o& The crystal structure of ((cyclohexylamino){(Z)-2-[(E)-5-methoxy-3-nitro-2-oxidobenzylidene-κO]hydrazin-1-ylidene-κN2}methanethiolato-κS)(dimethyl sulfoxide-κS)platinum(II): a supramolecular two-dimens By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-09-12 The PtII atom in the title complex, [Pt(C15H18N4O4S)(C2H6OS)], exists within a square-planar NS2O donor set provided by the N, S, O atoms of the di-anionic tridentate thiosemicarbazo ligand and a dimethyl sulfoxide S atom. The two chelate rings are coplanar, subtending a dihedral angle of 1.51 (7)°. The maximum deviation from an ideal square-planar geometry is seen in the five-membered chelate ring with an S—Pt—S bite angle of 96.45 (2)°. In the crystal, molecules are linked via N—H⋯O, C—H⋯O, C—H⋯N and C—H⋯π interactions into two-dimensional networks lying parallel to the ab plane. The conformations of related cyclohexylhydrazine-1-carbothioamide ligands are compared to that of the title compound. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of bis[hydrazinium(1+)] hexafluoridosilicate: (N2H5)2SiF6 By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-09-20 In the title inorganic molecular salt, (N2H5)2SiF6, the silicon atom at the centre of the slightly distorted SiF6 octahedron [range of Si—F distances = 1.6777 (4)–1.7101 (4) Å] lies on a crystallographic inversion centre. In the crystal, the ions are connected by N—H⋯N and N—H⋯F hydrogen bonds; the former link the cations into [010] chains and the latter (some of which are bifurcated or trifurcated) link the ions into a three-dimensional network. The two-dimensional fingerprint plots show that F⋯H/H⋯F interactions dominate the Hirshfeld surface (75.5%) followed by H⋯H (13.6%) and N⋯H/H⋯N (8.4%) whereas F⋯F (1.9%) and F⋯N/N⋯F (0.6%) have negligible percentages. The title compound is isostructural with its germanium-containing analogue. Full Article text
o& Crystal structures of 3-chloro-2-nitrobenzoic acid with quinoline derivatives: 3-chloro-2-nitrobenzoic acid–5-nitroquinoline (1/1), 3-chloro-2-nitrobenzoic acid–6-nitroquinoline (1/1) and 8-hydroxyquinolinium 3-ch By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-09-27 The structures of three compounds of 3-chloro-2-nitrobenzoic acid with 5-nitroquinoline, (I), 6-nitroquinoline, (II), and 8-hydroxyquinoline, (III), have been determined at 190 K. In each of the two isomeric compounds, (I) and (II), C7H4ClNO4·C9H6N2O2, the acid and base molecules are held together by O—H⋯N and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. In compound (III), C9H8NO+·C7H3ClNO4−, an acid–base interaction involving H-atom transfer occurs and the H atom is located at the N site of the base molecule. In the crystal of (I), the hydrogen-bonded acid–base units are linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a tape structure along the b-axis direction. Adjacent tapes, which are related by a twofold rotation axis, are linked by a third C—H⋯O hydrogen bond, forming wide ribbons parallel to the (overline{1}03) plane. These ribbons are stacked via π–π interactions between the quinoline ring systems [centroid–centroid distances = 3.4935 (5)–3.7721 (6) Å], forming layers parallel to the ab plane. In the crystal of (II), the hydrogen-bonded acid–base units are also linked into a tape structure along the b-axis direction via C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Inversion-related tapes are linked by further C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds to form wide ribbons parallel to the (overline{3}08) plane. The ribbons are linked by weak π–π interactions [centroid–centroid distances = 3.8016 (8)–3.9247 (9) Å], forming a three-dimensional structure. In the crystal of (III), the cations and the anions are alternately linked via N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a 21 helix running along the b-axis direction. The cations and the anions are further stacked alternately in columns along the a-axis direction via π–π interactions [centroid–centroid distances = 3.8016 (8)–3.9247 (9) Å], and the molecular chains are linked into layers parallel to the ab plane through these interactions. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 3-(cyclopropylmethoxy)-4-(difluoromethoxy)-N-(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)benzamide By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-09-20 The title compound, C18H18F2N2O3, crystallizes with two independent molecules (A and B) in the asymmetric unit. They differ essentially in the orientation of the pyridine ring with respect to the benzene ring; these two rings are inclined to each other by 53.3 (2)° in molecule A and by 72.9 (2)° in molecule B. The 3-(cyclopropylmethoxy) side chain has an extended conformation in both molecules. The two molecules are linked by a pair of C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and two C—H⋯π interactions, forming an A–B unit. In the crystal, this unit is linked by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a zigzag –A–B–A–B– chain along [001]. The chains are linked by C—H⋯N and C—H⋯F hydrogen bonds to form layers parallel to the ac plane. Finally, the layers are linked by a third C—H⋯π interaction, forming a three-dimensional structure. The major contributions to the Hirshfeld surface are those due to H⋯H contacts (39.7%), followed by F⋯H/H⋯F contacts (19.2%). Full Article text
o& The crystal structures and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 6-(naphthalen-1-yl)-6a-nitro-6,6a,6b,7,9,11a-hexahydrospiro[chromeno[3',4':3,4]pyrrolo[1,2-c]thiazole-11,11'-indeno[1,2-b]quinoxaline] and 6'-(naphthalen-1-yl)-6a By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-09-27 The title compounds, 6-(naphthalen-1-yl)-6a-nitro-6,6a,6 b,7,9,11a-hexahydrospiro[chromeno[3',4':3,4]pyrrolo[1,2-c]thiazole-11,11'-indeno[1,2-b]quinoxaline], C37H26N4O3S, (I), and 6'-(naphthalen-1-yl)-6a'-nitro-6',6a',6b',7',8',9',10',12a'-octahydro-2H-spiro[acenaphthylene-1,12'-chromeno[3,4-a]indolizin]-2-one, C36H28N2O4, (II), are new spiro derivatives, in which both the pyrrolidine rings adopt twisted conformations. In (I), the five-membered thiazole ring adopts an envelope conformation, while the eight-membered pyrrolidine-thiazole ring adopts a boat conformation. An intramolecular C—H⋯N hydrogen bond occurs, involving a C atom of the pyran ring and an N atom of the pyrazine ring. In (II), the six-membered piperidine ring adopts a chair conformation. An intramolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bond occurs, involving a C atom of the pyrrolidine ring and the keto O atom. For both compounds, the crystal structure is stabilized by intermolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. In (I), the C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link adjacent molecules, forming R22(16) loops propagating along the b-axis direction, while in (II) they form zigzag chains along the b-axis direction. In both compounds, C—H⋯π interactions help to consolidate the structure, but no significant π–π interactions with centroid–centroid distances of less than 4 Å are observed. Full Article text
