Systematic Crystallographic Investigation of Hydrogen-Bonded Networks Involving Monohydrogen Tartrate−Amine Complexes: Potential Materials for Nonlinear Optics

• DOI: 10.1021/cm960123b
• Publication Date: 2002-07-26T05:30:15Z
• Authors: Renuka Kadirvelraj; Arun M. Umarji; Ward T. Robinson; Santanu Bhattacharya; Tayur N. Guru Row
• Keywords: Tartrate; Crystal Engineering

Crystal structures of six binary salts involving aromatic amines as cations and hydrogen tartrates anions are presented. The materials 2,6-xylidinium-l-monohydrogen tartrate monohydrate, C12H18O6.5N, P22121, a = 7.283(2) Å, b 17.030(2) c 22.196(2) Z 8; 2,6-xylidinium-d-dibenzoyl monohydrogen tartrate, C26H25O8N, P21, 7.906(1) 24.757(1) 13.166(1) β 105.01(1)°, 4; 2,3-xylidinium-d-dibenzoyl C26H26O8.5N, 7.837(1) 24.488(1) 13.763(1) 105.69(1)°, 2-toluidinium-d-dibenzoyl C25H23O8N, P212121, 13.553(2) 15.869(3) 22.123(2) 3-toluidinium-d-dibenzoyl (1:1), P1, 7.916(3) 11.467(6) 14.203(8) α 96.44(4)°, 98.20(5)°, 110.55(5)°, 2; dihydrate (1:2), C32H36O10N, 7.828(3) 8.233(1) 24.888(8) 93.98°, 94.58(3)°, 89.99(2)°, 2. An analysis the hydrogen-bonding schemes in terms crystal packing, stoichiometric variations, substitutional variations these provides insights to design hydrogen-bonded networks directed toward engineering crystalline nonlinear optical materials.