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Crystal structure of 2-methyl-1,2,3,4-tetra­hydro­iso­quinoline trihydrate

The crystal structure of the title compound, C10H13N·3H2O, a heterocyclic amine, was determined in the presence of water. The compound co-crystallizes with three water mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit, which leads to the formation of hydrogen bonding in the crystal.




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Crystal structure of the mixed methanol and ethanol solvate of bis­{3,4,5-trimeth­oxy-N'-[1-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl­idene]benzohydrazidato}zinc(II)

The unit cell of the title compound, [Zn(C17H18N3O4)2]·CH4O·C2H6O, contains two complex mol­ecules related by an inversion centre, plus one methanol and one ethanol solvent molecule per complex molecule. In each complex, two deprotonated pyridine aroylhydrazone ligands {3,4,5-trimeth­oxy-N'-[1-(pyridin-2-yl)ethyl­idene]benzohydrazide} coordinate to the ZnII ion through the N atoms of the pyridine group and the ketamine, and, additionally, through the O atom of the enolate group. In the crystal, dimers are formed by π–π inter­actions between the planar ligand moieties, which are further connected by C⋯O and C⋯C inter­actions. The inter­molecular inter­actions were investigated using Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots, revealing that the most important contributions for the crystal packing are from H⋯H (44.8%), H⋯C/C⋯H (22.2%), H⋯O/O⋯H (18.7%) and C⋯C (3.9%) inter­actions.




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Tetra­aqua­[3-oxo-1,3-bis­(pyridinium-2-yl)propan-1-olato]nickel(II) tribromide dihydrate

The crystal structure of the title compound, [Ni(C13H11N2O2)(H2O)4]Br3·2H2O, contains an octa­hedral NiII atom coordinated to the enol form of 1,3-di­pyridyl­propane-1,3-dione (dppo) and four water mol­ecules. Both pyridyl rings on the ligand are protonated, forming pyridinium rings and creating an overall ligand charge of +1. The protonated nitro­gen-containing rings are involved in hydrogen-bonding inter­actions with neighoring bromide anions. There are many additional hydrogen-bonding inter­actions involving coordinated water mol­ecules on the NiII atom, bromide anions and hydration water mol­ecules.




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Crystal structures and Hirshfeld surface analysis of trans-bis­(thio­cyanato-κN)bis­{2,4,6-trimethyl-N-[(pyridin-2-yl)methyl­idene]aniline-κ2N,N'}manganese(II) and trans-bis­(thio­cyanato-κN)bis­{2,4,6-trimethyl-N-[(pyri

Two new mononuclear metal complexes involving the bidentate Schiff base ligand 2,4,6-trimethyl-N-[(pyridin-2-yl)methyl­idene]aniline (C15H16N2 or PM-TMA), [Mn(NCS)2(PM-TMA)2] (I) and [Ni(NCS)2(PM-TMA)2] (II), were synthesized and their structures determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Although the title compounds crystallize in different crystal systems [triclinic for (I) and monoclinic for (II)], both asymmetric units consist of one-half of the complex mol­ecule, i.e. one metal(II) cation, one PM-TMA ligand, and one N-bound thio­cyanate anion. In both complexes, the metal(II) cation is located on a centre of inversion and adopts a distorted octa­hedral coordination environment defined by four N atoms from two symmetry-related PM-TMA ligands in the equatorial plane and two N atoms from two symmetry-related NCS− anions in a trans axial arrangement. The tri­methyl­benzene and pyridine rings of the PM-TMA ligand are oriented at dihedral angles of 74.18 (7) and 77.70 (12)° for (I) and (II), respectively. The subtle change in size of the central metal cations leads to a different crystal packing arrangement for (I) and (II) that is dominated by weak C—H⋯S, C—H⋯π, and π–π inter­actions. Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots were used to qu­antify these inter­molecular contacts, and indicate that the most significant contacts in packing are H⋯H [48.1% for (I) and 54.9% for (II)], followed by H⋯C/C⋯H [24.1% for (I) and 15.7% for (II)], and H⋯S/S⋯H [21.1% for (I) and 21.1% for (II)].




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A new pseudopolymorph of perchlorinated neo­penta­silane: the benzene monosolvate Si(SiCl3)4·C6H6

A new pseudopolymorph of dodeca­chloro­penta­silane, namely a benzene monosolvate, Si5Cl12·C6H6, is described. There are two half mol­ecules of each kind in the asymmetric unit. Both Si5Cl12 mol­ecules are completed by crystallographic twofold symmetry. One of the benzene mol­ecules is located on a twofold rotation axis with two C—H groups located on this rotation axis. The second benzene mol­ecule has all atoms on a general position: it is disordered over two equally occupied orientations. No directional inter­actions beyond normal van der Waals contacts occur in the crystal.




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Poly[[tetra­deca­kis­(μ-propionato)hepta­barium] propionic acid monosolvate tetra­hydrate]

The title compound, {[Ba7(C3H5O2)14]·0.946C3H6O2·4H2O}n, is represented by a metal–organic framework structure that is held together by Ba—O—Ba bonds, as well as by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds of moderate strength. The structure comprises of four independent Ba2+ cations (one of which is situated on a twofold rotation axis), seven independent propionate and two independent water mol­ecules. The bond-valence sums of all the cations indicate a slight overbonding. There is also an occupationally, as well as a positionally disordered propionic acid mol­ecule present in the structure. Its occupation is slightly lower than the full occupation while the disordered mol­ecules occupy two positions related by a rotation about a twofold rotation axis. In addition, the methyl group in the symmetry-independent propionic acid mol­ecule is also disordered, and occupies two positions. Each propionic acid mol­ecule coordinates to just one cation from a pair of symmetry-equivalent Ba2+ sites and is simultaneously bonded by an O—H⋯Opropionate hydrogen bond. This means that on a microscopic scale, the coordination number of the corresponding Ba2+ site is either 9 or 10. The methyl as well as hy­droxy hydrogen atoms of the disordered propionic acid mol­ecule were not determined.




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Crystal structure of {4-[10,15,20-tris­(4-meth­oxy­phen­yl)porphyrin-5-yl]benzyl 2-diazo­acetato}­zinc(II)

In the title compound, [Zn(C50H36N6O5)], the ZnII cation is chelated by four pyrrole N atoms of the porphyrinate anion and coordinated by a symmetry-generated keto O atom of the diazo­ester group in a distorted square-pyramidal geometry. The mean Zn—N(pyrrole) bond length is 2.058 Å and the Zn—O(diazo­ester) bond length is 2.179 (4) Å. The zinc cation is displaced by 0.2202 (13) Å from the N4C20 mean plane of the porphyrinate anion toward the O atom; the involvement of this atom leads to a [100] polymeric chain in the crystal.