o& Crystal structures of three hexakis(fluoroaryloxy)cyclotriphosphazenes By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-09-27 The syntheses and crystal structures of three cyclotriphosphazenes, all with fluorinated aryloxy side groups that generate different steric characteristics, viz. hexakis(pentafluorophenoxy)cyclotriphosphazene, N3P3(OC6F5)6, 1, hexakis[4-(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]cyclotriphosphazene, N3P3[OC6H4(CF3)]6, 2 and hexakis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenoxy]cyclotriphosphazene, N3P3[OC6H3(CF3)2]6 3, are reported. Specifically, each phosphorus atom bears either two pentafluorophenoxy, 4-trifluoromethylphenoxy, or 3,5-trifluoromethylphenoxy groups. The central six-membered phosphazene rings display envelope pucker conformations in each case, albeit to varying degrees. The maximum displacement of the `flap atom' from the plane through the other ring atoms [0.308 (5) Å] is seen in 1, in a molecule that is devoid of hydrogen atoms and which exhibits a `wind-swept' look with all the aromatic rings displaced in the same direction. In 3 an intramolecular C—H(aromatic)⋯F interaction is observed. All the –CF3 groups in 2 and 3 exhibit positional disorder over two rotated orientations in close to statistical ratios. The extended structures of 2 and 3 are consolidated by C—H⋯F interactions of two kinds: (a) linear chains, and (b) cyclic between molecules related by inversion centers. In both 1 and 3, one of the six substituted phenyl rings has a parallel-displaced aromatic π–π stacking interaction with its respective symmetry mate with slippage values of 2.2 Å in 1 and 1.0 Å in 3. None of the structures reported here have solvent voids that could lead to clathrate formation. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 2-aminopyridinium hydrogen phthalate By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-08 Aminopyridine and phthalic acid are well known synthons for supramolecular architectures for the synthesis of new materials for optical applications. The 2-aminopyridinium hydrogen phthalate title salt, C5H7N2+·C8H5O4−, crystallizes in the non-centrosymmetric space group P21. The nitrogen atom of the –NH2 group in the cation deviates from the fitted pyridine plane by 0.035 (7) Å. The plane of the pyridinium ring and phenyl ring of the anion are oriented at an angle of 80.5 (3)° to each other in the asymmetric unit. The anion features a strong intramolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bond, forming a self-associated S(7) ring motif. The crystal packing is dominated by intermolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds leading to the formation of 21 helices, with a C(11) chain motif. They propagate along the b axis and enclose R22(8) ring motifs. The helices are linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming layers parallel to the ab plane. Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots were used to investigate and quantify the intermolecular interactions in the crystal. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and physicochemical characterization of bis[4-(dimethylamino)pyridinium] di-μ-chlorido-bis[dichloridomercurate(II)] By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-03 The title molecular salt, (C7H11N2)2[Hg2Cl6], crystallizes with two 4-(dimethylamino)pyridinium cations (A and B) and two half hexachloridodimercurate(II) anions in the asymmetric unit. The organic cations exhibit essentially the same features with an almost planar pyridyl ring (r.m.s. deviations of 0.0028 and 0.0109 Å), which forms an inclined dihedral angle with the dimethyamino group [3.06 (1) and 1.61 (1)°, respectively]. The dimethylamino groups in the two cations are planar, and the C—N bond lengths are shorter than that in 4-(dimethylamino)pyridine. In the crystal, mixed cation–anion layers lying parallel to the (010) plane are formed through N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds and adjacent layers are linked by C—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network. The analyses of the calculated Hirshfeld surfaces confirm the relevance of the above intermolecular interactions, but also serve to further differentiate the weaker intermolecular interactions formed by the organic cations and inorganic anions, such as π–π and Cl⋯Cl interactions. The powder XRD data confirms the phase purity of the crystalline sample. Furthermore, the vibrational absorption bands were identified by IR spectroscopy and the optical properties were studied by using optical UV–visible absorption spectroscopy. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure of tetrakis(tetrahydrofuran-κO)bis(trifluoromethanesulfonato-κO)iron(II) By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-09-27 The title compound, [Fe(CF3SO3)2(C4H8O)4], is octahedral with two trifluoromethanesulfonate ligands in trans positions and four tetrahydrofurane molecules in the equatorial plane. By the conformation of the ligands the complex is chiral in the crystal packing. The compound crystallizes in the Sohncke space group P212121 and is enantiomerically pure. The packing of the molecules is determined by weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The crystal studied was refined as a two-component inversion twin. Full Article text
o& Crystal structures of two charge–transfer complexes of benzo[1,2-c:3,4-c':5,6-c'']trithiophene (D3h-BTT) By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-09-30 Benzo[1,2-c:3,4-c':5,6-c'']trithiophene (D3h-BTT) is an easily prepared electron donor that readily forms charge–transfer complexes with organic acceptors. We report here two crystal structures of its charge–transfer complexes with 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ) and buckminsterfullerene (C60). The D3h-BTT·TCNQ complex, C12H6S3·C12H4N4, crystallizes with mixed layers of donors and acceptors, with an estimated degree of charge transfer at 0.09 e. In the D3h-BTT·C60·toluene complex, C12H6S3·C60·C7H8, the central ring of BTT is `squeezed' by the C60 molecules from both faces. However, the degree of charge transfer is low. The C60 unit is disordered over two sites in a 0.766 (3):0.234 (3) ratio and was refined as a two-component inversion twin. Full Article text
