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ArticleChemical science2018

Shape-selective crystallisation of fluxional carbon cages.

Aisha N Bismillah, Jiri Sturala, Brette M Chapin, Dmitry S Yufit, Paul Hodgkinson, Paul R McGonigal

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Article in Chemical science, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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  1. Bullvalene-Containing Molecular Glasses.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2025
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  2. Control of dynamic spNature chemistry · 2023
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  3. Guest-Dependent Isomer Convergence of a Permanently Fluxional Coordination Cage.Angewandte Chemie (International ed. in English) · 2022
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Aisha N BismillahDepartment of Chemistry , Durham University , Lower Mountjoy , Stockton Road , Durham , DH13LE , UK . Email: paul.mcgonigal@durham.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-0588-4939
Jiri SturalaDepartment of Chemistry , Durham University , Lower Mountjoy , Stockton Road , Durham , DH13LE , UK . Email: paul.mcgonigal@durham.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-8113-0709
Brette M ChapinDepartment of Chemistry , Durham University , Lower Mountjoy , Stockton Road , Durham , DH13LE , UK . Email: paul.mcgonigal@durham.ac.uk.
Dmitry S YufitDepartment of Chemistry , Durham University , Lower Mountjoy , Stockton Road , Durham , DH13LE , UK . Email: paul.mcgonigal@durham.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-7208-1212
Paul HodgkinsonDepartment of Chemistry , Durham University , Lower Mountjoy , Stockton Road , Durham , DH13LE , UK . Email: paul.mcgonigal@durham.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0003-0327-3349
Paul R McGonigalDepartment of Chemistry , Durham University , Lower Mountjoy , Stockton Road , Durham , DH13LE , UK . Email: paul.mcgonigal@durham.ac.uk.ORCID 0000-0002-8538-7579

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Abstract

Dynamic covalent rearrangements of fluxional carbon cages, such as bullvalenes and barbaralanes, impart 'shapeshifting' molecular properties. Here, a series of five barbaralanes each interconvert dynamically between two constitutional isomers in solution, but resolve to single isomers upon crystallisation. Unexpectedly, the minor solution-phase isomers are resolved in two instances. Through dynamic NMR, crystallographic and DFT analyses, we show that the isomer observed in the solid state is not a direct consequence of the equilibrium distribution in solution or any specific noncovalent interactions. Rather, the dynamic preferential crystallisation is dictated by differences in molecular size and shape.

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