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Understanding the factors governing the formation of supramolecular structures and phase transitions between various forms of molecular crystals is pivotal for developing dynamic, stimuli‐responsive materials and polymorph‐controlled syntheses. Here, we investigate the pressure‐induced dynamic of both the intrinsic molecular structure and the supramolecular network of a predesigned polyhedral oxo‐centered zinc cluster incorporating monoanionic N,N'‐diphenylformamidinate and featuring N‐bonded phenyl groups in close proximity to the primary coordination sphere. We demonstrate that the model oxo cluster is prone to undergoing pressure‐induced conformational transformations of the secondary coordination sphere and simultaneous stepwise (initially every second polyhedral molecule undergoes the conformational transformations) and reversible transitions from an ambient phase α to high‐pressure phases β and γ, as single‐crystal‐to‐single‐crystal events. The observed phase transitions illustrate the key role of an interplay between the low‐energy conformation perturbations and cooperative intra‐ and intermolecular noncovalent interactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• Structure of 8 - hydroxyquinoline betaine monohydrate was solved by X-ray. • The one proton of disordered water molecules is shared between two half-occupied sides. • Three broad bands classify the FTIR spectrum as the ABC type. • PED are used to assign the bands in the vibrational spectrum. • Hirshfeld surface, Mulliken atomic charges, MEP, HOMO-LUMO were computed. • The assignment of 1H and 13C resonance signals are based on the 2D measurements. Molecular structure and properties of 8-hydroxyquinoline betaine monohydrate (1-carboxymethyl-8-hydroxyquinolinium inert salt monohydrate) were studied by X-ray diffraction, DFT calculations, FTIR and NMR spectra. In the crystals, 8-hydroxyquinoline betaine and water are bonded by an intermolecular and asymmetric COO···H 2 O hydrogen bond of 2.782(3) Å. The water molecules are disordered so that one of the proton is shared between two half occupied sites. The hydroxyl group of quinoline is bonded to the neighboring molecule by the O−H···OOC hydrogen bond of 2.571(3) Å. The molecular geometry, Hirshfeld surface, Mulliken atomic charge distribution, molecular electrostatic potential, frontier molecular orbitals, vibrational wavenumbers, magnetic isotropic shielding constants were determined using the density functional theory (DFT/B3LYP) with 6–311++G(d,p) basis set. The FTIR spectrum shows a characteristic ABC structure, typical of medium-short hydrogen bonds. The potential energy distribution (PED) was used to assign the bands in the vibrational spectrum. 1H and 13C NMR spectra were analyzed. [Display omitted] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]