o& Crystal structures of two 4H-chromene derivatives: 2-amino-3-cyano-4-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-7-hydroxy-4H-benzo[1,2-b]pyran 1,4-dioxane monosolvate and 2-amino-3-cyano-4-(2,6-dichlorophenyl)-7-hydroxy-4H-benzo[ By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-09-27 In the title compounds, C16H9Cl2N2O2·C4H8O2 and C16H9Cl2N2O2, the bicyclic 4H-chromene cores are nearly planar with maximum deviations of 0.081 (2) and 0.087 (2) Å. In both structures, the chromene derivative molecules are linked into centrosymmetric dimers by pairs of N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming R22(16) motifs. These dimers are further linked in the 3,4-dichlorophenyl derivative by N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds into double layers parallel to (100) and in the 2,6-dichlorophenyl derivative by O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds into ribbons along the [1overline{1}0] direction. In the 3,4-dichlorophenyl derivative, the 1,4-dioxane solvent molecules are connected to the chromene molecules via O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure, DFT calculation, Hirshfeld surface analysis and energy framework study of 6-bromo-2-(4-bromophenyl)imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-03 The title imidazo[1,2-a] pyridine derivative, C13H8Br2N2, was synthesized via a single-step reaction method. The title molecule is planar, showing a dihedral angle of 0.62 (17)° between the phenyl and the imidazo[1,2-a] pyridine rings. An intramolecular C—H⋯N hydrogen bond with an S(5) ring motif is present. In the crystal, a short H⋯H contact links adjacent molecules into inversion-related dimers. The dimers are linked in turn by weak C—H⋯π and slipped π–π stacking interactions, forming layers parallel to (110). The layers are connected into a three-dimensional network by short Br⋯H contacts. Two-dimensional fingerprint plots and three-dimensional Hirshfeld surface analysis of the intermolecular contacts reveal that the most important contributions for the crystal packing are from H⋯Br/Br⋯H (26.1%), H⋯H (21.7%), H⋯C/C⋯H (21.3%) and C⋯C (6.5%) interactions. Energy framework calculations suggest that the contacts formed between molecules are largely dispersive in nature. Analysis of HOMO–LUMO energies from a DFT calculation reveals the pure π character of the aromatic rings with the highest electron density on the phenyl ring, and σ character of the electron density on the Br atoms. The HOMO–LUMO gap was found to be 4.343 eV. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure of benzyl N'-[(1E,4E)-1,5-bis(4-methoxyphenyl)penta-1,4-dien-3-ylidene]hydrazine-1-carbodithioate By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-03 In the title hydrazinecarbodithioate derivative, C27H26N2O2S2, the asymmetric unit is comprised of four molecules (Z = 8 and Z' = 4). The 4-methoxyphenyl rings are slightly twisted away from their attached olefinic double bonds [torsion angles = 5.9 (4)–19.6 (4)°]. The azomethine double bond has an s-trans configuration relative to one of the C=C bonds and an s-cis configuration relative to the other [C=C—C= N = 147.4 (6)–175.7 (2) and 15.3 (3)–37.4 (7)°, respectively]. The torsion angles between the azomethine C=N double bond and hydrazine-1-carbodithioate moiety indicate only small deviations from planarity, with torsion angles ranging from 0.9 (3) to 6.9 (3)° and from 174.9 (3) to 179.7 (2)°, respectively. The benzyl ring and the methylenesulfanyl moiety are almost perpendicular to each other, as indicated by their torsion angles [range 93.7 (3)–114.6 (2)°]. In the crystal, molecules are linked by C—H⋯O, N—H⋯S and C—H⋯π(ring) hydrogen-bonding interactions into a three-dimensional network. Structural details of related benzyl hydrazine-1-carbodithioate are surveyed and compared with those of the title compound. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure, DFT and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 2-amino-4-(2-chlorophenyl)-7-hydroxy-4H-benzo[1,2-b]pyran-3-carbonitrile By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-22 The benzopyran ring of the title compound, C16H11ClN2O2, is planar [maximum deviation = 0.079 (2) Å] and is almost perpendicular to the chlorophenyl ring [dihedral angle = 86.85 (6)°]. In the crystal, N—H⋯O, O—H⋯N, C—H⋯O and C—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds form inter- and intramolecular interactions. The DFT/B3LYP/6-311G(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. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and interaction energy and DFT studies of (2Z)-4-benzyl-2-(2,4-dichlorobenzylidene)-2H-1,4-benzothiazin-3(4H)-one By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-22 The title compound, C22H15Cl2NOS, contains 1,4-benzothiazine and 2,4-dichlorobenzylidene units, where the dihydrothiazine ring adopts a screw-boat conformation. In the crystal, intermolecular C—HBnz⋯OThz (Bnz = benzene and Thz = thiazine) hydrogen bonds form corrugated chains extending along the b-axis direction which are connected into layers parallel to the bc plane by intermolecular C—HMethy⋯SThz (Methy = methylene) hydrogen bonds, enclosing R44(22) ring motifs. Offset π-stacking interactions between 2,4-dichlorophenyl rings [centroid–centroid = 3.7701 (8) Å] and π-interactions which are associated by C—HBnz⋯π(ring) and C—HDchlphy⋯π(ring) (Dchlphy = 2,4-dichlorophenyl) interactions may be effective in the stabilization of 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 (29.1%), H⋯C/C⋯H (27.5%), H⋯Cl/Cl⋯H (20.6%) and O⋯H/H⋯O (7.0%) interactions. Hydrogen-bonding and van der Waals interactions are the dominant interactions in the crystal packing. Computational chemistry indicates that in the crystal, the C—HBnz⋯OThz and C—HMethy⋯SThz hydrogen-bond energies are 55.0 and 27.1 kJ mol−1, respectively. Density functional theory (DFT) optimized structures at the B3LYP/6-311G(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. Full Article text
o& Unexpected reactions of NHC*—CuI and —AgI bromides with potassium thio- or selenocyanate By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-22 The reactions of N-heterocyclic carbene CuI and AgI halides with potassium thio- or selenocyanate gave unexpected products. The attempted substitution reaction of bromido(1,3-dibenzyl-4,5-diphenylimidazol-2-ylidene)silver (NHC*—Ag—Br) with KSCN yielded bis[bis(1,3-dibenzyl-4,5-diphenylimidazol-2-ylidene)silver(I)] tris(thiocyanato)argentate(I) diethyl ether disolvate, [Ag(C29H24N2)2][Ag(NCS)3]·2C4H10O or [NHC*2Ag]2[Ag(SCN)3]·2Et2O, (1), while reaction with KSeCN led to bis(μ-1,3-dibenzyl-4,5-diphenyl-2-selenoimidazole-κ2Se:Se)bis[bromido(1,3-dibenzyl-4,5-diphenyl-2-selenoimidazole-κSe)silver(I)] dichloromethane hexasolvate, [Ag2Br2(C29H24N2Se)4]·6CH2Cl2 or (NHC*Se)4Ag2Br2·6CH2Cl2, (2), via oxidation of the NHC* fragment to 2-selenoimidazole. This oxidation was observed again in the reaction of NHC*—Cu—Br with KSeCN, yielding catena-poly[[[(1,3-dibenzyl-4,5-diphenyl-2-selenoimidazole-κSe)copper(I)]-μ-cyanido-κ2C:N] acetonitrile monosolvate], {[Cu(CN)(C29H24N2Se)]·C2H3N}n or NHC*Se—CuCN·CH3CN, (3). Compound (1) represents an organic/inorganic salt with AgI in a linear coordination in each of the two cations and in a trigonal coordination in the anion, accompanied by diethyl ether solvent molecules. The tri-blade boomerang-shaped complex anion [Ag(SCN)3]2− present in (1) is characterized by X-ray diffraction for the first time. Compound (2) comprises an isolated centrosymmetric molecule with AgI in a distorted tetrahedral BrSe3 coordination, together with dichloromethane solvent molecules. Compound (3) exhibits a linear polymeric 1∞[Cu—C≡N—Cu—] chain structure with a selenoimidazole moiety additionally coordinating to each CuI atom, and completed by acetonitrile solvent molecules. Electron densities associated with an additional ether solvent molecule in (1) and two additional dichloromethane solvent molecules in (2) were removed with the SQUEEZE procedure [Spek (2015). Acta Cryst. C71, 9–18] in PLATON. Full Article text
