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Table 5 Selected, comparative molecular geometry parameters for the five structures; X denotes X-ray results, C the results from the computational study

From: A mechanophysical phase transition provides a dramatic example of colour polymorphism: the tribochromism of a substituted tri(methylene)tetrahydrofuran-2-one

Parameter

I(X)

I(C)

II(X)

II(C)

IIIa(X)

IIIa(C)

IIIb(X)

IIIb(C)

IV(X)

IV(C)

C(1)-O(1)

1.433

1.449

1.413

1.428

1.39

1.457

1.415

1.437

1.432

1.455

C(1)-C(4)

1.463

1.488

1.474

1.483

1.47

1.480

1.464

1.487

1.479

1.480

O(1)-C(2)

1.364

1.372

1.370

1.376

1.33

1.369

1.362

1.370

1.365

1.369

C(2)-C(3)

1.474

1.475

1.457

1.457

1.51

1.473

1.447

1.458

1.480

1.473

C(3)-C(4)

1.497

1.494

1.467

1.475

1.49

1.488

1.464

1.472

1.476

1.488

C(2) = C(5)

1.350

1.376

1.367

1.393

1.32

1.376

1.379

1.393

1.363

1.377

C(3) = C(8)

1.348

1.370

1.389

1.408

1.36

1.371

1.397

1.409

1.363

1.373

C(4) = C(21)

1.344

1.363

1.357

1.371

1.37

1.376

1.360

1.390

1.362

1.376

O(1)-C(2) = C(5)

115.8

118.4

114.2

115.1

119.3

118.8

113.0

115.2

116.3

118.5

C(3)-C(2) = C(5)

134.8

132.0

134.1

133.4

130.5

131.5

136.1

133.5

134.9

131.7

O(1)-C(2)-C(3)

109.4

109.3

110.7

110.7

110.1

109.3

110.1

110.4

106.7

109.4

C(2)-C(3) = C(8)

126.7

125.9

125.3

125.9

128.0

103.5

126.5

105.5

125.0

126.3

C(4)-C(3) = C(8)

128.4

128.6

129.7

128.8

127.4

127.7

127.4

128.9

128.8

127.6

C(2)-C(3)-C(4)

102.8

103.2

105.0

105.3

100.7

103.5

105.7

105.5

103.7

103.6

C(3)-C(4) = C(21)

131.1

131.3

131.6

131.8

131.9

130.6

129.7

130.7

131.6

130.9

C(1)-C(4) = C(21)

122.7

123.3

119.4

119.4

121.7

124.2

121.6

120.1

123.1

123.9

C(1)-C(4)-C(3)

105.2

104.7

106.9

107.0

106.2

104.9

106.7

107.0

106.1

105.0

C(4)-C(1)-O(1)

107.0

106.3

107.4

106.9

107.0

106.3

107.0

106.3

107.1

106.3

C(1)-O(1)-C(2)

109.6

109.2

109.5

109.6

111.2

109.0

110.1

109.9

109.4

109.2

O(1)-C(2) = C(5)-C(6)

−0.9

−5.9

−2.1

−9.7

−6.2

−6.3

−2.3

−9.6

−6.8

−6.1

C(3)-C(2) = C(5)-C(7)

−4.3

−2.4

3.0

−3.4

−8.7

−2.1

1.8

−3.4

−10.4

−1.8

C(2)-C(3) = C(8)-C(9)

6.3

−2.9

−39.0

−40.3

6.3

−3.3

−40.3

−39.9

−10.6

−3.9

C(4)-C(3) = C(8)-C(15)

−3.7

−11.3

−35.7

−38.3

−11.0

−12.3

−30.4

−33.3

−2.2

−13.2

C(3)-C(4) = C(21)-C(23)

2.3

4.7

0.9

0.9

19.4

16.8

−12.0

−15.2

9.0

17.9

C(1)-C(4) = C(21)-C(22)

14.0

14.0

−12.0

−12.0

23.3

22.5

−29.3

−31.4

16.3

23.1

  1. ESD’s for Experimental data are provided in the Cif files in the ESI. Distances are in Ångstroms and angles in degrees.