A. Ienco et al., The crystal structure and spectroscopic characterization of 1-(N-ethyl-1-sulphonate-4-pyridinio)-2-[N-methylpyrrol-2-yl]ethene, MOLEC CRYST, 339, 2000, pp. 261-269
The X-ray structure of 1-(N-ethyl-1-sulphonate-4-pyridinio)-2-[N-methylpyrr
ol-2-yl]ethene . H2O is reported. The molecule belongs to the spatial group
P2(1)/n with unit cell constants a=6.841(5), b=21.259(5), c=10.195(5), bet
a=110.262(15)degrees. The compound was characterized by means of UV-vis and
steady-state fluorescence spectroscopies. In the visible region the powder
shows a blue shift of the main absorption band with respect to the solutio
n. Analogously a marked red shift and decrease of intensity is observed in
the fluorescence spectra. Packing effects are most likely at the origin of
the difference. The molecule is expected to have promising proprieties for
two-photon pumped (TPP) frequency-upconversion using experiments.