title: Construction and Systematical Symmetric Studies of a Series of Supramolecular Clusters with Binary or Ternary Ammonium Triphenylacetates.
abstract: Functions of clusters in nano or sub-nano scale significantly depend on not only kinds of their components but also arrangements, or symmetry, of their components. Therefore, the arrangements in the clusters have been precisely characterized, especially for metal complexes. Contrary to this, characterizations of molecular arrangements in supramolecular clusters composed of organic molecules are limited to a few cases. This is because construction of the supramolecular clusters, especially obtaining a series of the supramolecular clusters, is difficult due to low stability of non-covalent bonds compare to covalent bonds. From this viewpoint, utilization of organic salts is one of the most useful strategies. A series of the supramolecules could be constructed by combinations of a specific organic molecule with various counter ions. Especially, primary ammonium carboxylates are suitable as typical examples of supramolecules because various kinds of carboxylic acids and primary amines are commercially available, and it is easy to change their combinations. Previously, it was demonstrated that primary ammonium triphenylacetates using various kinds of primary amines specifically construct supramolecular clusters, which are composed of four ammoniums and four triphenylacetates assembled by charge-assisted hydrogen bonds, in crystals obtained from non-polar solvents. This study demonstrates an application of the specific construction of the supramolecular clusters as a strategy to conduct systematical symmetric study for clarification of correlations between molecular arrangements in supramolecules and kinds and numbers of their components. In the same way with binary salts composed of triphenylacetates and one kind of primary ammoniums, ternary organic salts composed of triphenylacetates and two kinds of ammoniums construct the supramolecular clusters, affording a series of the supramolecular clusters with various kinds and numbers of the components.
authors.affiliation: Department of Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University; t.devi.sasaki@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University.
authors.forename: Yoko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ida
authors.affiliation: Department of Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University.
authors.forename: Tetsuharu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yuge
authors.affiliation: Department of Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University.
authors.forename: Atsushi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.affiliation: Department of Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University.
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hisaki
authors.affiliation: Department of Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University.
authors.forename: Norimitsu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tohnai
authors.affiliation: Department of Material and Life Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University.
authors.forename: Mikiji
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyata
mesh_terms: D064751:Ammonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D007477:Ions / Q000737:chemistry; D046911:Macromolecular Substances / Q000737:chemistry; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D010648:Phenylacetates / Q000737:chemistry*; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D064751:Ammonium Compounds; D007477:Ions; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D010648:Phenylacetates; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; C049882:triphenylacetic acid