1,3-Bis(dicyanomethylidene)indan
anion (CMI–)
is a stable π-electronic anion prepared by self-deprotonation.
A series of ion-pairing assemblies based on CMI– were investigated by various π-electronic cations. The packing
structures were revealed by single-crystal X-ray analysis, and charge-by-charge
and charge-segregated assemblies were obtained. Interestingly, cation–cation
and/or anion–anion stacking formations were observed in all
the crystal structures, although electrostatic repulsion effects exist
between identically charged species. The stabilization of the identically
charged stackings by the dipole–dipole interactions was explained
from the DFT calculations. In addition, the delocalization of negative
or positive charge through the face-to-face stacking and hydrogen
bonding between the differently charged species also play an important
role for the formation of various assemblies.
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