Dimerization of a Metal Complex through Thermally Induced Single‐Crystal‐to‐Single‐Crystal Transformation or Mechanochemical Reaction

Abstract

Come together: Monomers of copper carboxylate complex 1 (see picture, Cu blue-green, N blue, O red, S yellow, C gray) can dimerize to 2 when previously H-bonded carboxylate groups coordinate to copper. This dimerization can be induced by thermal single-crystal-to-single-crystal transformation or by mechanochemical reaction.