Reversible Photocycloaddition and Photosalient Behavior in Zinc Coordination Polymer

A zinc(II) coordination polymer exhibits reversible single-crystal-to-single-crystal [2 + 2] photocycloaddition and macroscopic photomechanical motions. The dataset contains crystallographic data from single-crystal X-ray diffraction, capturing intermediate states during stepwise photodimerization and thermal ring cleavage. It was authored by Jianmin Zhou and shared under a CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Analyze crystallographic data to correlate stepwise photodimerization states with macroscopic photosalient effects like jumping and splitting.
• Model the preferred reactivity of the three distinct olefin pairs using structural parameters from X-ray diffraction data.
• Investigate the relationship between ultraviolet light exposure and thermal ring cleavage events in the coordination polymer structure.

Strengths

• Data captures intermediate states during a fully reversible photochemical and thermal process.
• Includes observations of both molecular-scale transformations and macroscopic photomechanical motions.
• Contains crystallographically distinct olefin pairs enabling stepwise reaction analysis.

Limitations

• Dataset scope is limited to a single zinc(II) coordination polymer compound.
• The 27.3 MB size suggests a relatively small, focused experimental dataset.
• Specific data structure (rows, columns) and sample data are unavailable for review.

Provenance

Source

figshare, authored by Jianmin Zhou.

Collection Method

Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated in March 2026.

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