o& Crystal structures and Hirshfeld surface analyses of 4-benzyl-6-phenyl-4,5-dihydropyridazin-3(2H)-one and methyl 2-[5-(2,6-dichlorobenzyl)-6-oxo-3-phenyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridazin-1-yl]acetate By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-22 The asymmetric units of the title compounds both contain one nonplanar molecule. In 4-benzyl-6-phenyl-4,5-dihydropyridazin-3(2H)-one, C17H14N2O, (I), the phenyl and pyridazine rings are twisted with respect to each other, making a dihedral angle of 46.69 (9)°; the phenyl ring of the benzyl group is nearly perpendicular to the plane of the pyridazine ring, the dihedral angle being 78.31 (10)°. In methyl 2-[5-(2,6-dichlorobenzyl)-6-oxo-3-phenyl-1,4,5,6-tetrahydropyridazin-1-yl]acetate, C20H16Cl2N2O3, (II), the phenyl and pyridazine rings are twisted with respect to each other, making a dihedral angle of 21.76 (18)°, whereas the phenyl ring of the dichlorobenzyl group is inclined to the pyridazine ring by 79.61 (19)°. In the crystal structure of (I), pairs of N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into inversion dimers with an R22(8) ring motif. In the crystal structure of (II), C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds generate dimers with R12(7), R22(16) and R22(18) ring motifs. The Hirshfeld surface analyses of compound (I) suggests that the most significant contributions to the crystal packing are by H⋯H (48.2%), C⋯H/H⋯C (29.9%) and O⋯H/H⋯O (8.9%) contacts. For compound (II), H⋯H (34.4%), C⋯H/H⋯C (21.3%) and O⋯H/H⋯O (16.5%) interactions are the most important contributions. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure, synthesis and thermal properties of bis(acetonitrile-κN)bis(4-benzoylpyridine-κN)bis(isothiocyanato-κN)nickel(II) By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-22 In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Ni(NCS)2(CH3CN)2(C12H9NO)2] or Ni(NCS)2(4-benzoylpyridine)2(acetonitrile)2, the NiII ions are octahedrally coordinated by the N atoms of two thiocyanate anions, two 4-benzoylpyridine ligands and two acetonitrile molecules into discrete complexes that are located on centres of inversion. In the crystal, the discrete complexes are linked by centrosymmetric pairs of weak C—H⋯S hydrogen bonds into chains. Thermogravimetric measurements prove that, upon heating, the title complex loses the two acetonitrile ligands and transforms into a new crystalline modification of the chain compound [Ni(NCS)2(4-benzoylpyridine)2], which is different from that of the corresponding CoII, NiII and CdII coordination polymers reported in the literature. IR spectroscopic investigations indicate the presence of bridging thiocyanate anions but the powder pattern cannot be indexed and, therefore, this structure is unknown. Full Article text
o& The first structural characterization of the protonated azacyclam ligand in catena-poly[[[(perchlorato)copper(II)]-μ-3-(3-carboxypropyl)-1,5,8,12-tetraaza-3-azoniacyclotetradecane] bis(per& By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-22 The asymmetric unit of the title compound, catena-poly[[[(perchlorato-κO)copper(II)]-μ-3-(3-carboxypropyl)-1,5,8,12-tetraaza-3-azoniacyclotetradecane-κ4N1,N5,N8,N12] bis(perchlorate)], {[Cu(C13H30N5O2)(ClO4)](ClO4)2}n, (I), consists of a macrocyclic cation, one coordinated perchlorate anion and two perchlorate ions as counter-anions. The metal ion is coordinated in a tetragonally distorted octahedral geometry by the four secondary N atoms of the macrocyclic ligand, the mutually trans O atoms of the perchlorate anion and the carbonyl O atom of the protonated carboxylic acid group of a neighbouring cation. The average equatorial Cu—N bond lengths [2.01 (6) Å] are significantly shorter than the axial Cu—O bond lengths [2.379 (8) Å for carboxylate and average 2.62 (7) Å for disordered perchlorate]. The coordinated macrocyclic ligand in (I) adopts the most energetically favourable trans-III conformation with an equatorial orientation of the substituent at the protonated distal 3-position N atom in a six-membered chelate ring. The coordination of the carboxylic acid group of the cation to a neighbouring complex unit results in the formation of infinite chains running along the b-axis direction, which are crosslinked by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the secondary amine groups of the macrocycle and O atoms of the perchlorate counter-anions to form sheets lying parallel to the (001) plane. Additionally, the extended structure of (I) is consolidated by numerous intra- and interchain C—H⋯O contacts. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure of a 1:1 cocrystal of nicotinamide with 2-chloro-5-nitrobenzoic acid By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-22 In the title 1:1 cocrystal, C7H4ClNO4·C6H6N2O, nicotinamide (NIC) and 2-chloro-5-nitrobenzoic acid (CNBA) cocrystallize with one molecule each of NIC and CNBA in the asymmetric unit. In this structure, CNBA and NIC form hydrogen bonds through O—H⋯N, N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O interactions along with N—H⋯O dimer hydrogen bonds of NIC. Further additional weak π–π interactions stabilize the molecular assembly of this cocrystal. Full Article text
o& Crystal structures of the two isomeric hydrogen-bonded cocrystals 2-chloro-4-nitrobenzoic acid–5-nitroquinoline (1/1) and 5-chloro-2-nitrobenzoic acid–5-nitroquinoline (1/1) By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-22 The structures of two isomeric compounds of 5-nitroquinoline with chloro- and nitro-substituted benzoic acid, namely, 2-chloro-4-nitrobenzoic acid–5-nitroquinoline (1/1), (I), and 5-chloro-2-nitrobenzoic acid–5-nitroquinoline (1/1), (II), both C7H4ClNO4·C9H6N2O2, have been determined at 190 K. In each compound, the acid and base molecules are held together by an O—H⋯N hydrogen bond. In the crystal of (I), the hydrogen-bonded acid–base units are linked by a C—H⋯O hydrogen bond, forming a tape structure along [1overline{2}0]. The tapes are stacked into a layer parallel to the ab plane via N—O⋯π interactions between the nitro group of the base molecule and the quinoline ring system. The layers are further linked by other C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network. In the crystal of (II), the hydrogen-bonded acid–base units are linked into a wide ribbon structure running along [1overline{1}0] via C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The ribbons are further linked via another C—H⋯O hydrogen bond, forming a layer parallel to (110). Weak π–π interactions [centroid–centroid distances of 3.7080 (10) and 3.7543 (9) Å] are observed between the quinoline ring systems of adjacent layers. Hirshfeld surfaces for the 5-nitroquinoline molecules of the two compounds mapped over shape index and dnorm were generated to visualize the weak intermolecular interactions. