Strategies for crystal engineering of polar solids

Mike Zaworotko, S. Subramanian, L. R. MacGillivray

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Abstract

Crystal engineering has been invoked to design structural analogues of two prototypal SHG active solids, p-nitroaniline (pNA) and potassium dihydrogenphosphate (KDP). pNA exists as linear polar strands because of head-to-tail hydrogen bonding between adjacent molecules whereas KDP is a self-assembled hydrogen bonded diamondoid network that becomes polar when the hydrogen bonds align. We detail preparation and crystallographic characterization of two classes of multicomponent solid, organic cation hydrogensulfates and cocrystals of the cubane cluster [M(CO)33-OH)]4, which structurally mimic pNA and KDP, respectively. Several of the multi-component solids are polar and they represent a generic approach to designing new polar materials since one component can be changed without altering the basic architecture within the crystal.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationElectrical, Optical, and Magnetic Properties of Organic Solid State Materials
EditorsAnthony F. Garito, Alex K-Y. Jen, Charles Y-C. Lee, Larry R. Dalton
PublisherPubl by Materials Research Society
Pages107-112
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)1558992278
Publication statusPublished - 1994
Externally publishedYes
EventProceedings of the MRS 1993 Fall Meeting - Boston, MA, USA
Duration: 29 Nov 19933 Dec 1993

Publication series

NameMaterials Research Society Symposium Proceedings
Volume328
ISSN (Print)0272-9172

Conference

ConferenceProceedings of the MRS 1993 Fall Meeting
CityBoston, MA, USA
Period29/11/933/12/93

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