Thermosalience in Macrocycle-Based Soft Crystals via Anisotropic Deformation of Disilanyl Architecture
- Kenichiro OmotoKenichiro OmotoDepartment of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, JapanDivision of Materials Science, Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), 8916-5 Takayama-cho, Ikoma 630-0192, JapanMore by Kenichiro Omoto
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- Toyotaka NakaeToyotaka NakaeDepartment of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, JapanMore by Toyotaka Nakae
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- Masaki NishioMasaki NishioDepartment of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, JapanMore by Masaki Nishio
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- Yoshinori Yamanoi*Yoshinori Yamanoi*[email protected]Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, JapanMore by Yoshinori Yamanoi
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- Hidetaka KasaiHidetaka KasaiDivision of Physics, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, JapanMore by Hidetaka Kasai
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- Eiji NishiboriEiji NishiboriDivision of Physics, Faculty of Pure and Applied Sciences, Tsukuba Research Center for Energy Materials Science (TREMS), University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Tennodai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8571, JapanMore by Eiji Nishibori
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- Takaki MashimoTakaki MashimoDivision of Applied Chemistry and Frontier Chemistry Center, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, JapanMore by Takaki Mashimo
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- Tomohiro SekiTomohiro SekiDivision of Applied Chemistry and Frontier Chemistry Center, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, JapanMore by Tomohiro Seki
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- Hajime ItoHajime ItoDivision of Applied Chemistry and Frontier Chemistry Center, Faculty of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, JapanInstitute for Chemical Reaction Design and Discovery (WPI-ICReDD), Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-8628, JapanMore by Hajime Ito
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- Kazuki NakamuraKazuki NakamuraDepartment of Image and Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, JapanMore by Kazuki Nakamura
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- Norihisa KobayashiNorihisa KobayashiDepartment of Image and Materials Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8522, JapanMore by Norihisa Kobayashi
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- Naofumi NakayamaNaofumi NakayamaCONFLEX Corporation, 3-23-17 Takanawa, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0074, JapanMore by Naofumi Nakayama
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- Hitoshi GotoHitoshi GotoDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Toyohashi University of Technology, 1-1 Tempaku-cho, Toyohashi, Aichi 441-8580, JapanMore by Hitoshi Goto
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- Hiroshi Nishihara*Hiroshi Nishihara*[email protected]Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, JapanMore by Hiroshi Nishihara
Abstract

We describe here the preparation of soft crystals using disilanyl macrocycle C4 possessing four p-phenylenes circularly connected by four flexible disilane bonds. Single crystals of C4 exhibited a reversible thermal single-crystal-to-single-crystal (SCSC) phase transition behavior between two crystal phases accompanied by remarkable mechanical motion (thermosalient effect), as revealed by thermal analyses and X-ray diffraction measurements. Detailed structural analyses implied that flexibility of the parallelogram disilanyl architecture and molecular packing mode via weak intermolecular interactions facilitated a concerted structural transformation (parallel crank motion) of macrocycles in the crystal, thus resulting in the SCSC phase transition accompanied by anisotropic shrinking/elongation of the cells to induce the thermosalient effect. This work explores a new area of organosilicon chemistry and presents the potential utility of disilanyl macrocycles as soft crystals.
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