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ArticleChemical science2023

A theoretical framework for the design of molecular crystal engines.

Cameron J Cook, Wangxiang Li, Brandon F Lui, Thomas J Gately, Rabih O Al-Kaysi, Leonard J Mueller, Christopher J Bardeen, Gregory J O Beran

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Article in Chemical science, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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Cameron J CookDepartment of Chemistry, University of California Riverside Riverside CA 92521 USA gregory.beran@ucr.edu.
Wangxiang LiDepartment of Chemistry, University of California Riverside Riverside CA 92521 USA gregory.beran@ucr.edu.
Brandon F LuiDepartment of Chemistry, University of California Riverside Riverside CA 92521 USA gregory.beran@ucr.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9765-4419
Thomas J GatelyDepartment of Chemistry, University of California Riverside Riverside CA 92521 USA gregory.beran@ucr.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6199-4764
Rabih O Al-KaysiCollege of Science and Health Professions-3124, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, and King Abdullah International Medical Research Center, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs Riyadh 11426 Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8429-2802
Leonard J MuellerDepartment of Chemistry, University of California Riverside Riverside CA 92521 USA gregory.beran@ucr.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2607-9875
Christopher J BardeenDepartment of Chemistry, University of California Riverside Riverside CA 92521 USA gregory.beran@ucr.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5755-9476
Gregory J O BeranDepartment of Chemistry, University of California Riverside Riverside CA 92521 USA gregory.beran@ucr.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2229-2580

Funding

NMR crystallography: Imaging active site chemistry and protonation statesR35GM145369 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · PI Leonard J Mueller · 2022 to 2026
$2.1M
NIGMS NIH HHS R35 GM145369
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photomechanical molecular crystals have garnered attention for their ability to transform light into mechanical work, but difficulties in characterizing the structural changes and mechanical responses experimentally have hindered the development of practical organic crystal engines. This study proposes a new computational framework for predicting the solid-state crystal-to-crystal photochemical transformations entirely from first principles, and it establishes a photomechanical engine cycle that quantifies the anisotropic mechanical performance resulting from the transformation. The approach relies on crystal structure prediction, solid-state topochemical principles, and high-quality electronic structure methods. After validating the framework on the well-studied [4 + 4] cycloadditions in 9-methyl anthracene and 9-

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PMCPMC9890974

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