	Crystal Growth and Design
Volume	12
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/cg301539q
State	Published - Dec 5 2012

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Chemistry
General Materials Science
Condensed Matter Physics

Access to Document

10.1021/cg301539q

Cite this

@article{82fa8c1d1d0442b4b4aef2f7a6d01da3,

title = "From racemic units to polar materials",

abstract = "A new route is described that enables the design of polar materials using racemic basic building units (BBUs). ∇- and Δ-[Cu(H 2O)(bpy)2]2+ complexes in noncentrosymmetric [Cu(H2O)(bpy)2]2[HfF6] 23H2O and centrosymmetric [Cu(H2O)(bpy) 2][BF4]2 reveal that racemic BBUs in the solid state can lead directly to noncentrosymmetry. The structure is polar if only mirror or glide planes relate the left- and right-handed enantiomers, whereas nonpolar, achiral structures result if rotoinversion relates the left- and right-handed enantiomers. This structural analysis also provides an alternative route in the design of polar materials that had always been engineered from polar BBUs.",

author = "Romain Gautier and Norquist, {Alexander J.} and Poeppelmeier, {Kenneth R.}",

year = "2012",

month = dec,

day = "5",

doi = "10.1021/cg301539q",

language = "English (US)",

volume = "12",

pages = "6267--6271",

journal = "Crystal Growth and Design",

issn = "1528-7483",

publisher = "American Chemical Society",

number = "12",

}

TY - JOUR

T1 - From racemic units to polar materials

AU - Gautier, Romain

AU - Norquist, Alexander J.

AU - Poeppelmeier, Kenneth R.

PY - 2012/12/5

Y1 - 2012/12/5

N2 - A new route is described that enables the design of polar materials using racemic basic building units (BBUs). ∇- and Δ-[Cu(H 2O)(bpy)2]2+ complexes in noncentrosymmetric [Cu(H2O)(bpy)2]2[HfF6] 23H2O and centrosymmetric [Cu(H2O)(bpy) 2][BF4]2 reveal that racemic BBUs in the solid state can lead directly to noncentrosymmetry. The structure is polar if only mirror or glide planes relate the left- and right-handed enantiomers, whereas nonpolar, achiral structures result if rotoinversion relates the left- and right-handed enantiomers. This structural analysis also provides an alternative route in the design of polar materials that had always been engineered from polar BBUs.

AB - A new route is described that enables the design of polar materials using racemic basic building units (BBUs). ∇- and Δ-[Cu(H 2O)(bpy)2]2+ complexes in noncentrosymmetric [Cu(H2O)(bpy)2]2[HfF6] 23H2O and centrosymmetric [Cu(H2O)(bpy) 2][BF4]2 reveal that racemic BBUs in the solid state can lead directly to noncentrosymmetry. The structure is polar if only mirror or glide planes relate the left- and right-handed enantiomers, whereas nonpolar, achiral structures result if rotoinversion relates the left- and right-handed enantiomers. This structural analysis also provides an alternative route in the design of polar materials that had always been engineered from polar BBUs.

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84870840679&partnerID=8YFLogxK

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=84870840679&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1021/cg301539q

DO - 10.1021/cg301539q

M3 - Article

AN - SCOPUS:84870840679

SN - 1528-7483

VL - 12

SP - 6267

EP - 6271

JO - Crystal Growth and Design

JF - Crystal Growth and Design

IS - 12

ER -

From racemic units to polar materials

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

CCDC 865889: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

Cite this

From racemic units to polar materials

Abstract

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Access to Document

Other files and links

Fingerprint

Datasets

CCDC 865889: Experimental Crystal Structure Determination

Cite this