Molecular and crystal structures of a class of push-pull quinonoid compounds with potential nonlinear optical applications

M. Ravi, Shmuel Cohen, Israel Agranat, T. P. Radhakrishnan*

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Abstract

Molecular and crystal structures of three compounds with electron donor-conjugation unit- electron acceptor framework are reported where the conjugation unit is formally a quinonoid ring. Semiempirical quantum chemical calculations indicate large hyperpolarizabilities in these push-pull molecules. Since all the crystal structures are found to belong to centrosymmetric space groups, modifications are necessary for quadratic nonlinear optical applications.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationScience of Crystal Structures
Subtitle of host publicationHighlights in Crystallography
PublisherSpringer International Publishing
Pages205-211
Number of pages7
ISBN (Electronic)9783319198279
ISBN (Print)9783319198262
DOIs
StatePublished - 9 Sep 2015

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Keywords

  • Crystal structures
  • Hyperpolarizability
  • Nonlinear optics
  • Push-pull quinonoids

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