Topochemical polymerizations for the solid-state synthesis of organic polymers

K Hema, A Ravi, C Raju, JR Pathan, R Rai… - Chemical Society …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Topochemical polymerizations are solid-state reactions driven by the alignment of
monomers in the crystalline state. The molecular confinement in the monomer crystal lattice …

Single-crystal polymers (SCPs): from 1D to 3D architectures

M Wang, Y Jin, W Zhang, Y Zhao - Chemical Society Reviews, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Single-crystal polymers (SCPs) with unambiguous chemical structures at atomic-level
resolutions have attracted great attention. Obtaining precise structural information of these …

Manipulating light‐induced dynamic macro‐movement and static photonic properties within 1D isostructural hydrogen‐bonded molecular cocrystals

S Li, B Lu, X Fang, D Yan - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Smart molecular crystals with light‐driven mechanical responses have received interest
owing to their potential uses in molecular machines, artificial muscles, and biomimetics …

Single-crystal-to-single-crystal [2+ 2] photocycloaddition reaction in a photosalient one-Dimensional coordination polymer of Pb (II)

BB Rath, JJ Vittal - Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2020 - ACS Publications
In a remarkable example, we report a one-dimensional coordination polymer (CP) of Pb (II)
showing photosalient (PS) properties triggered by [2+ 2] cycloaddition of olefinic ligands …

Mechanical bending and modulation of photoactuation properties in a one-dimensional Pb (II) coordination polymer

BB Rath, JJ Vittal - Chemistry of Materials, 2021 - ACS Publications
With emerging research on stimuli-responsive materials, dynamic crystals are at the forefront
of investigation. However, research on the mechanical properties of coordination polymers …

Recent advances of dynamic molecular crystals with light-triggered macro-movements

B Zhou, D Yan - Applied Physics Reviews, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Dynamic molecular crystals showing light-triggered macro-movements have attracted great
attention due to their unique ability for light–force conversion. These molecular crystals are …

Mechanical motion in crystals triggered by solid state photochemical [2+ 2] cycloaddition reaction

S Khan, Akhtaruzzaman, R Medishetty… - Chemistry–An Asian …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Some special crystals respond to light by jumping, scattering or bursting just like popping of
popcorn kernels on a hot surface. This rare phenomenon is called the photosalient (PS) …

Energy Conversion in Single‐Crystal‐to‐Single‐Crystal Phase Transition Materials

Y Zheng, X Jia, K Li, J Xu, XH Bu - Advanced Energy Materials, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Single‐crystal‐to‐single‐crystal (SCSC) phase transitions are direct structural
evolutions of crystalline materials in the solid state without the damage of ordering in the …

Photomechanical effect in Zn (ii) and Cd (ii) 1D coordination polymers: photosalient to non-salient behaviour

S Khan, S Naaz, A Ekka, B Dutta, S Roy… - Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A Zn (II) based one-dimensional (1D) coordination polymer (CP),[Zn (cis-1, 4-chdc)(4-
nvp)](1){cis-1, 4-H2chdc= cis-1, 4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and 4-nvp= 4-(1 …

Controllable multiple-step configuration transformations in a thermal/photoinduced reaction

MF Wang, Y Mi, FL Hu, H Hirao, Z Niu… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Solid-state photochemical reactions of olefinic compounds have been demonstrated to
represent powerful access to organic cyclic molecules with specific configurations. However …