Reversing the Bond Length Alternation Order in Conjugated Polyenes by Substituent Effects.

Yanai, Hikaru; Terajima, Yoshihiko; Kleemiss, Florian; Grabowsky, Simon; Matsumoto, Takashi (2023). Reversing the Bond Length Alternation Order in Conjugated Polyenes by Substituent Effects. Chemistry: a European journal, 29(15), e202203538. Wiley 10.1002/chem.202203538

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We have synthesised several push-pull substituted conjugated polyenes and determined their accurate C-C bond lengths and charge-density distribution by utilising quantum crystallographic techniques. In a series of alkene, diene, and triene bearing two (trifluoromethyl)sulfonyl (triflyl) groups on the terminal carbon atom, unique reversal of the bond-length alternation (BLA) order has been observed. This is a pronounced aberration from the molecular structure predicted by the Lewis structure-based neutral resonance structure. Such reversal of BLA order has not been observed in push-pull compounds bearing conventional electron-withdrawing groups such as carbonyl and cyano groups instead of triflyl groups. Bonding behaviour of both normal and reversed bond length alternating systems has been revealed by complementary bonding analysis using several bond descriptors based on the experimentally fitted wavefunctions.

Item Type:

Journal Article (Original Article)

Division/Institute:

08 Faculty of Science > Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences (DCBP)

UniBE Contributor:

Grabowsky, Simon

Subjects:

500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology
500 Science > 540 Chemistry

ISSN:

1521-3765

Publisher:

Wiley

Language:

English

Submitter:

Pubmed Import

Date Deposited:

16 Dec 2022 12:09

Last Modified:

15 Dec 2023 00:25

Publisher DOI:

10.1002/chem.202203538

PubMed ID:

36515459

Uncontrolled Keywords:

bond alternations bond lengths complementary bonding analysis polyenes quantum crystallography

BORIS DOI:

10.48350/175931

URI:

https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/175931

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