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and PIXEL calculations of a 1:1 epimeric mixture of 3-[(4-nitrobenzylidene)amino]-2(R,S)-(4-nitrophenyl)-5(S)-(propan-2-yl)imidazolidin-4-one By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-29 A 1:1 epimeric mixture of 3-[(4-nitrobenzylidene)amino]-2(R,S)-(4-nitrophenyl)-5(S)-(propan-2-yl)imidazolidin-4-one, C19H19N5O5, was isolated from a reaction mixture of 2(S)-amino-3-methyl-1-oxobutanehydrazine and 4-nitrobenzaldehyde in ethanol. The product was derived from an initial reaction of 2(S)-amino-3-methyl-1-oxobutanehydrazine at its hydrazine group to provide a 4-nitrobenzylidene derivative, followed by a cyclization reaction with another molecule of 4-nitrobenzaldehyde to form the chiral five-membered imidazolidin-4-one ring. The formation of the five-membered imidazolidin-4-one ring occurred with retention of the configuration at the 5-position, but with racemization at the 2-position. In the crystal, N—H⋯O(nitro) hydrogen bonds, weak C—H⋯O(carbonyl) and C—H⋯O(nitro) hydrogen bonds, as well as C—H⋯π, N—H⋯π and π–π interactions, are present. These combine to generate a three-dimensional array. Hirshfeld surface analysis and PIXEL calculations are also reported. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 2-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-oxoethyl benzoate By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-22 The title compound, C15H11NO5, is relatively planar, with the planes of the two aromatic rings being inclined to each other by 3.09 (5)°. In the crystal, molecules are linked by a pair of C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming inversion dimers, which enclose an R22(16) ring motif. The dimers are linked by a further pair of C—H⋯O hydrogen-bonds forming ribbons enclosing R44(26) ring motifs. The ribbons are linked by offset π–π interactions [centroid–centroid distances = 3.6754 (6)–3.7519 (6) Å] to form layers parallel to the ac plane. Through Hirshfeld surface analyses, the dnorm surfaces, electrostatic potential and two-dimensional fingerprint (FP) plots were examined to verify the contributions of the different intermolecular contacts within the supramolecular structure. The shape-index surface shows that two sides of the molecule are involved with the same contacts in neighbouring molecules, and the curvedness plot shows flat surface patches that are characteristic of planar stacking. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of (2E,2'E)-1,1'-[selenobis(4,1-phenylene)]bis[3-(4-chlorophenyl)prop-2-en-1-one] By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-22 In the title compound, C30H20Cl2O2Se, the C—Se—C angle is 99.0 (2)°, with the dihedral angle between the planes of the attached benzene rings being 79.1 (3)°. The average endocyclic angles (Se—C—C) facing the Se atom are 122.1 (5) and 122.2 (5)°. The Se atom is essentially coplanar with the attached benzene rings, deviating by 0.075 (1) and 0.091 (1) Å. In the two phenylene(4-chlorophenyl)prop-2-en-1-one units, the benzene rings are inclined to each other by 44.6 (3) and 7.8 (3)°. In the crystal, the molecules stack up the a axis, forming layers parallel to the ac plane. There are no significant classical intermolecular interactions present. Hirshfeld surface analysis, two-dimensional fingerprint plots and the molecular electrostatic potential surface were used to analyse the crystal packing. The Hirshfeld surface analysis suggests that the most significant contributions to the crystal packing are by C⋯H/H⋯C contacts (17.7%). Full Article text
o& Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of (E)-6-(4-hydroxy-3-methoxystyryl)-4,5-dihydropyridazin-3(2H)-one By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-31 In the title compound, C13H14N2O3, the dihydropyridazine ring (r.m.s. deviation = 0.166 Å) has a screw-boat conformation. The dihedral angle between its mean plane and the benzene ring is 0.77 (12)°. In the crystal, intermolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds generate C(5) chains and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds produce R22(8) motifs. These types of interactions lead to the formation of layers parallel to (12overline{1}). The three-dimensional network is achieved by C—H⋯O interactions, including R24(8) motifs. Intermolecular interactions were additionally investigated using Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots. The most significant contributions to the crystal packing are by H⋯H (43.3%), H⋯C/C⋯H (19.3%), H⋯O/H⋯O (22.6%), C⋯N/N⋯C (3.0%) and H⋯N/N⋯H (5.8%) contacts. C—H⋯π interactions and aromatic π–π stacking interactions are not observed. Full Article text
o& Crystal structures of 2-(2-bromo-5-fluorophenyl)-8-ethoxy-3-nitro-2H-thiochromene and 2-(2-bromo-5-fluorophenyl)-7-methoxy-3-nitro-2H-thiochromene By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-31 Two thiochromene compounds containing Br and F atoms, namely 2-(2-bromo-5-fluorophenyl)-8-ethoxy-3-nitro-2H-thiochromene (C17H13BrFNO3S, A) and 2-(2-bromo-5-fluorophenyl)-7-methoxy-3-nitro-2H-thiochromene (C16H11BrFNO3S, B), were prepared via the condensation reaction between 2-mercaptobenzaldehyde and nitrostyrene derivatives. In both compounds, the thiochromene plane is almost perpendicular to the phenyl ring. In the structure of A, molecules are assembled via π–π stacking and C—H⋯O and C—F⋯π interactions. In the crystal packing of B, molecules are linked by C—H⋯F, C—H⋯O, C—H⋯π and π–π interactions. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and DFT studies of ethyl 2-{4-[(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)(phenyl)carbamoyl]-2-oxo-1,2-dihydroquinolin-1-yl}acetate By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-29 The title compound, C24H24N2O6, consists of ethyl 2-(1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-2-oxoquinolin-1-yl)acetate and 4-[(2-ethoxy-2-oxoethyl)(phenyl)carbomoyl] units, where the oxoquinoline unit is almost planar and the acetate substituent is nearly perpendicular to its mean plane. In the crystal, C—HOxqn⋯OEthx and C—HPhyl⋯OCarbx (Oxqn = oxoquinolin, Ethx = ethoxy, Phyl = phenyl and Carbx = carboxylate) weak hydrogen bonds link the molecules into a three-dimensional network sturucture. A π–π interaction between the constituent rings of the oxoquinoline unit, with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.675 (1) Å may further stabilize the structure. Both terminal ethyl groups are disordered over two sets of sites. The ratios of the refined occupanies are 0.821 (8):0.179 (8) and 0.651 (18):0.349 (18). The Hirshfeld surface analysis of the crystal structure indicates that the most important contributions for the crystal packing are from H⋯H (53.9%), H⋯O/O⋯H (28.5%) and H⋯C/C⋯H (11.8%) interactions. Weak intermolecular hydrogen-bond interactions and van der Waals interactions are the dominant interactions in the crystal packing. Density functional theory (DFT) geometric optimized structures at the B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) level are compared with the experimentally determined molecular structure in the solid state. The HOMO–LUMO molecular orbital behaviour was elucidated to determine the energy gap. