Cédric Viravaux, Mohamed Haouas, Anne Dolbecq, Jérôme Marrot, Pierre Mialane, Rémi Dessapt, Olivier Oms
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Abstract
Four novel ionic assemblies combining polyoxometalates (POMs) and the cationic photochromic spiropyran SPPy+ (1′,3′,3′-trimethyl-6-nitro-8-pyridiniomethylspiro[2H-[1]benzopyran-2,2′-indoline]), namely, (SPPy)2[W6O19]·2CH3CN, (SPPy)2.6(H)0.4[PW12O40]·CH3CN, (SPPy)2.1(H)1.9[β-Mo8O26]·CH3CN, and (SPPy)3.7(H)0.3[β-Mo8O26], were synthesized and extensively characterized using complementary techniques, including structural characterization of (SPPy)2[W6O19]·2CH3CN by X-ray diffraction. In particular, solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopy was used for the first time on POM/Spiro compounds to assess the proportion of the merocyanine form in these supramolecular materials. Strikingly, in contrast to the deeply colored (SPPy)2.6(H)0.4[PW12O40]·CH3CN and (SPPy)2.1(H)1.9[β-Mo8O26]·CH3CN assemblies, which are nonphotochromic in the solid state at room temperature, (SPPy)2[W6O19]·2CH3CN and (SPPy)3.7(H)0.3[β-Mo8O26] exhibit strong photocontrast under soft-light irradiation. These observations highlight the crucial role of both the nature of the POM and the synthesis conditions on the optical properties of the final materials. The solid-state photochromic properties of these species have been fully investigated, and the coloration and fading kinetic parameters have been determined. Importantly, once discolored, (SPPy)2[W6O19]·2CH3CN and (SPPy)3.7(H)0.3[β-Mo8O26] turn back to a colored state in the dark, making them the first POM/Spiro hybrid materials to exhibit solid-state negative photochromism.
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Inorganic Chemistry publishes fundamental studies in all phases of inorganic chemistry. Coverage includes experimental and theoretical reports on quantitative studies of structure and thermodynamics, kinetics, mechanisms of inorganic reactions, bioinorganic chemistry, and relevant aspects of organometallic chemistry, solid-state phenomena, and chemical bonding theory. Emphasis is placed on the synthesis, structure, thermodynamics, reactivity, spectroscopy, and bonding properties of significant new and known compounds.