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Leonard R MacGillivray

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A test for homology: photoactive crystalline assemblies involving linear templates based on a homologous series of phloroglucinols.

[reaction: see text] Cocrystallization of trans-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethylene (4,4'-bpe) with eight members of a homologous series of phloroglucinols 1a-h yields molecular solids 2(1a-h).2(4,4'-bpe) with components held together by four O-H...N hydrogen bonds. In each case, the molecules assemble to form a discrete four-component assembly with olefins preorganized for a [2 + 2] photodimerization. UV irradiation of each member in the series of solids produces rctt-tetrakis(4-pyridyl)cyclobutane (4,4'-tpcb), stereospecifically, in up to 100% yield.

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A polyhedral host constructed using a linear template.

A linear template is used to direct the synthesis of a "head-to-head" tetrapyridine in the solid state, which, in a second step, assembles with a transition-metal-ion to form a polyhedral metal-organic host with a structure that conforms to a trigonal antiprism. The application of the linear template is reminiscent of the synthetic strategy of nature.

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Site-directed regiocontrolled synthesis of a 'head-to-head' photodimer via a single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation involving a linear template.

Co-crystallisation of 1,8-naphthalenedicarboxylic acid (1,8-nap) with trans-1-(3-pyridyl)-2-(4-pyridyl)ethylene (3,4-bpe) gives a discrete molecular solid-state assembly, 2(3,4-bpe).2(1,8-nap) 1, that is held together by four O-H...N hydrogen bonds wherein the diacid directs a regiocontrolled [2 + 2] photodimerization; the reaction occurs by way of a single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation.

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