A series of neutral pyridyl adducts involving the strong Lewis acids B
F3 and B(C6F5)(3) has been prepared, and their second-order nonlinear
optical coefficients (EFISH method) have been examined. The formation
of the pyridyl-boron bond leads to enhancement of the dipole moments a
nd second-order NLO coefficients (beta and beta(0)). Reactions of DMAP
(4-Me2N-C5H4N) with BH3, BF3, and B(C6F5)(3) give the corresponding n
eutral pyridine adducts DMAP.-BH3 (orthorhombic, Pbca, a = 9.6914(7) A
ngstrom; b = 11.7173(9) Angstrom; c = 22.718(2) Angstrom, V = 1622.4(5
) Angstrom(3); Z = 8;p = 1.114 g cm(-3)), DMAP.BF3 (orthorhombic, Pbca
, a = 10.430(3) Angstrom; b = 8.111(2) Angstrom; c = 20.295(7) Angstro
m; V = 1717.0(9) Angstrom(3); Z = 8; p = 1.470 g cm(-3)) , and DMAP.B(
C6F5)(3) (orthorhombic, Pbca, a = 12.322(1) Angstrom; b = 20.556(2) An
gstrom; c = 28.455(3) Angstrom; V = 7207.4(14) Angstrom(3); Z = 8; p =
1.508 g cm(-3)). Reactions of Me2N-4-C6H4-CH=CH-C5H4N, MeO-4-C6H4-CH=
CH-C5H4N, and Me2N-4-C6H4-C=C-C5H4N with BF3 and B(C6F5)(3) result in
materials that are highly luminescent and incorporate structural. feat
ures that are known to give rise to large second-order NLO effects. X-
ray diffraction analysis for the compound Me2N-4-C6H4-C=C-C5H4N.B(C6F5
)(3) (monclinic, P2(1)/c, a = 9.883(2) Angstrom; b = 10.717(1) Angstro
m; c = 28.421(4) Angstrom; beta = 91.96(1)degrees; V = 2993.4(8) Angst
rom(3); Z = 4; p = 1.629 g cm(-3)) is also described.