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 2-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-oxoethyl picolinate By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-29 2-(4-Nitrophenyl)-2-oxoethyl picolinate, C14H10N2O5, was synthesized under mild conditions. The chemical and molecular structures were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The molecules are linked by inversion into centrosymmetric dimers via weak intermolecular C—H⋯O interactions, forming R22(10) ring motifs, and further strengthened by weak π–π interactions. Hirshfeld surface analyses, the dnorm surfaces, electrostatic potential and two-dimensional fingerprint (FP) plots were used to verify the contributions of the different intermolecular interactions within the supramolecular structure. The shape-index surface shows that two sides of the molecules are involved with the same contacts in neighbouring molecules and curvedness plots show flat surface patches that are characteristic of planar stacking. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 2,2'-{(1E,1'E)-[ethane-1,2-diylbis(azanylylidene)]bis(methanylylidene)}bis[4-(trifluoromethoxy)phenol]copper(II) hydroquinone hemisolvate By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-29 In the title complex, [Cu(C18H12F6N2O4)]·0.5C6H6O2, the CuII ion has a square-planar coordination geometry, being ligated by two N and two O atoms of the tetradentate open-chain Schiff base ligand 6,6'-{(1E,1'E)-[ethane-1,2-diylbis(azanylylidene)]bis(methanylylidene)}bis[2-(trifluoromethoxy)phenol]. The crystal packing is stabilized by intramolecular O—H⋯O and intermolecular C—H⋯F, C—H⋯O and C—H⋯π hydrogen bonds. In addition, weak π–π interactions form a three-dimensional structure. Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots were performed and created to analyze the intermolecular interactions present in the crystal, indicating that the most important contributions for the crystal packing are from F⋯H/H⋯F (25.7%), H⋯H (23.5%) and C⋯H/H⋯C (12.6%) interactions. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 2-(4-nitrophenyl)-2-oxoethyl 2-chlorobenzoate By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-31 The title compound, C15H10ClNO5, is relatively planar with the two aromatic rings being inclined to each other by 3.56 (11)°. The central —C(=O)—C–O—C(=O)— bridge is slightly twisted, with a C—C—O—C torsion angle of 164.95 (16)°. In the crystal, molecules are linked by C—H⋯O and C—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, forming layers parallel to the (101) plane. The layers are linked by a further C—H⋯O hydrogen bond, forming a three-dimensional supramolecular structure. There are a number of offset π–π interactions present between the layers [intercentroid distances vary from 3.8264 (15) to 3.9775 (14) Å]. Hirshfeld surface analyses, the dnorm surfaces, electrostatic potential and two-dimensional fingerprint plots were examined to verify the contributions of the different intermolecular contacts within the supramolecular structure. The shape-index surface shows that two sides of the molecule are involved in the same contacts with neighbouring molecules, and the curvedness plot shows flat surface patches that are characteristic of planar stacking. Full Article text
o& The `super acid' BF3H2O stabilized by 1,4-dioxane: new preparative aspects and the crystal structure of BF3H2O·C4H8O2 By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-31 Highly Brønsted-acidic boron trifluoride monohydrate, a widely used `super acid-catalyst', is a colourless fuming liquid that releases BF3 at room temperature. Compared to the liquid components, i.e. boron trifluoride monohydrate and 1,4-dioxane, their 1:1 adduct, BF3H2O·C4H8O2, is a solid with pronounced thermal stability (m.p. 401–403 K). The crystal structure of the long-time-stable easy-to-handle and weighable compound is reported along with new preparative aspects and the results of 1H, 11B, 13C and 19F spectroscopic investigations, particularly documenting its high Brønsted acidity in acetonitrile solution. The remarkable stability of solid BF3H2O·C4H8O2 is attributed to the chain structure established by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds of exceptional strength {O2⋯H1—O1 [O⋯O = 2.534 (3) Å] and O1—H1⋯O3i [2.539 (3) Å] in the concatenating unit >O2⋯H1—O1—H2⋯O3i<}, taking into account the molecular (non-ionic) character of the structural moieties. Indirectly, this structural feature documents the outstanding acidification of the H2O molecule bound to BF3 and reflects the super acid nature of BF3H2O. In detail, the C22(7) zigzag chain system of hydrogen bonding in the title structure is characterized by the double hydrogen-bond donor and double (κO,κO') hydrogen-bond acceptor functionality of the aqua ligand and dioxane molecule, respectively, the almost equal strength of both hydrogen bonds, the approximatety linear arrangement of the dioxane O atoms and the two neighbouring water O atoms. Furthermore, the approximately planar arrangement of B, F and O atoms in sheets perpendicular to the c axis of the orthorhombic unit cell is a characteristic structural feature. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure of pyridinium tetraisothiocyanatodipyridinechromium(III) pyridine monosolvate By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-11-15 In the crystal structure of the title compound, (C5H6N)[Cr(NCS)4(C5H5N)2]·C5H5N, the CrIII ions are octahedrally coordinated by four N-bonding thiocyanate anions and two pyridine ligands into discrete negatively charged complexes, with the CrIII ion, as well as the two pyridine ligands, located on crystallographic mirror planes. The mean planes of the two pyridine ligands are rotated with respect to each other by 90°. Charge balance is achieved by one protonated pyridine molecule that is hydrogen bonded to one additional pyridine solvent molecule, with both located on crystallographic mirror planes and again rotated by exactly 90°. The pyridinium H atom was refined as disordered between both pyridine N atoms in a 70:30 ratio, leading to a linear N—H⋯N hydrogen bond. In the crystal, discrete complexes are linked by weak C—H⋯S hydrogen bonds into chains that are connected by additional C—H⋯S hydrogen bonding via the pyridinium cations and solvent molecules into layers and finally into a three-dimensional network. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure of 4,6-dimethyl-2-[(2,3,4,6-tetra-O-acetyl-β-d-galactopyranosyl)sulfanyl]pyrimidine By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-11-05 Full Article text
o& An iridium complex with an unsupported Ir—Zn bond: diiodido(η5-pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)bis(trimethylphosphane)iridiumzinc(Ir—Zn) benzene hemisolvate By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-11-05 The title compound, [IrZnI2(C10H15)(C3H9P)2]·0.5C6H6 or [Cp*(PMe3)2Ir]-[ZnI2] (Cp* = cyclo-C5Me5) was obtained and characterized as its benzene solvate [Cp*(PMe3)2Ir]-[ZnI2]·0.5C6H6. The bimetallic complex in this structure contains the Lewis-acidic fragment ZnI2 bonded to the Lewis-basic fragment Cp*(PMe3)2Ir, with an Ir—Zn bond distance of 2.452 (1) Å. The compound was obtained by reacting [Cp*(PMe3)IrI2] with 2-Ad2Zn (2-Ad = 2-adamantyl), resulting in the reduction of the IrIII complex and formation of the IrI–ZnII adduct. The crystal studied was a twin by non-merohedry with a refined BASF parameter of 0.223 (1). Full Article text
