title: (E)-4-[2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)ethenyl]nitrobenzene and its 'bridge-flipped' analogues.
abstract: The solid-state structures of three push-pull acceptor-π-donor (A-π-D) systems differing only in the nature of the π-spacer have been determined. (E)-1-Nitro-4-[2-(3,4,5-trimethoxyphenyl)ethenyl]benzene, C(17)H(17)NO(5), (I), and its 'bridge-flipped' imine analogues, (E)-3,4,5-trimethoxy-N-(4-nitrobenzylidene)aniline, C(16)H(16)N(2)O(5), (II), and (E)-4-nitro-N-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzylidene)aniline, C(16)H(16)N(2)O(5), (III), display different kinds of supramolecular networks, viz. corrugated planes, a herringbone pattern and a layered structure, respectively, all with zero overall dipole moments. Only (III) crystallizes in a noncentrosymmetric space group (P2(1)2(1)2(1)) and is, therefore, a potential material for second-harmonic generation (SHG).
authors: Department of Chemistry, University of Antwerp, Universiteitsplein 1, B-2610 Antwerp, Belgium.
authors: Alain
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authors: Collas
authors: Frank
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