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Crystal structure, synthesis and thermal properties of bis­(4-benzoyl­pyridine-κN)bis­(iso­thio­cyanato-κN)bis­(methanol-κN)iron(II)

In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Fe(NCS)2(C12H9NO)2(CH4O)2], the FeII cations are octa­hedrally coordinated by two N atoms of 4-benzoyl­pyridine ligands, two N atoms of two terminal iso­thio­cyanate anions and two methanol mol­ecules into discrete complexes that are located on centres of inversion. These complexes are linked via inter­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the methanol O—H H atoms and the carbonyl O atoms of the 4-benzoyl­pyridine ligands, forming layers parallel to (101). Powder X-ray diffraction proved that a pure sample was obtained but that this compound is unstable and transforms into an unknown crystalline phase within several weeks. However, the solvent mol­ecules can be removed by heating in a thermobalance, which for the aged sample as well as the title compound leads to the formation of a compound with the composition Fe(NCS)2(4-benzoyl­pyridine)2, which exhibits a powder pattern that is similar to that of Mn(NCS)2(4-benzoyl­pyridine)2.




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Crystal structure of a nickel compound comprising two nickel(II) complexes with different ligand environments: [Ni(tren)(H2O)2][Ni(H2O)6](SO4)2

The title compound, di­aqua­[tris­(2-amino­eth­yl)amine]­nickel(II) hexa­aqua­nickel(II) bis­(sulfate), [Ni(C6H18N4)(H2O)2][Ni(H2O)6](SO4)2 or [Ni(tren)(H2O)2][Ni(H2O)6](SO4)2, consists of two octa­hedral nickel complexes within the same unit cell. These metal complexes are formed from the reaction of [Ni(H2O)6](SO4) and the ligand tris­(2-amino­eth­yl)amine (tren). The crystals of the title compound are purple, different from those of the starting complex [Ni(H2O)6](SO4), which are turquoise. The reaction was performed both in a 1:1 and 1:2 metal–ligand molar ratio, always yielding the co-precipitation of the two types of crystals. The asymmetric unit of the title compound, which crystallizes in the space group Pnma, consists of two half NiII complexes and a sulfate counter-anion. The mononuclear cationic complex [Ni(tren)(H2O)2]2+ comprises an Ni ion, the tren ligand and two water mol­ecules, while the mononuclear complex [Ni(H2O)6]2+ consists of another Ni ion surrounded by six coordinated water mol­ecules. The [Ni(tren)(H2O)2] and [Ni(H2O)6] subunits are connected to the SO42− counter-anions through hydrogen bonding, thus consolidating the crystal structure.




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Crystal structure of 1,4,8,11-tetra­methyl-1,4,8,11-tetra­azonia­cyclo­tetra­decane bis­(perchlorate) dichloride from synchrotron X-ray data

The crystal structure of title salt, C14H36N44+·2ClO4−·2Cl−, has been determined using synchrotron radiation at 220 K. The structure determination reveals that protonation has occurred at all four amine N atoms. The asymmetric unit contains one half-cation (completed by crystallographic inversion symmetry), one perchlorate anion and one chloride anion. A distortion of the perchlorate anion is due to its involvement in hydrogen-bonding inter­actions with the cations. The crystal structure is consolidated by inter­molecular hydrogen bonds involving the 1,4,8,11-tetra­methyl-1,4,8,11-tetra­azonia­cyclo­tetra­decane N—H and C—H groups as donor groups, and the O atoms of the perchlorate and chloride anion as acceptor groups, giving rise to a three-dimensional network.




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Crystal structure of imidazo[1,5-a]pyridinium-based hybrid salt (C13H12N3)2[MnCl4]

A new organic–inorganic hybrid salt [L]2[MnCl4] (I) where L+ is the 2-methyl-3-(pyridin-2-yl)imidazo[1,5-a]pyridinium cation, is built of discrete organic cations and tetra­chlorido­manganate(II) anions. The L+ cation was formed in situ in the oxidative cyclo­condensation of 2-pyridine­carbaldehyde and CH3NH2·HCl in methanol. The structure was refined as a two-component twin using PLATON (Spek, 2020) to de-twin the data. The twin law (−1 0 0 0 − 1 0 0.5 0 1) was applied in the refinement where the twin component fraction refined to 0.155 (1). The compound crystallizes in the space group P21/c with two crystallographically non-equivalent cations in the asymmetric unit, which possess similar structural conformations. The fused pyridinium and imidazolium rings of the cations are virtually coplanar [dihedral angles are 0.89 (18) and 0.78 (17)°]; the pendant pyridyl rings are twisted by 36.83 (14) and 36.14 (13)° with respect to the planes of the remaining atoms of the cations. The tetra­hedral MnCl42– anion is slightly distorted with the Mn—Cl distances falling in the range 2.3469 (10)–2.3941 (9) Å. The distortion value of 0.044 relative to the ideal tetra­hedron was obtained by continuous shape measurement (CShM) analysis. In the crystal, the cations and anions form separate stacks propagating along the a-axis direction. The organic cations display weak π–π stacking. The anions, which are stacked identically one above the other, demonstrate loose packing; the minimum Mn⋯Mn separation in the cation stack is approximately 7.49 Å. The investigation of the fluorescent properties of a powdered sample of (I) showed no emission. X-band EPR data for (I) at 293 and 77 K revealed broad fine structure signals, indicating moderate zero-field splitting.




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Crystal structures and comparisons of huntite aluminum borates REAl3(BO3)4 (RE = Tb, Dy and Ho)

Three huntite-type aluminoborates of stoichiometry REAl3(BO3)4 (RE = Tb, Dy and Ho), namely, terbium/dysprosium/holmium trialuminium tetrakis(borate), were synthesized by slow cooling within a K2Mo3O10 flux with spontaneous crystallization. The crystal structures were determined using single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SC-XRD) data. The synthesized borates are isostructural to the huntite [CaMg3(CO3)4] structure and crystallized within the trigonal R32 space group. The structural parameters were compared to literature data of other huntite REAl3(BO3)4 crystals within the R32 space group. All three borates fit well into the trends calculated from the literature data. The unit-cell parameters and volumes increase linearly with larger RE cations whereas the densities decrease. All of the crystals studied were refined as inversion twins.




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Phospho­rescent mono- and diiridium(III) complexes cyclo­metalated by fluorenyl- or phenyl-pyridino ligands with bulky substituents, as prospective OLED dopants

The crystal structures of tris­[9,9-dihexyl-2-(5-meth­oxy­pyridin-2-yl-κN)-9H-fluoren-3-yl-κC3]iridium pentane monosolvate, [Ir(C31H38NO)3]·C5H12, (I), di-μ2-chlorido-bis­{bis­[2-(5-fluoro­pyridin-2-yl)-9,9-dihexyl-9H-fluoren-3-yl]iridium} pentane 0.3-solvate, [Ir2(C30H35FN)4Cl2]·0.3C5H12, (II), di-μ2-cyanato-bis­{bis­[9,9-dihexyl-2-(5-meth­oxy­pyridin-2-yl)-9H-fluoren-1-yl]iridium} pentane monosolvate, [Ir2(C31H38NO)4(NCO)2(NCO)2]·C5H12, (III), and {μ-N,N'-bis­[3,5-bis­(tri­fluoro­meth­yl)phen­yl]oxamidato}bis(bis{2-[4-(2,4,6-trimethylphenyl)pyridin-2-yl]phenyl-κ2C1,N'}iridium)–chloro­benzene–pentane (1/2.3/0.4), [Ir2(C20H19N)4(C18H6F12N2O2)]·2.3C6H5Cl·0.4C5H12, (IV), synthesized in the quest for organic light-emitting devices, were determined. The bis-μ2-chloro and bis-μ2-cyanato complexes have ΔΔ and ΛΛ configurations of the distorted octa­hedral Ir centres in racemic crystals, whereas the oxamido complex has a centrosymmetric (meso) structure with the ΔΛ configuration. The bridging oxamido moiety has a nearly planar anti geometry. All structures show substantial disorder of both host mol­ecules and solvents of crystallization.




