True mol­ecular conformation and structure determination by three-dimensional electron diffraction of PAH by-products potentially useful for electronic applications

The true mol­ecular conformation and the crystal structure of benzo[e]di­naphtho­[2,3-a;1',2',3',4'-ghi]fluoranthene, 7,14-di­phenyl­naphtho­[1,2,3,4-cde]bis­anthene and 7,16-di­phenyl­naphtho­[1,2,3,4-cde]heli­anthrene were determined ab initio by 3D electron diffraction. All th...

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Published in:IUCrJ 2023-01, Vol.10 (1), p.131-142
Main Authors: Andrusenko, Iryna, Hall, Charlie L, Mugnaioli, Enrico, Potticary, Jason, Hall, Simon R, Schmidt, Werner, Gao, Siyu, Zhao, Kaiji, Marom, Noa, Gemmi, Mauro
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aromatic compounds
By products
Byproducts
Crystal structure
Electron diffraction
Molecular conformation
Molecular structure
Perturbation theory
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
Research Papers
Single crystals
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Summary:The true mol­ecular conformation and the crystal structure of benzo[e]di­naphtho­[2,3-a;1',2',3',4'-ghi]fluoranthene, 7,14-di­phenyl­naphtho­[1,2,3,4-cde]bis­anthene and 7,16-di­phenyl­naphtho­[1,2,3,4-cde]heli­anthrene were determined ab initio by 3D electron diffraction. All three mol­ecules are remarkable polycyclic aromatic hydro­carbons. The mol­ecular conformation of two of these com­pounds could not be determined via classical spectroscopic methods due to the large size of the mol­ecule and the occurrence of multiple and reciprocally connected aromatic rings. The mol­ecular structure of the third mol­ecule was previously considered provisional. These com­pounds were isolated as by-products in the synthesis of similar products and were at the same time nanocrystalline and available only in very limited amounts. 3D electron diffraction data, taken from submicrometric single crystals, allowed for direct ab initio structure solution and the unbiased determination of the inter­nal mol­ecular conformation. Detailed synthetic routes and spectroscopic analyses are also discussed. Based on many-body perturbation theory simulations, benzo[e]di­naphtho­[2,3-a;1',2',3',4'-ghi]fluoranthene may be a promising candidate for triplet–triplet annihilation and 7,14-di­phenyl­naphtho­[1,2,3,4-cde]bis­anthene may be a promising candidate for inter­molecular singlet fission in the solid state.
ISSN:2052-2525
DOI:10.1107/S205225252201154X