Linker size dependent mechanical properties of di-imine based molecular crystals

Abstract

We have demonstrated the ability to modify the mechanical flexibility of molecular crystals by modulating the length of intervening linker moieties while keeping the terminal shape synthons the same.

Elasto-plastic behaviour with reversible thermosalient expansion in acrylonitrile-based organic crystals

“…32–34 The interplay of structural and packing factors with the combination of a wide range of dispersive non-covalent interactions play a pivotal role in determining the nature of flexibility. 35 The synergy between elasticity and plasticity requires a balanced trade-off between non-covalent interactions in the lattice. It appears to be too simplistic to rely upon a certain set of variables to attain predictable mechanical flexibility.…”