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Crystal structure of (4-chloro­phen­yl)(4-methyl­piperidin-1-yl)methanone

The title compound, C13H16ClNO, contains a methyl­piperidine ring in the stable chair conformation. The mean plane of the twisted piperidine ring subtends a dihedral angle of 39.89 (7)° with that of the benzene ring. In the crystal, weak C—H⋯O inter­actions link the mol­ecules along the a-axis direction to form infinite mol­ecular chains. H⋯H inter­atomic inter­actions, C—H⋯O inter­molecular inter­actions and weak dispersive forces stabilize mol­ecular packing and form a supra­molecular network, as established by Hirshfeld surface analysis.




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Crystal structure, characterization and Hirshfeld analysis of bis­{(E)-1-[(2,4,6-tri­bromo­phen­yl)diazen­yl]naphthalen-2-olato}copper(II) dimethyl sulfoxide monosolvate

In the title compound, [Cu(C16H8Br3N2O)2]·C2H6OS, the CuII atom is tetra­coordinated in a square-planar coordination, being surrounded by two N atoms and two O atoms from two N,O-bidentate (E)-1-[(2,4,6-tri­bromo­phen­yl)diazen­yl]naphthalen-2-olate ligands. The two N atoms and two O atoms around the metal center are trans to each other, with an O—Cu—O bond angle of 177.90 (16)° and a N—Cu—N bond angle of 177.8 (2)°. The average distances between the CuII atom and the coordinated O and N atoms are 1.892 (4) and 1.976 (4) Å, respectively. In the crystal, complexes are linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and by π–π inter­actions involving adjacent naphthalene ring systems [centroid–centroid distance = 3.679 (4) Å]. The disordered DMSO mol­ecules inter­act weakly with the complex mol­ecules, being positioned in the voids left by the packing arrangement of the square-planar complexes. The DMSO solvent mol­ecule is disordered over two positions with occupancies of 0.70 and 0.30.




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Crystal structure of a two-dimensional metal–organic framework assembled from lithium(I) and γ-cyclo­dextrin

The crystal structure of the polymeric title compound, catena-poly[[[di­aqua­lithium]-μ-γ-cyclo­dextrin(1−)-[aqua­lithium]-μ-γ-cyclo­dextrin(1−)] pentadecahydrate], {[Li2(C48H79O40)2(H2O)3]·15H2O}n, consists of deprotonated γ-cyclo­dextrin (CD) mol­ecules assembled by lithium ions into metal–organic ribbons that are cross-linked by multiple O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds into sheets extending parallel to (0overline11). Within a ribbon, one Li+ ion is coordinated by one deprotonated hydroxyl group of the first γ-CD torus and by one hydroxyl group of the second γ-CD torus as well as by two water mol­ecules. The other Li+ ion is coordinated by one deprotonated hydroxyl and by one hydroxyl group of the second γ-CD torus, by one hydroxyl group of the first γ-CD torus as well as by one water mol­ecule. The coordination spheres of both Li+ cations are distorted tetra­hedral. The packing of the structure constitute channels along the a axis. Parts of the hy­droxy­methyl groups in cyclo­dextrin molecules as well as water mol­ecules show two-component disorder. Electron density associated with additional disordered solvent mol­ecules inside the cavities was removed with the SQUEEZE [Spek (2015). Acta Cryst. C71, 9–18] routine in PLATON. These solvent mol­ecules are not considered in the given chemical formula and other crystal data. Five out of the sixteen hy­droxy­methyl groups and one water mol­ecule are disordered over two sets of sites.




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Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and DFT studies of 1-[r-2,c-6-diphenyl-t-3-(propan-2-yl)piperidin-1-yl]ethan-1-one

In the title compound, C22H27NO, the piperidine ring adopts a chair conformation. The dihedral angles between the mean plane of the piperidine ring and the phenyl rings are 89.78 (7) and 48.30 (8)°. In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked into chains along the b-axis direction by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The DFT/B3LYP/6–311 G(d,p) method was used to determine the HOMO–LUMO energy levels. The mol­ecular electrostatic potential surfaces were investigated by Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots were used to analyse the inter­molecular inter­actions in the mol­ecule.




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A binuclear CuII/CaII thio­cyanate complex with a Schiff base ligand derived from o-vanillin and ammonia

The new heterometallic complex, aqua-1κO-bis­(μ2-2-imino­methyl-6-meth­oxy­phenolato-1κ2O1,O6:2κ2O1,N)bis­(thio­cyanato-1κN)calcium(II)copper(II), [CaCu(C8H8NO2)2(NCS)2(H2O)], has been synthesized using a one-pot reaction of copper powder, calcium oxide, o-vanillin and ammonium thio­cyanate in methanol under ambient conditions. The Schiff base ligand (C8H9NO2) is generated in situ from the condensation of o-vanillin and ammonia, which is released from the initial NH4SCN. The title compound consists of a discrete binuclear mol­ecule with a {Cu(μ-O)2Ca} core, in which the Cu⋯Ca distance is 3.4275 (6) Å. The coordination geometries of the four-coordinate copper atom in the [CuN2O2] chromophore and the seven-coordinate calcium atom in the [CaO5N2] chromophore can be described as distorted square planar and penta­gonal bipyramidal, respectively. In the crystal, O—H⋯S hydrogen bonds between the coordinating water mol­ecules and thio­cyanate groups form a supra­molecular chain with a zigzag-shaped calcium skeleton.




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Polymorphism of 2-(5-benzyl-6-oxo-3-phenyl-1,6-di­hydro­pyridazin-1-yl)acetic acid with two monoclinic modifications: crystal structures and Hirshfeld surface analyses

Two polymorphs of the title compound, C19H16N2O3, were obtained from ethano­lic (polymorph I) and methano­lic solutions (polymorph II), respectively. Both polymorphs crystallize in the monoclinic system with four formula units per cell and a complete mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit. The main difference between the mol­ecules of (I) and (II) is the reversed position of the hy­droxy group of the carb­oxy­lic function. All other conformational features are found to be similar in the two mol­ecules. The different orientation of the OH group results in different hydrogen-bonding schemes in the crystal structures of (I) and (II). Whereas in (I) inter­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds with the pyridazinone carbonyl O atom as acceptor generate chains with a C(7) motif extending parallel to the b-axis direction, in the crystal of (II) pairs of inversion-related O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds with an R22(8) ring motif between two carb­oxy­lic functions are found. The inter­molecular inter­actions in both crystal structures were analysed using Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots.




