Photoreactive salt cocrystal: N<sup>+</sup>–H⋯N hydrogen bond and cation–π interactions support a cascade-like photodimerization of a 4-stilbazole
Changan Li, Gonzalo Campillo‐Alvarado, Dale C. Swenson, Leonard R. MacGillivray
Abstract
Hydrogen bonds (<italic>i.e.</italic>, N<sup>+</sup>–H⋯N) in combination with cation⋯π interactions enable a cascade-like [2 + 2] photodimerization of 4-stilbazole in a salt cocrystal.
Topics & Concepts
CocrystalCascadeSalt (chemistry)ChemistryHydrogen bondHydrogenOrganic chemistryMoleculeChromatographyCrystallography and molecular interactionsPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryRadical Photochemical Reactions