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  • photoinduced single crystal to single crystal phase transition and photosalient effect of a Gold i isocyanide Complex with shortening of intermolecular aurophilic bonds
    Chemical Science, 2015
    Co-Authors: Tomohiro Seki, Kenta Sakurada, Mai Muromoto
    Abstract:

    We report the first photoinduced single-crystal-to-single-crystal (SCSC) phase transition of a Gold Complex that involves the shortening of intermolecular aurophilic bonds. This is also the first solid state photochromism of a Gold Complex. Upon UV irradiation, the blue-emitting crystals of the Gold(I) isocyanide Complex 1 (1B) transform into the weakly yellow-emitting polymorph 1Y. X-ray diffraction analyses reveal that this phase transition proceeds in an SCSC manner. After phase transition from 1B to 1Y, the intermolecular Au⋯Au separation decreases from 3.5041(14) to 3.2955(6) A, resulting in a red-shifted emission. The photoinduced shortening of the aurophilic bond in the excited state initiates the change in the crystal structure from 1B to 1Y. Moreover, the crystal 1B showed a photosalient effect: the 1B crystals jump upon irradiation with strong UV light owing to the phase transition into 1Y. The aurophilic bond formation in the crystal generates the mechanical movement of the crystal.