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Crystal structure analysis of ethyl 3-(4-chloro­phen­yl)-1,6-dimethyl-4-methyl­sulfanyl-1H-pyrazolo[3,4-b]pyridine-5-carboxyl­ate

In the title compound, C18H18ClN3O2S, the dihedral angle between the fused pyrazole and pyridine rings is 3.81 (9)°. The benzene ring forms dihedral angles of 35.08 (10) and 36.26 (9)° with the pyrazole and pyridine rings, respectively. In the crystal, weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds connect mol­ecules along [100].




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Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 3,6-bis­(pyrimidin-2-yl)-1,4-di­hydro-1,2,4,5-tetra­zine dihydrate

In the title compound, C10H8N8·2H2O or H2bmtz·2H2O [bmtz = 3,6-bis­(2'-pyrimid­yl)-1,2,4,5-tetra­zine], the asymmetric unit consists of one-half mol­ecule of H2bmtz and one water mol­ecule, the whole H2bmtz mol­ecule being generated by a crystallographic twofold rotation axis passing through the middle point of the 1,4-di­hydro-1,2,4,5-tetra­zine moiety. In the crystal, N—H⋯O, N—H⋯N, O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and aromatic π–π stacking inter­actions link the components into a three-dimensional supra­molecular network. Hirshfeld surface analysis was used to further investigate the inter­molecular inter­actions in the crystal structure.




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Crystal structure and photoluminescent properties of bis­(4'-chloro-2,2':6',2''-terpyrid­yl)cobalt(II) dichloride tetra­hydrate

In the title hydrated complex, [Co(C15H10ClN3)2]Cl2·4H2O, the complete dication is generated by overline{4} symmetry. The CoN6 moiety shows distortion from regular octa­hedral geometry with the trans bond angles of two N—Co—N units being 160.62 (9)°. In the crystal, O—H⋯Cl and C—H⋯O inter­actions link the components into (001) sheets. The title compound exhibits blue-light emission, as indicated by photoluminescence data, and a HOMO–LUMO energy separation of 2.23 eV was obtained from its diffuse reflectance spectrum.




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The first coordination compound of 6-fluoro­nicotinate: the crystal structure of a one-dimensional nickel(II) coordination polymer containing the mixed ligands 6-fluoro­nicotinate and 4,4'-bi­pyridine

A one-dimensional nickel(II) coordination polymer with the mixed ligands 6-fluoro­nicotinate (6-Fnic) and 4,4'-bi­pyridine (4,4'-bpy), namely, catena-poly[[di­aqua­bis­(6-fluoro­pyridine-3-carboxyl­ato-κO)nickel(II)]-μ-4,4'-bi­pyri­dine-κ2N:N'] trihydrate], {[Ni(6-Fnic)2(4,4'-bpy)(H2O)2]·3H2O}n, (1), was prepared by the reaction of nickel(II) sulfate hepta­hydrate, 6-fluoro­nicotinic acid (C6H4FNO2) and 4,4'-bi­pyridine (C10H8N2) in a mixture of water and ethanol. The nickel(II) ion in 1 is octa­hedrally coordinated by the O atoms of two water mol­ecules, two O atoms from O-monodentate 6-fluoro­nicotinate ligands and two N atoms from bridging 4,4'-bi­pyridine ligands, forming a trans isomer. The bridging 4,4'-bi­pyridine ligands connect symmetry-related nickel(II) ions into infinite one-dimensional polymeric chains running in the [1overline{1}0] direction. In the extended structure of 1, the polymeric chains and lattice water mol­ecules are connected into a three-dimensional hydrogen-bonded network via strong O—H⋯O and O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, leading to the formation of distinct hydrogen-bond ring motifs: octa­meric R88(24) and hexa­meric R86(16) loops.




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Intra­molecular 1,5-S⋯N σ-hole inter­action in (E)-N'-(pyridin-4-yl­methyl­idene)thio­phene-2-carbohydrazide

The title compound, C11H9N3OS, (I), crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/n. The mol­ecular conformation is nearly planar and features an intra­molecular chalcogen bond between the thio­phene S and the imine N atoms. Within the crystal, the strongest inter­actions between mol­ecules are the N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, which organize them into inversion dimers. The dimers are linked through short C—H⋯N contacts and are stacked into layers propagating in the (001) plane. The crystal structure features π–π stacking between the pyridine aromatic ring and the azomethine double bond. The calculated energies of pairwise inter­molecular inter­actions within the stacks are considerably larger than those found for the inter­actions between the layers.




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Crystal structure of 1,4,8,11-tetra­methyl-1,4,8,11-tetra­azonia­cyclo­tetra­decane bis­[chlorido­chromate(VI)] dichloride from synchrotron X-ray data

The crystal structure of title compound, (C14H36N4)[CrO3Cl]2Cl2, has been determined by synchrotron radiation X-ray crystallography at 220 K. The macrocyclic cation lies across a crystallographic inversion center and hence the asymmetric unit contains one half of the organic cation, one chloro­chromate anion and one chloride anion. Both the Cl− anion and chloro­chromate Cl atom are involved in hydrogen bonding. In the crystal, hydrogen bonds involving the 1,4,8,11-tetra­methyl-1,4,8,11-tetra­azonia­cyclo­tetra­decane (TMC) N—H groups and C—H groups as donor groups and three O atoms of the chloro­chromate and the chloride anion as acceptor groups link the components, giving rise to a three-dimensional network.




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Crystal structures of trans-acetyl­dicarbon­yl(η5-cyclo­penta­dien­yl)(1,3,5-tri­aza-7-phosphaadamantane)molybdenum(II) and trans-acetyl­di­carbon­yl(η5-cyclo­penta­dien­yl)(3,7-diacetyl-1,3,7-tr

The title compounds, [Mo(C5H5)(COCH3)(C6H12N3P)(CO)2], (1), and [Mo(C5H5)(COCH3)(C9H16N3O2P)(C6H5)2))(CO)2], (2), have been prepared by phosphine-induced migratory insertion from [Mo(C5H5)(CO)3(CH3)]. The mol­ecular structures of these complexes are quite similar, exhibiting a four-legged piano-stool geometry with trans-disposed carbonyl ligands. The extended structures of complexes (1) and (2) differ substanti­ally. For complex (1), the molybdenum acetyl unit plays a dominant role in the organization of the extended structure, joining the mol­ecules into centrosymmetrical dimers through C—H⋯O inter­actions with a cyclo­penta­dienyl ligand of a neighboring mol­ecule, and these dimers are linked into layers parallel to (100) by C—H⋯O inter­actions between the molybdenum acetyl and the cyclo­penta­dienyl ligand of another neighbor. The extended structure of (2) is dominated by C—H⋯O inter­actions involving the carbonyl groups of the acetamide groups of the DAPTA ligand, which join the mol­ecules into centrosymmetrical dimers and link them into chains along [010]. Additional C—H⋯O inter­actions between the molybdenum acetyl oxygen atom and an acetamide methyl group join the chains into layers parallel to (101).