o& Crystal structures of two coordination isomers of copper(II) 4-sulfobenzoic acid hexahydrate and two mixed silver/potassium 4-sulfobenzoic acid salts By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-10-31 A reaction of copper(II) carbonate and potassium 4-sulfobenzoic acid in water acidified with hydrochloric acid yielded two crystalline products. Tetraaquabis(4-carboxybenzenesulfonato)copper(II) dihydrate, [Cu(O3SC6H4CO2H)2(H2O)4]·2H2O, (I), crystallizes in the triclinic space group Poverline{1} with the Cu2+ ions located on centers of inversion. Each copper ion is coordinated to four water molecules in a square plane with two sulfonate O atoms in the apical positions of a Jahn–Teller-distorted octahedron. The carboxylate group is protonated and not involved in coordination to the metal ions. The complexes pack so as to create a layered structure with alternating inorganic and organic domains. The packing is reinforced by several O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds involving coordinated and non-coordinated water molecules, the carboxylic acid group and the sulfonate group. Hexaaquacopper(II) 4-carboxybenzenesulfonate, [Cu(H2O)6](O3SC6H4CO2H)2, (II), also crystallizes in the triclinic space group Poverline{1} with Jahn–Teller-distorted octahedral copper(II) aqua complexes on the centers of inversion. As in (I), the carboxylate group on the anion is protonated and the structure consists of alternating layers of inorganic cations and organic anions linked by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. A reaction of silver nitrate and potassium 4-sulfobenzoic acid in water also resulted in two distinct products that have been structurally characterized. An anhydrous silver potassium 4-carboxybenzenesulfonate salt, [Ag0.69K0.31](O3SC6H4CO2H), (III), crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c. There are two independent metal sites, one fully occupied by silver ions and the other showing a 62% K+/38% Ag+ (fixed) ratio, refined in two slightly different positions. The coordination environments of the metal ions are composed primarily of sulfonate O atoms, with some participation by the non-protonated carboxylate O atoms in the disordered site. As in the copper compounds, the cations and anions cleanly segregate into alternating layers. A hydrated mixed silver potassium 4-carboxybenzenesulfonate salt dihydrate, [Ag0.20K0.80](O3SC6H4CO2H)·2H2O, (IV), crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/c with the Ag+ and K+ ions sharing one unique metal site coordinated by two water molecules and six sulfonate O atoms. The packing in (IV) follows the dominant motif of alternating inorganic and organic layers. The protonated carboxylate groups do not interact with the cations directly, but do participate in hydrogen bonds with the coordinated water molecules. (IV) is isostructural with pure potassium 4-sulfobenzoic acid dihydrate. Full Article text
o& (μ-Di-tert-butylsilanediolato)bis[bis(η5-cyclopentadienyl)methylzirconium] By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-11-08 The reaction of t-Bu2Si(OH)2 with two equivalents of Cp2Zr(CH3)2 produces the title t-Bu2SiO2-siloxide bridged dimer, [Zr2(CH3)2(C5H5)4(C8H18O2Si)] or [Cp2Zr(CH3)]2[μ-t-Bu2SiO2] (1), where one methyl group is retained per zirconium atom. The same product is obtained at room temperature even when equimolar ratios of the silanediol and Cp2Zr(CH3)2 are used. Attempts to thermally eliminate methane and produce a bridging methylene complex resulted in decomposition. The crystal structure of 1 displays typical Zr—CH3 and Zr—O distances but the Si—O distance [1.628 (2) Å] and O—Si—O angle [110.86 (15)°] are among the largest observed in this family of compounds suggesting steric crowding between the t-Bu substituents of the silicon atom and the cyclopentadienyl groups. The silicon atom lies on a crystallographic twofold axis and both Cp rings are disordered over two orientations of equal occupancy. Full Article text
o& Synthesis, crystal structure and characterizations of di-μ-cyanido-1:2κ2N:C;2:3κ2C:N-bis(4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1,10-diazabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane)-1κ8N1,N10,O4,O7,O13,O16,O21,O24;3κ8N1,N10,O4,O7,O13,O16,O21,O24-[5,10, By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-11-26 The title compound, [Fe(C44H24N8Cl4)(CN)2][K2(C18H36N2O6)2]·2C4H8O was synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction as well as FTIR and UV–vis spectroscopy. The central FeII ion is coordinated by four pyrrole N atoms of the porphyrin core and two C atoms of the cyano groups in a slightly distorted octahedral coordination environment. The complex molecule crystallizes with two tetrahydrofuran solvent molecules, one of which was refined as disordered over two sets of sites with refined occupancies of 0.619 (5) and 0.381 (5). It has a distorted porphyrin core with mean absolute core-atom displacements Ca, Cb, Cm and Cav of 0.32 (3), 0.22 (3), 0.56 (2) and 0.37 (14) Å, respectively. The axial Fe—Ccyano bond lengths are 1.991 (2) and 1.988 (2) Å. The average Fe—Np (Np is a porphyrin N atom) bond length is 1.964 (10) Å. One of the O atoms and several C atoms of the 222 moiety [222 = 4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1,10-diazabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane] were refined as disordered over two sets of sites with occupancy ratios of 0.739 (6):0.261 (6) and 0.832 (4):0.168 (4). Additional solvent molecules were found to be highly disordered and their contribution to the scattering was removed using the SQUEEZE procedure in PLATON [Spek (2015). Acta Cryst. C71, 9–18], which indicated a solvent cavity of volume 372 Å3 containing approximately 83 electrons. These solvent molecules are not considered in the given chemical formula and other crystal data. Full Article text
o& Crystal structures and Hirshfeld surface analyses of (E)-N'-benzylidene-2-oxo-2H-chromene-3-carbohydrazide and the disordered hemi-DMSO solvate of (E)-2-oxo-N'-(3,4,5-trimethoxybenzylidene)-2H-chromene-3-carbohydrazide: lattice ene By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-11-29 In the paper by Gomes et al. [Acta Cryst. (2019), E75, 1403–1410], there was an error and omission in the author and affiliation list. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure of 4-chloro-2-nitrobenzoic acid with 4-hydroxyquinoline: a disordered structure over two states of 4-chloro-2-nitrobenzoic acid–quinolin-4(1H)-one (1/1) and 4-hydroxyquinolinium 4-chloro-2-nitrob By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-11-08 The title compound, C9H7.5NO·C7H3.5ClNO4, was analysed as a disordered structure over two states, viz. co-crystal and salt, accompanied by a keto–enol tautomerization in the base molecule. The co-crystal is 4-chloro-2-nitrobenzoic acid–quinolin-4(1H)-one (1/1), C7H4ClNO4·C9H7NO, and the salt is 4-hydroxyquinolinium 4-chloro-2-nitrobenzoate, C9H8NO+·C7H3ClNO4−. In the compound, the acid and base molecules are held together by a short hydrogen bond [O⋯O = 2.4393 (15) Å], in which the H atom is disordered over two positions with equal occupancies. In the crystal, the hydrogen-bonded acid–base units are linked by N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a tape structure along the a-axis direction. The tapes are stacked into a layer parallel to the ab plane via π–π interactions [centroid–centroid distances = 3.5504 (8)–3.9010 (11) Å]. The layers are further linked by another C—H⋯O hydrogen bond, forming a three-dimensional network. Hirshfeld surfaces for the title compound mapped over shape-index and dnorm were generated to visualize the intermolecular interactions. Full Article text
