Structural and computational study of reversibly photo switchable (E)-4-((4-alkoxyphenyl)diazenyl)benzonitrile based liquid crystals
Thakur, Jyoti Swarup; Dash, Omkar; Bhale, Nagesh A.; Mondal, Pradip Kumar; Dikundwar, Amol Gopalrao; Polentarutti, Maurizio; Nayak, Susanta K.; CrystEngComm  (2025) –; doi:10.1039/D5CE00980D

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_publ_section_title
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 Structural and computational study of reversibly photo switchable
 (E)-4-((4-alkoxyphenyl)diazenyl)benzonitrile based liquid crystals
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_journal_name_full               CrystEngComm
_journal_paper_doi               10.1039/D5CE00980D
_journal_year                    2025
_chemical_formula_moiety         'C23 H29 N3 O'
_chemical_formula_sum            'C23 H29 N3 O'
_chemical_formula_weight         363.49
_chemical_name_common            Azonitrile
_chemical_name_systematic        (E)-4-((4-decyloxyphenyl)diazenyl)benzonitrile
_space_group_crystal_system      monoclinic
_space_group_IT_number           14
_space_group_name_Hall           '-P 2ybc'
_space_group_name_H-M_alt        'P 1 21/c 1'
_atom_sites_solution_hydrogens   geom
_audit_creation_method           SHELXL-2018/3
_audit_update_record
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2025-06-06 deposited with the CCDC.	2025-11-24 downloaded from the CCDC.
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_cell_angle_alpha                90
_cell_angle_beta                 93.23(3)
_cell_angle_gamma                90
_cell_formula_units_Z            4
_cell_length_a                   5.7970(12)
_cell_length_b                   7.4060(15)
_cell_length_c                   46.464(9)
_cell_measurement_reflns_used    4856
_cell_measurement_temperature    100(2)
_cell_measurement_theta_max      27.8
_cell_measurement_theta_min      0.9
_cell_volume                     1991.7(7)
_computing_molecular_graphics    'Olex2 1.5 (Dolomanov et al., 2009)'
_computing_publication_material  'Olex2 1.5 (Dolomanov et al., 2009)'
_computing_structure_refinement  'SHELXL 2019/2 (Sheldrick, 2015)'
_computing_structure_solution    'SHELXT 2018/2 (Sheldrick, 2018)'
_diffrn_ambient_temperature      100.00
_diffrn_measured_fraction_theta_full 0.989
_diffrn_measured_fraction_theta_max 0.981
_diffrn_measurement_device_type  'Huber Kappa Goniometer, Pilatus 2M detector'
_diffrn_measurement_method       'Rotating crystal'
_diffrn_radiation_type           Synchrotron
_diffrn_radiation_wavelength     0.700
_diffrn_reflns_av_R_equivalents  0.0301
_diffrn_reflns_av_unetI/netI     0.0227
_diffrn_reflns_Laue_measured_fraction_full 0.989
_diffrn_reflns_Laue_measured_fraction_max 0.981
_diffrn_reflns_limit_h_max       7
_diffrn_reflns_limit_h_min       -7
_diffrn_reflns_limit_k_max       9
_diffrn_reflns_limit_k_min       -9
_diffrn_reflns_limit_l_max       61
_diffrn_reflns_limit_l_min       -61
_diffrn_reflns_number            28653
_diffrn_reflns_point_group_measured_fraction_full 0.989
_diffrn_reflns_point_group_measured_fraction_max 0.981
_diffrn_reflns_theta_full        24.835
_diffrn_reflns_theta_max         27.800
_diffrn_reflns_theta_min         0.865
_diffrn_source                   Synchrotron
_exptl_absorpt_coefficient_mu    0.072
_exptl_absorpt_correction_T_max  0.949
_exptl_absorpt_correction_T_min  0.943
_exptl_absorpt_correction_type   multi-scan
_exptl_absorpt_process_details   'SADABS (Sheldrick, 2001)'
_exptl_crystal_colour            orange
_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn    1.212
_exptl_crystal_density_meas      1.21
_exptl_crystal_description       'plate shaped'
_exptl_crystal_F_000             784
_exptl_crystal_size_max          0.1
_exptl_crystal_size_mid          0.05
_exptl_crystal_size_min          0.02
_refine_diff_density_max         0.567
_refine_diff_density_min         -0.533
_refine_diff_density_rms         0.091
_refine_ls_extinction_coef       0.028(3)
_refine_ls_extinction_expression Fc^*^=kFc[1+0.001xFc^2^\l^3^/sin(2\q)]^-1/4^
_refine_ls_extinction_method     'SHELXL-2019/2 (Sheldrick 2019)'
_refine_ls_goodness_of_fit_ref   1.067
_refine_ls_hydrogen_treatment    constr
_refine_ls_matrix_type           full
_refine_ls_number_parameters     171
_refine_ls_number_reflns         4856
_refine_ls_number_restraints     0
_refine_ls_restrained_S_all      1.067
_refine_ls_R_factor_all          0.0728
_refine_ls_R_factor_gt           0.0699
_refine_ls_shift/su_max          0.001
_refine_ls_shift/su_mean         0.000
_refine_ls_structure_factor_coef Fsqd
_refine_ls_weighting_details
'w=1/[\s^2^(Fo^2^)+(0.0945P)^2^+2.7855P] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3'
_refine_ls_weighting_scheme      calc
_refine_ls_wR_factor_gt          0.2114
_refine_ls_wR_factor_ref         0.2135
_reflns_Friedel_coverage         0.000
_reflns_number_gt                4423
_reflns_number_total             4856
_reflns_threshold_expression     'I > 2\s(I)'
_cod_data_source_file            d5ce00980d3.cif
_cod_data_source_block           AZN-10
_cod_database_code               7251281
_shelx_shelxl_version_number     2018/3
_shelx_estimated_absorpt_t_max   0.999
_shelx_estimated_absorpt_t_min   0.993
_olex2_refinement_description
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1. Fixed Uiso
 At 1.2 times of:
  All C(H) groups, All C(H,H) groups
 At 1.5 times of:
  All C(H,H,H) groups
2.a Free rotating group:
 O1(N2,N3,N1,C13,C3,C6,C5,C4,C8,C2,C12,C9,C7,C10,C11,C1,C21,C20,C22,C18,C14,
 C19,C16,C15,C17,C23)
2.b Secondary CH2 refined with riding coordinates:
 C21(H21A,H21B), C20(H20A,H20B), C22(H22A,H22B), C18(H18A,H18B), C14(H14A,
 H14B), C19(H19A,H19B), C16(H16B,H16A), C15(H15B,H15A), C17(H17B,H17A)
2.c Aromatic/amide H refined with riding coordinates:
 C13(H13), C3(H3), C6(H6), C4(H4), C12(H12), C9(H9), C7(H7), C10(H10)
2.d Idealised Me refined as rotating group:
 C23(H23C,H23B,H23A)
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_shelx_res_checksum              55528
_olex2_submission_special_instructions 'No special instructions were received'