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Synthesis and crystal structures of two 1,3-di(alk­yloxy)-2-(methyl­sulfan­yl)imidazolium tetra­fluorido­borates

Two salts were prepared by methyl­ation of the respective imidazoline-2-thione at the sulfur atom, using Meerwein's salt (tri­methyl­oxonium tetra­fluorido­borate) in CH2Cl2. 1,3-Dimeth­oxy-2-(methyl­sulfan­yl)imidazolium tetra­fluorido­borate (1), C6H11N2O2S+·BF4−, displays a syn conformation of its two meth­oxy groups relative to each other whereas the two benz­yloxy groups present in 1,3-dibenz­yloxy-2-(methyl­sulfan­yl)imidazolium tetra­fluorido­borate (2), C18H19N2O2S+·BF4−, adopt an anti conformation. In the mol­ecules of 1 and 2, the methyl­sulfanyl group is rotated out of the plane of the respective heterocyclic ring. In both crystal structures, inter­molecular inter­actions are dominated by C—H⋯F—B contacts, leading to three-dimensional networks. The tetra­fluorido­borate counter-ion of 2 is disordered over three orientations (occupancy ratio 0.42:0.34:0.24), which are related by rotation about one of the B—F bonds.




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Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 2-amino-3-hy­droxy­pyridin-1-ium 6-methyl-2,2,4-trioxo-2H,4H-1,2,3-oxa­thia­zin-3-ide

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C5H7N2O+·C4H4NO4S−, contains one cation and one anion. The 6-methyl-2,2,4-trioxo-2H,4H-1,2,3-oxa­thia­zin-3-ide anion adopts an envelope conformation with the S atom as the flap. In the crystal, the anions and cations are held together by N—H⋯O, N—H⋯N, O—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, thus forming a three-dimensional structure. The Hirshfeld surface analysis and fingerprint plots reveal that the crystal packing is dominated by O⋯H/H⋯O (43.1%) and H⋯H (24.2%) contacts.




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Structural investigation of methyl 3-(4-fluoro­benzo­yl)-7-methyl-2-phenyl­indolizine-1-carboxyl­ate, an inhibitory drug towards Mycobacterium tuberculosis

The title compound, C24H18FNO3, crystallizes in the monoclinic centrosymmetric space group P21/n and its mol­ecular conformation is stabilized via C—H⋯O intra­molecular inter­actions. The supra­molecular network mainly comprises C—H⋯O, C—H⋯F and C—H⋯π inter­actions, which contribute towards the formation of the crystal structure. The different inter­molecular inter­actions have been further analysed via Hirshfeld surface analysis and fingerprint plots.




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Crystal structure of a new phen­yl(morpholino)methane­thione derivative: 4-[(morpholin-4-yl)carbothioyl]benzoic acid

4-[(Morpholin-4-yl)carbothioyl]benzoic acid, C12H13NO3S, a novel phen­yl(morpholino)methane­thione derivative, crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/n. The morpholine ring adopts a chair conformation and the carb­oxy­lic acid group is bent out slightly from the benzene ring mean plane. The mol­ecular geometry of the carb­oxy­lic group is characterized by similar C—O bond lengths [1.266 (2) and 1.268 (2) Å] as the carboxyl­ate H atom is disordered over two positions. This mol­ecular arrangement leads to the formation of dimers through strong and centrosymmetric low barrier O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the carb­oxy­lic groups. In addition to these inter­molecular inter­actions, the crystal packing consists of two different mol­ecular sheets with an angle between their mean planes of 64.4 (2)°. The cohesion between the different layers is ensured by C—H⋯S and C—H⋯O inter­actions.




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Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface and frontier mol­ecular orbital analysis of 10-benzyl-9-(3-eth­oxy-4-hy­droxy­phen­yl)-3,3,6,6-tetra­methyl-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexa­hydro­acridine-1,8(2H,5H)-dione

In the fused ring system of the title compound, C32H37NO4, the central di­hydro­pyridine ring adopts a flattened boat conformation, the mean and maximum deviations of the di­hydro­pyridine ring being 0.1429 (2) and 0.2621 (2) Å, respectively. The two cyclo­hexenone rings adopt envelope conformations with the tetra­substituted C atoms as flap atoms. The benzene and phenyl rings form dihedral angles of 85.81 (2) and 88.90 (2)°, respectively, with the mean plane of the di­hydro­pyridine ring. In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked via an O—H⋯O hydrogen bond, forming a helical chain along the b-axis direction. A Hirshfeld surface analysis indicates that the most important contributions to the crystal packing are from H⋯H (65.2%), O⋯H/H⋯O (18.8%) and C⋯H/H⋯C (13.9%) contacts. Quantum chemical calculations for the frontier mol­ecular orbitals were undertake to determine the chemical reactivity of the title compound.




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Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and inter­action energy, DFT and anti­bacterial activity studies of ethyl 2-[(2Z)-2-(2-chloro­benzyl­idene)-3-oxo-3,4-di­hydro-2H-1,4-benzo­thia­zin-4-yl]acetate

The title compound, C19H16ClNO3S, consists of chloro­phenyl methyl­idene and di­hydro­benzo­thia­zine units linked to an acetate moiety, where the thia­zine ring adopts a screw-boat conformation. In the crystal, two sets of weak C—HPh⋯ODbt (Ph = phenyl and Dbt = di­hydro­benzo­thia­zine) hydrogen bonds form layers of mol­ecules parallel to the bc plane. The layers stack along the a-axis direction with inter­calation of the ester chains. The crystal studied was a two component twin with a refined BASF of 0.34961 (5). The Hirshfeld surface analysis of the crystal structure indicates that the most important contributions to the crystal packing are from H⋯H (37.5%), H⋯C/C⋯H (24.6%) and H⋯O/O⋯H (16.7%) inter­actions. Hydrogen-bonding and van der Waals inter­actions are the dominant inter­actions in the crystal packing. Computational chemistry indicates that in the crystal, C—HPh⋯ODbt hydrogen bond energies are 38.3 and 30.3 kJ mol−1. Density functional theory (DFT) optimized structures at the B3LYP/ 6–311 G(d,p) level are compared with the experimentally determined mol­ecular structure in the solid state. The HOMO–LUMO behaviour was elucidated to determine the energy gap. Moreover, the anti­bacterial activity of the title compound has been evaluated against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.




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Synthesis and crystal structure of a 6-chloro­nicotinate salt of a one-dimensional cationic nickel(II) coordination polymer with 4,4'-bi­pyridine

A 6-chloro­nicotinate (6-Clnic) salt of a one-dimensional cationic nickel(II) coordination polymer with 4,4'-bi­pyridine (4,4'-bpy), namely, catena-poly[[[tetra­aqua­nickel(II)]-μ-4,4'-bi­pyridine-κ2N:N'] bis­(6-chloro­nicotinate) tetra­hydrate], {[Ni(C10H8N2)(H2O)4](C6H3ClNO2)2·4H2O}n or {[Ni(4,4'-bpy)(H2O)4](6-Clnic)2·4H2O}n, (1), was prepared by the reaction of nickel(II) sulfate hepta­hydrate, 6-chloro­nicotinic acid and 4,4'-bi­pyridine in a mixture of water and ethanol. The mol­ecular structure of 1 comprises a one-dimensional polymeric {[Ni(4,4'-bpy)(H2O)4]2+}n cation, two 6-chloro­nicotinate anions and four water mol­ecules of crystallization per repeating polymeric unit. The nickel(II) ion in the polymeric cation is octa­hedrally coordinated by four water mol­ecule O atoms and by two 4,4'-bi­pyridine N atoms in the trans position. The 4,4'-bi­pyridine ligands act as bridges and, thus, connect the symmetry-related nickel(II) ions into an infinite one-dimensional polymeric chain extending along the b-axis direction. In the extended structure of 1, the polymeric chains of {[Ni(4,4'-bpy)(H2O)4]2+}n, the 6-chloro­nicotinate anions and the water mol­ecules of crystallization are assembled into an infinite three-dimensional hydrogen-bonded network via strong O—H⋯O and O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, leading to the formation of the representative hydrogen-bonded ring motifs: tetra­meric R24(8) and R44(10) loops, a dimeric R22(8) loop and a penta­meric R45(16) loop.




