Photocrystallisation of the 2C-2'C dimer of a triphenylimidazolyl radical

Edkins, R.M.; Probert, M.R.; Robertson, C.M.; Howard, J.A.K.; Beeby, A.; Robertson, C.M.

doi:10.1039/c3ra43892a

Photocrystallisation of the 2C-2'C dimer of a triphenylimidazolyl radical

Edkins, R.M.; Probert, M.R.; Robertson, C.M.; Howard, J.A.K.; Beeby, A.; Robertson, C.M.

Authors

R.M. Edkins

M.R. Probert

C.M. Robertson

J.A.K. Howard

Professor Andrew Beeby andrew.beeby@durham.ac.uk
Professor

C.M. Robertson

Abstract

The structure of an unusual dimerisation mode of a triphenylimidazolyl radical has been elucidated, revealing a relatively long C–C bond. The diffraction-quality single crystals were produced under continuous irradiation by photocrystallisation in an adaption of the method that should be widely applicable to other photochromic systems.

Citation

Edkins, R., Probert, M., Robertson, C., Howard, J., Beeby, A., & Robertson, C. (2014). Photocrystallisation of the 2C-2'C dimer of a triphenylimidazolyl radical. RSC Advances, 4(11), 5351-5356. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ra43892a

Journal Article Type	Article
Publication Date	Jan 1, 2014
Deposit Date	Dec 10, 2013
Publicly Available Date	Jul 28, 2014
Journal	RSC Advances
Publisher	Royal Society of Chemistry
Peer Reviewed	Peer Reviewed
Volume	4
Issue	11
Pages	5351-5356
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1039/c3ra43892a