title: Curved crystal morphology, photoreactivity and photosalient behaviour of mononuclear Zn(II) complexes.
abstract: A dramatic effect of crystal morphology, photoreactivity and photosalient property is observed in a zinc(II) complex due to solvent effects and fluorine substitution at the backbone of the ligand. Of the two crystal forms with a 3-fluoro derivative, one yielded a curved morphology of single crystals and the second form shows photoreactivity in the solid state, whereas crystals of the 2-fluoro derivative pop during the [2 + 2] photocycloaddition reaction. This is the first report documenting curved single crystals of metal complexes obtained naturally during crystallization, although such bent crystals have been observed in extended solids naturally, or bent by mechanical force or by UV irradiation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore , 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
authors.forename: Caroline Evania
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Mulijanto
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore , 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
authors.forename: Hong Sheng
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Quah
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore , 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
authors.forename: Geok Kheng
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore , 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Donnadieu
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore , 3 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117543, Singapore.
authors.forename: Jagadese J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Vittal
keywords: Zn(II) complex; curved single crystals; cycloaddition reaction; photosalient property