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Crystal structures of (η4-cyclo­octa-1,5-diene)bis(1,3-di­methyl­imidazol-2-yl­idene)iridium(I) iodide and (η4-cyclo­octa-1,5-diene)bis­(1,3-di­ethyl­imidazol-2-yl­idene)iridium(I) iodide

The title complexes, (η4-cyclo­octa-1,5-diene)bis­(1,3-di­methyl­imidazol-2-yl­idene)iridium(I) iodide, [Ir(C5H8N2)2(C8H12)]I, (1) and (η4-cyclo­octa-1,5-di­ene)bis­(1,3-di­ethyl­imidazol-2-yl­idene)iridium(I) iodide, [Ir(C7H12N2)2(C8H12)]I, (2), were prepared using a modified literature method. After carrying out the oxidative addition of the amino acid l-proline to [Ir(COD)(IMe)2]I in water and slowly cooling the reaction to room temperature, a suitable crystal of 1 was obtained and analyzed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction at 100 K. Although this crystal structure has previously been reported in the Pbam space group, it was highly disordered and precise atomic coordinates were not calculated. A single crystal of 2 was also obtained by heating the complex in water and letting it slowly cool to room temperature. Complex 1 was found to crystallize in the monoclinic space group C2/m, while 2 crystallizes in the ortho­rhom­bic space group Pccn, both with Z = 4.




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Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and inter­action energy and DFT studies of 2-(2,3-di­hydro-1H-perimidin-2-yl)-6-meth­oxy­phenol

The title compound, C18H16N2O2, consists of perimidine and meth­oxy­phenol units, where the tricyclic perimidine unit contains a naphthalene ring system and a non-planar C4N2 ring adopting an envelope conformation with the NCN group hinged by 47.44 (7)° with respect to the best plane of the other five atoms. In the crystal, O—HPhnl⋯NPrmdn and N—HPrmdn⋯OPhnl (Phnl = phenol and Prmdn = perimidine) hydrogen bonds link the mol­ecules into infinite chains along the b-axis direction. Weak C—H⋯π inter­actions may further stabilize the crystal structure. The Hirshfeld surface analysis of the crystal structure indicates that the most important contributions for the crystal packing are from H⋯H (49.0%), H⋯C/C⋯H (35.8%) and H⋯O/O⋯H (12.0%) inter­actions. Hydrogen bonding and van der Waals inter­actions are the dominant inter­actions in the crystal packing. Computational chemistry indicates that in the crystal, the O—HPhnl⋯NPrmdn and N—HPrmdn⋯OPhnl hydrogen-bond energies are 58.4 and 38.0 kJ mol−1, respectively. Density functional theory (DFT) optimized structures at the B3LYP/ 6–311 G(d,p) level are compared with the experimentally determined mol­ecular structure in the solid state. The HOMO–LUMO behaviour was elucidated to determine the energy gap.




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Dehydration synthesis and crystal structure of terbium oxychloride, TbOCl

Terbium oxychloride, TbOCl, was synthesized via the simple heat-treatment of TbCl3·6H2O and its structure was determined by refinement against X-ray powder diffraction data. TbOCl crystallizes with the matlockite (PbFCl) structure in the tetra­gonal space group P4/nmm and is composed of alternating (001) layers of (TbO)n and n Cl−. The unit-cell parameters, unit-cell volume, and density were compared to the literature data of other isostructural rare-earth oxychlorides in the same space group and showed good agreement when compared to the calculated trendlines.




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Crystal structures of {1,1,1-tris­[(salicylaldimino)­meth­yl]ethane}­gallium as both a pyridine solvate and an aceto­nitrile 0.75-solvate and {1,1,1-tris[(salicylaldimino)­meth­yl]ethane}­indium di­chloro­

The sexa­dentate ligand 1,1,1-tris­[(salicyl­idene­amino)­meth­yl]ethane has been reported numerous times in its triply deprotonated form coordinated to transition metals and lanthanides, yet it has been rarely employed with main-group elements, including in substituted forms. Its structures with gallium and indium are reported as solvates, namely, ({[(2,2-bis­{[(2-oxido­benzyl­idene)amino-κ2N,O]meth­yl}prop­yl)imino]­meth­yl}phenololato-κ2N,O)gallium(III) pyridine monosolvate, [Ga(C26H24N3O3)]·C5H5N, the aceto­nitrile 0.75-solvate, [Ga(C26H24N3O3)]·0.75C2H3N, and ({[(2,2-bis­{[(2-oxido­benzyl­idene)amino-κ2N,O]meth­yl}prop­yl)imino]­meth­yl}phenololato-κ2N,O)indium(III) di­chloro­methane monosolvate, [In(C26H24N3O3)]·CH2Cl2. All three metal complexes are pseudo-octa­hedral and each structure contains multiple weak C—H⋯O and/or C—H⋯N inter­molecular hydrogen-bonding inter­actions. The syntheses and additional characterization in the forms of melting points, high-resolution mass spectra, infra-red (IR) spectra, and 1H and 13C NMR spectra are also reported.




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Synthesis, crystal structure, DFT calculations and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 3-butyl-2,6-bis­(4-fluoro­phen­yl)piperidin-4-one

The title compound, C21H23F2NO, consists of two fluoro­phenyl groups and one butyl group equatorially oriented on a piperidine ring, which adopts a chair conformation. The dihedral angle between the mean planes of the phenyl rings is 72.1 (1)°. In the crystal, N—H⋯O and weak C—H⋯F inter­actions, which form R22[14] motifs, link the mol­ecules into infinite C(6) chains propagating along [001]. A weak C—H⋯π inter­action is also observed. A Hirshfeld surface analysis of the crystal structure indicates that the most significant contributions to the crystal packing are from H⋯H (53.3%), H⋯C/C⋯H (19.1%), H⋯F/F⋯H (15.7%) and H⋯O/O⋯H (7.7%) contacts. Density functional theory geometry-optimized calculations were compared to the experimentally determined structure in the solid state and used to determine the HOMO–LUMO energy gap and compare it to the UV–vis experimental spectrum.




