# [(2,3-di-iodopentacene-6,13-diyl)bis(ethyne-2,1-diyl)]bis[tri-isopropylsilane]
\nBlind Test XXVII

(Last updated 4 March 2025)

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Figure . The molecular diagram of [(2,3-di-iodopentacene-6,13-diyl)bis(ethyne-2,1-diyl)]bis[tri-isopropylsilane].

CSP studies

REFCODEXIFZOF
FormulaC44 Si2 I2 H52
Common NameBlind Test XXVII
IUPAC Systematic Name2-[2,3-diiodo-13-(2-triisopropylsilylethynyl)pentacen-6-yl]ethynyl-triisopropyl-silane
Search identifierA
ScientistLouise Price
DateJanuary 2021
PublicationHunnisett LM, et al, Acta Cryst B, 2024, 80(6), 517-547 DOI: Open paper (10.1107/S2052520624007492)
Energy model1
Study_ID0
ProgramsMOLPAK, DMACRYS (2.0.8)
Location on S DriveCHEMISTRY_CPOSS\\BlindTest2020-2022\\XXVII\\MOLPAK\\
Potential DescriptionMOLPAK + DMACRYS + GDMA2.2(PBE1PBE/6-311G(d,p)+basis functions for Iodine) + GMDay_anisotropic_inc_I
Search identifierB
ScientistLouise Price
DateFebruary 2022
PublicationHunnisett LM, et al, Acta Cryst B, 2024, 80(6), 548-574 DOI: Open paper (10.1107/S2052520624008679)
Energy model1
Study_ID3
ProgramsCCDC supplied crystal structures, DMACRYS (2.3.1.1)
Location on S DriveCHEMISTRY_CPOSS\\BlindTest2020-2022\\XXVII\\Sub2_bondopt\\small_fit\\
Potential DescriptionCCDC supplied crystal structures + bonds_optimized_conf(PBE0/3-21G) + DMACRYS + GDMA2.2(PBE1PBE/6-311G(d,p)+basis functions for Iodine) + FIT_HalgrenI
Energy model2
Study_ID1
ProgramsCCDC supplied crystal structures, DMACRYS (2.3.1.1)
Location on S DriveCHEMISTRY_CPOSS\\BlindTest2020-2022\\XXVII\\Sub2_bondopt\\small_iso\\
Potential DescriptionCCDC supplied crystal structures + bonds_optimized_conf(PBE0/3-21G) + DMACRYS + GDMA2.2(PBE1PBE/6-311G(d,p)+basis functions for Iodine) + iso(GMDay_anisotropic_inc_I_FIT_aliphatic_UFF_Si)
Energy model3
Study_ID2
ProgramsCCDC supplied crystal structures, DMACRYS (2.3.1.1)
Location on S DriveCHEMISTRY_CPOSS\\BlindTest2020-2022\\XXVII\\Sub2_bondopt\\small_anis\\
Potential DescriptionCCDC supplied crystal structures + bonds_optimized_conf(PBE0/3-21G) + DMACRYS + GDMA2.2(PBE1PBE/6-311G(d,p)+basis functions for Iodine) + GMDay_anisotropic_inc_I_FIT_aliphatic_UFF_Si
Energy model4
Study_ID6
ProgramsCCDC supplied crystal structures, DMACRYS (2.3.1.1)
Location on S DriveCHEMISTRY_CPOSS\\BlindTest2020-2022\\XXVII\\Sub2_bondopt\\big_fit\\
Potential DescriptionCCDC supplied crystal structures + bonds_optimized_conf(PBE0/6-311G(d,p)) + DMACRYS + GDMA2.2(PBE1PBE/6-311G(d,p)+basis functions for Iodine) + FIT_HalgrenI
Energy model5
Study_ID4
ProgramsCCDC supplied crystal structures, DMACRYS (2.3.1.1)
Location on S DriveCHEMISTRY_CPOSS\\BlindTest2020-2022\\XXVII\\Sub2_bondopt\\big_iso\\
Potential DescriptionCCDC supplied crystal structures + bonds_optimized_conf(PBE0/6-311G(d,p)) + DMACRYS + GDMA2.2(PBE1PBE/6-311G(d,p)+basis functions for Iodine) + iso(GMDay_anisotropic_inc_I_FIT_aliphatic_UFF_Si)
Energy model6 (published)
Study_ID5
ProgramsCCDC supplied crystal structures, DMACRYS (2.3.1.1)
Location on S DriveCHEMISTRY_CPOSS\\BlindTest2020-2022\\XXVII\\Sub2_bondopt\\big_anis\\
Potential DescriptionCCDC supplied crystal structures + bonds_optimized_conf(PBE0/6-311G(d,p)) + DMACRYS + GDMA2.2(PBE1PBE/6-311G(d,p)+basis functions for Iodine) + GMDay_anisotropic_inc_I_FIT_aliphatic_UFF_Si

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Figure . Crystal energy landscape of [(2,3-di-iodopentacene-6,13-diyl)bis(ethyne-2,1-diyl)]bis[tri-isopropylsilane]from previous work. Left: the full landscape for the MOLPAK search. Right: the landscape with the big basis set and anisotropic potential which was submitted for the energy ranking challenge of the Blind Test.

CSD structures (CSD version 5.46 with Feb 2025 update)

Table . Crystallographic information for CSD entries for [(2,3-di-iodopentacene-6,13-diyl)bis(ethyne-2,1-diyl)]bis[tri-isopropylsilane]. Different polymorphs are coloured differently.

REFCODEspace groupZ’a / Åb / Åc / Åα / °β / °γ / °density / g cm-3Form
XIFZOFP-119.29614.15916.87274.06383.38487.9641.395I
XIFZOF01P-119.365913.70616.454376.90182.57588.6851.45I
XIGYULP-119.08513.705917.032274.253783.784988.32361.458Solid solution

All three crystal structures have the same packing of the core pentacene, although different disorder in the TIPS groups.

Table . Experimental information for CSD entries for [(2,3-di-iodopentacene-6,13-diyl)bis(ethyne-2,1-diyl)]bis[tri-isopropylsilane].

REFCODEspace groupR factorT / KYearComments
XIFZOFP-13.872902023This was a private communication, that was later published as XIFZOF02
XIFZOF01P-13.041002023This was a private communication, that was later published as XIFZOF03
XIGYULP-13.71902023This was a private communication, that was later published as XIGYUL01

Make this table include whether polymorphs are solution-grown, sublimation grown, templated or otherwise. Add references.

Other notes

Due to the size of the .res files and their number, only the 1000 lowest energy structures for Search A have been stored on Github. The other files are available from the authors on request. Please see the main instruction documentation for how to access these.

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