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Syntheses and crystal structures of two piperine derivatives

The title compounds, 5-(2H-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-N-cyclo­hexyl­penta-2,4-dienamide, C18H21NO3 (I), and 5-(2H-1,3-benzodioxol-5-yl)-1-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)penta-2,4-dien-1-one C16H17NO3 (II), are derivatives of piperine, which is known as a pungent component of pepper. Their geometrical parameters are similar to those of the three polymorphs of piperine, which indicate conjugation of electrons over the length of the mol­ecules. The extended structure of (I) features N—H⋯O amide hydrogen bonds, which generate C(4) [010] chains. The crystal of (II) features aromatic π–π stacking, as for two of three known piperine polymorphs.




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Crystal structure of trans-di­chlorido­(1,4,8,11-tetra­aza­cyclo­tetra­decane-κ4N)chromium(III) bis­(form­amide-κO)(1,4,8,11-tetra­aza­cyclo­tetra­decane-κ4N)chromium(III) bis­[tetra­ch

The structure of the title compound, [CrCl2(C10H24N4)][Cr(HCONH2)2(C10H24N4)][ZnCl4]2 (C10H24N4 = 1,4,8,11-tetra­aza­cyclo­tetra­decane, cyclam; HCONH2 = formamide, fa), has been determined from synchrotron X-ray data. The asymmetric unit contains two independent halves of the [CrCl2(cyclam)]+ and [Cr(fa)(cyclam)]3+ cations, and one tetra­chlorido­zincate anion. In each complex cation, the CrIII ion is coordinated by the four N atoms of the cyclam ligand in the equatorial plane and two Cl ligands or two O-bonded formamide mol­ecules in a trans axial arrangement, displaying a distorted octa­hedral geometry with crystallographic inversion symmetry. The Cr—N(cyclam) bond lengths are in the range 2.061 (2) to 2.074 (2) Å, while the Cr—Cl and Cr—O(fa) bond distances are 2.3194 (7) and 1.9953 (19) Å, respectively. The macrocyclic cyclam moieties adopt the centrosymmetric trans-III conformation with six- and five-membered chelate rings in chair and gauche conformations. The crystal structure is stabilized by inter­molecular hydrogen bonds involving the NH or CH groups of cyclam and the NH2 group of coordinated formamide as donors, and Cl atoms of the ZnCl42− anion as acceptors.




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Synthesis and crystal structures of tetra­meric [2-(4,4-dimethyl-2-oxazolin-2-yl)anilido]sodium and tris­[2-(4,4-dimethyl-2-oxazolin-2-yl)anilido]ytterbium(III)

Reaction of 2-(4,4-dimethyl-2-oxazolin-2-yl)aniline (H2-L1) with one equivalent of Na[N(SiMe3)2] in toluene afforded pale-yellow crystals of tetra­meric poly[bis­[μ3-2-(4,4-dimethyl-2-oxazolin-2-yl)anilinido][μ2-2-(4,4-dimethyl-2-oxa­zolin-2-yl)aniline]tetra­sodium(I)], [Na4(C11H13N2O)4]n or [Na4(H-L1)4]n (2), in excellent yield. Subsequent reaction of [Na4(H-L1)4]n (2) with 1.33 equivalents of anhydrous YbCl3 in a 50:50 mixture of toluene–THF afforded yellow crystals of tris­[2-(4,4-dimethyl-2-oxazolin-2-yl)anilinido]ytterbium(III), [Yb(C11H13N2O)3] or Yb(H-L1)3 (3) in moderate yield. Direct reaction of three equivalents of 2-(4',4'-dimethyl-2'-oxazolin­yl)aniline (H2-L1) with Yb[N(SiMe3)2]3 in toluene resulted in elimination of hexa­methyl­disilazane, HN(SiMe3)2, and produced Yb(H-L1)3 (3) in excellent yield. The structure of 2 consists of tetra­meric Na4(H-L1)4 subunits in which each Na+ cation is bound to two H-L1 bridging bidentate ligands and these subunits are connected into a polymeric chain by two of the four oxazoline O atoms bridging to Na+ cations in the adjacent tetra­mer. This results in two 4-coordinate and two 5-coordinate Na+ cations within each tetra­meric unit. The structure of 3 consists of a distorted octa­hedron where the bite angle of ligand L1 ranges between 74.72 (11) and 77.79 (11) degrees. The oxazoline (and anilide) N atoms occupy meridional sites such that for one ligand an anilide nitro­gen is trans to an oxazoline nitro­gen while for the other two oxazoline N atoms are trans to each other. This results in a significantly longer Yb—N(oxazoline) distance [2.468 (3) Å] for the bond trans to the anilide compared to those for the oxazoline N atoms trans to one another [2.376 (3), 2.390 (3) Å].




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Crystal structure of bis­(1-mesityl-1H-imidazole-κN3)di­phenyl­boron tri­fluoro­methane­sulfonate

The solid-state structure of bis­(1-mesityl-1H-imidazole-κN3)di­phenyl­boron tri­fluoro­methane­sulfonate, C36H38BN4+·CF3SO3− or (Ph2B(MesIm)2OTf), is reported. Bis(1-mesityl-1H-imidazole-κN3)di­phenyl­boron (Ph2B(MesIm)2+) is a bulky ligand that crystallizes in the ortho­rhom­bic space group Pbcn. The asymmetric unit contains one Ph2B(MesIm)2+ cationic ligand and one tri­fluoro­methane­sulfonate anion that balances the positive charge of the ligand. The tetra­hedral geometry around the boron center is distorted as a result of the steric bulk of the phenyl groups. Weak inter­actions, such as π–π stacking are present in the crystal structure.




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2-[(2,4,6-Tri­methyl­benzene)­sulfon­yl]phthalazin-1(2H)-one: crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and computational study

The X-ray crystal structure of the title phthalazin-1-one derivative, C17H16N2O3S {systematic name: 2-[(2,4,6-tri­methyl­benzene)­sulfon­yl]-1,2-di­hydro­phthalazin-1-one}, features a tetra­hedral sulfoxide-S atom, connected to phthalazin-1-one and mesityl residues. The dihedral angle [83.26 (4)°] between the organic substituents is consistent with the mol­ecule having the shape of the letter V. In the crystal, phthalazinone-C6-C—H⋯O(sulfoxide) and π(phthalazinone-N2C4)–π(phthalazinone-C6) stacking [inter-centroid distance = 3.5474 (9) Å] contacts lead to a linear supra­molecular tape along the a-axis direction; tapes assemble without directional inter­actions between them. The analysis of the calculated Hirshfeld surfaces confirm the importance of the C—H⋯O and π-stacking inter­actions but, also H⋯H and C—H⋯C contacts. The calculation of the inter­action energies indicate the importance of dispersion terms with the greatest energies calculated for the C—H⋯O and π-stacking inter­actions.




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Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and DFT studies of 6-bromo-3-(12-bromo­dodec­yl)-2-(4-nitro­phen­yl)-4H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine

The title compound, C24H30Br2N4O2, consists of a 2-(4-nitro­phen­yl)-4H-imidazo[4,5-b]pyridine entity with a 12-bromo­dodecyl substituent attached to the pyridine N atom. The middle eight-carbon portion of the side chain is planar to within 0.09 (1) Å and makes a dihedral angle of 21.9 (8)° with the mean plane of the imidazolo­pyridine moiety, giving the mol­ecule a V-shape. In the crystal, the imidazolo­pyridine units are associated through slipped π–π stacking inter­actions together with weak C—HPyr⋯ONtr and C—HBrmdc­yl⋯ONtr (Pyr = pyridine, Ntr = nitro and Brmdcyl = bromo­dodec­yl) hydrogen bonds. The 12-bromo­dodecyl chains overlap with each other between the stacks. The terminal –CH2Br group of the side chain shows disorder over two resolved sites in a 0.902 (3):0.098 (3) ratio. Hirshfeld surface analysis indicates that the most important contributions for the crystal packing are from H⋯H (48.1%), H⋯Br/Br⋯H (15.0%) and H⋯O/O⋯H (12.8%) inter­actions. The optimized mol­ecular structure, using density functional theory at the B3LYP/ 6–311 G(d,p) level, is compared with the experimentally determined structure in the solid state. The HOMO–LUMO behaviour was elucidated to determine the energy gap.




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Crystal structure and DFT computational studies of (E)-2,4-di-tert-butyl-6-{[3-(tri­fluoro­meth­yl)benz­yl]imino­meth­yl}phenol

The title compound, C23H28F3NO, is an ortho-hy­droxy Schiff base compound, which adopts the enol–imine tautomeric form in the solid state. The mol­ecular structure is not planar and the dihedral angle between the planes of the aromatic rings is 85.52 (10)°. The tri­fluoro­methyl group shows rotational disorder over two sites, with occupancies of 0.798 (6) and 0.202 (6). An intra­molecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bonding generates an S(6) ring motif. The crystal structure is consolidated by C—H⋯π inter­actions. The mol­ecular structure was optimized via density functional theory (DFT) methods with the B3LYP functional and LanL2DZ basis set. The theoretical structure is in good agreement with the experimental data. The frontier orbitals and mol­ecular electrostatic potential map were also examined by DFT computations.




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The crystal structures of Fe-bearing MgCO3 sp2- and sp3-carbonates at 98 GPa from single-crystal X-ray diffraction using synchrotron radiation

The crystal structure of MgCO3-II has long been discussed in the literature where DFT-based model calculations predict a pressure-induced transition of the carbon atom from the sp2 to the sp3 type of bonding. We have now determined the crystal structure of iron-bearing MgCO3-II based on single-crystal X-ray diffraction measurements using synchrotron radiation. We laser-heated a synthetic (Mg0.85Fe0.15)CO3 single crystal at 2500 K and 98 GPa and observed the formation of a monoclinic phase with composition (Mg2.53Fe0.47)C3O9 in the space group C2/m that contains tetra­hedrally coordinated carbon, where CO44− tetra­hedra are linked by corner-sharing oxygen atoms to form three-membered C3O96− ring anions. The crystal structure of (Mg0.85Fe0.15)CO3 (magnesium iron carbonate) at 98 GPa and 300 K is reported here as well. In comparison with previous structure-prediction calculations and powder X-ray diffraction data, our structural data provide reliable information from experiments regarding atomic positions, bond lengths, and bond angles.




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A five-coordinate cobalt bis­(di­thiol­ene)–phosphine complex [Co(pdt)2(PTA)] (pdt = phenyl­dithiol­ene; PTA = 1,3,5-tri­aza-7-phosphaadamantane)

The title compound, bis­(1,2-diphenyl-2-sulfanyl­idene­ethane­thiol­ato-κ2S,S')(1,3,5-tri­aza-7-phosphaadamantane-κP)cobalt(II) dichloromethane hemisolvate, [Co(pdt)2(PTA)]·0.5C2H4Cl2 or [Co(C14H10S2)2(C6H12N3P)]·0.5C2H4Cl2, contains two phenyl­dithiol­ene (pdt) ligands and a 1,3,5-tri­aza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA) ligand bound to cobalt with the solvent 1,2-di­chloro­ethane mol­ecule located on an inversion center. The cobalt core exhibits an approximately square-pyramidal geometry with partially reduced thienyl radical monoanionic ligands. The supra­molecular network is consolidated by hydrogen-bonding inter­actions primarily with nitro­gen, sulfur and chlorine atoms, as well as parallel displaced π-stacking of the aryl rings. The UV–vis, IR, and CV data are also consistent with monoanionic di­thiol­ene ligands and an overall CoII oxidation state.




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Hydrogen-bonding patterns in 2,2-bis­(4-methyl­phen­yl)hexa­fluoro­propane pyridinium and ethyl­enedi­ammonium salt crystals

The crystal structures of two salt crystals of 2,2-bis­(4-methyl­phen­yl)hexa­fluoro­propane (Bmphfp) with amines, namely, dipyridinium 4,4'-(1,1,1,3,3,3-hexa­fluoro­propane-2,2-di­yl)dibenzoate 4,4'-(1,1,1,3,3,3-hexa­fluoro­propane-2,2-di­yl)di­benzoic acid, 2C5H6N+·C17H8F6O42−·C17H10F6O4, (1), and a monohydrated ethyl­enedi­ammonium salt ethane-1,2-diaminium 4,4'-(1,1,1,3,3,3-hexa­fluoro­propane-2,2-di­yl)dibenzoate monohydrate, C2H10N22+·C17H8F6O42−·H2O, (2), are reported. Compounds 1 and 2 crystallize, respectively, in space group P21/c with Z' = 2 and in space group Pbca with Z' = 1. The crystals of compound 1 contain neutral and anionic Bmphfp mol­ecules, and form a one-dimensional hydrogen-bonded chain motif. The crystals of compound 2 contain anionic Bmphfp mol­ecules, which form a complex three-dimensional hydrogen-bonded network with the ethyl­enedi­amine and water mol­ecules.




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Synthesis, crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of N-(4-chloro­phen­yl)-5-cyclo­propyl-1-(4-meth­oxy­phen­yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carboxamide

The title compound, C19H17ClN4O2, was obtained via a two-step synthesis involving the enol-mediated click Dimroth reaction of 4-azido­anisole with methyl 3-cyclo­propyl-3-oxo­propano­ate leading to the 5-cyclo­propyl-1-(4-meth­oxy­phen­yl)-1H-1,2,3-triazole-4-carb­oxy­lic acid and subsequent acid amidation with 4-chloro­aniline by 1,1'-carbonyl­diimidazole (CDI). It crystallizes in space group P21/n, with one mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit. In the extended structure, two mol­ecules arranged in a near coplanar fashion relative to the triazole ring planes are inter­connected by N—H⋯N and C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds into a homodimer. The formation of dimers is a consequence of the above inter­action and the edge-to-face stacking of aromatic rings, which are turned by 58.0 (3)° relative to each other. The dimers are linked by C—H⋯O inter­actions into ribbons. DFT calculations demonstrate that the frontier mol­ecular orbitals are well separated in energy and the HOMO is largely localized on the 4-chloro­phenyl amide motif while the LUMO is associated with aryl­triazole grouping. A Hirshfeld surface analysis was performed to further analyse the inter­molecular inter­actions.




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Handbook of Industrial Crystallization. Third edition. Edited by Allan S. Myerson, Deniz Erdemir and Alfred Y. Lee. Cambridge University Press, 2019. Pp. 538. Price GBP 145 (hardcover). ISBN 9780521196185.