o& Synthesis, crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of diethyl 2,6-dimethyl-4-(thiophen-3-yl)-1,4-dihydropyridine-3,5-dicarboxylate By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-11-15 In the title compound, C17H21NO4S, the 1,4-dihydropyridine ring has an envelope conformation with the Csp3 atom at the flap. The thiophene ring is nearly perpendicular to the best plane through the 1,4-dihydropyridine ring, the dihedral angle being 82.19 (13)°. In the crystal, chains running along the b-axis direction are formed through N—H⋯O interactions between the 1,4-dihydropyridine N atom and one of the O atoms of the ester groups. Neighbouring chains are linked by C—H⋯O and C—H⋯π interactions. A Hirshfeld surface analysis shows that the most prominent contributuion to the surface contacts are H⋯H contacts (55.1%). Full Article text
o& Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and DFT studies of 6-[(E)-2-(thiophen-2-yl)ethenyl]-4,5-dihydropyridazin-3(2H)-one By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-11-15 In the title compound, C10H10N2OS, the five atoms of the thiophene ring are essentially coplanar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.0037 Å) and the pyridazine ring is non-planar. In the crystal, pairs of N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into dimers with an R22(8) ring motif. The dimers are linked by C—H⋯O interactions, forming layers parallel to the bc plane. The theoretical geometric parameters are in good agreement with XRD results. The intermolecular interactions were investigated using a Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots. The Hirshfeld surface analysis of the title compound suggests that the most significant contributions to the crystal packing are by H⋯H (39.7%), C⋯H/H⋯C (17.3%) and O⋯H/H⋯O (16.8%) contacts. Full Article text
o& Structure refinement of (NH4)3Al2(PO4)3 prepared by ionothermal synthesis in phosphonium based ionic liquids – a redetermination By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-11-19 After crystallization during ionothermal syntheses in phosphonium-containing ionic liquids, the structure of (NH4)3Al2(PO4)3 [triammonium dialuminum tris(phosphate)] was refined on the basis of powder X-ray diffraction data from a synchrotron source. (NH4)3Al2(PO4)3 is a member of the structural family with formula A3Al2(PO4)3, where A is a group 1 element, and of which the NH4, K, and Rb forms were previously known. The NH4 form is isostructural with the K form, and was previously solved from single-crystal X-ray data when the material (SIZ-2) crystallized from a choline-containing eutectic mixture [Cooper et al. (2004). Nature, 430, 1012–1017]. Our independent refinement incorporates NH4 groups and shows that these NH4 groups are hydrogen bonded to framework O atoms present in rings containing 12 T sites in a channel along the c-axis direction. We describe structural details of (NH4)3Al2(PO4)3 and discuss differences with respect to isostructural forms. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and DFT studies of 2-[5-(4-methylbenzyl)-6-oxo-3-phenyl-1,6-dihydropyridazin-1-yl]acetic acid By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-11-26 The title pyridazinone derivative, C20H18N2O3, is not planar. The phenyl ring and the pyridazine ring are inclined to each other by 10.55 (12)°, whereas the 4-methylbenzyl ring is nearly orthogonal to the pyridazine ring, with a dihedral angle of 72.97 (10)°. In the crystal, molecules are linked by pairs of O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming inversion dimers with an R22(14) ring motif. The dimers are linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, generating ribbons propagating along the c-axis direction. The intermolecular interactions were additionally investigated using Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots. They revealed that the most significant contributions to the crystal packing are from H⋯H (48.4%), H⋯O/O⋯H (21.8%) and H⋯C/C⋯H (20.4%) contacts. Molecular orbital calculations providing electron-density plots of HOMO and LUMO molecular orbitals and molecular electrostatic potentials (MEP) were also computed, both with the DFT/B3LYP/6–311 G++(d,p) basis set. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure of tris[bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl) phosphato-κO]pentakis(methanol-κO)europium methanol monosolvate By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-11-19 The mononuclear title complex, [Eu(C24H34O4P)3(CH4O)5]·CH4O, (1), has been obtained as a minor product in the reaction between EuCl3(H2O)6 and lithium bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl) phosphate in a 1:3 molar ratio in a methanol medium. Its structure exhibits monoclinic (P21/c) symmetry at 120 K and is isostructural with the La, Ce and Nd analogs reported previously [Minyaev et al. (2018a). Acta Cryst. C74, 590–598]. In (1), all three bis(2,6-diisopropylphenyl) phosphate ligands display the terminal κ1O-coordination mode. All of the hydroxy H atoms are involved in O—H⋯O hydrogen bonding, exhibiting four intramolecular and two intermolecular hydrogen bonds. Photophysical studies have demonstrated luminescence of (1) with a low quantum yield. Full Article text
o& Crystal and molecular structure of jatrophane diterpenoid (2R,3R,4S,5R,7S,8S,9S,13S,14S,15R)-2,3,8,9-tetraacetoxy-5,14-bis(benzoyloxy)-15-hydroxy-7-(isobutanoyloxy)jatropha-6(17),11(E)-diene By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-11-19 The structure of the jatrophane diterpenoid (ES2), C46H56O15, has orthorhombic (P212121) symmetry. The absolute configuration in the crystal has been determined as 2R,3R,4S,5R,7S,8S,9S,13S,14S,15R [the Flack parameter is −0.06 (11)]. The molecular structure features intramolecular O—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonding. In the crystal, C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into supramolecular columns parallel to the a axis. One of the acetoxy substituents is disordered over two orientations in a 0.826 (8):0.174 (8) ratio. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure of dicarbonyl[μ2-methylenebis(diphenylphosphane)-κ2P:P'][μ2-2-(2,4,5-trimethylphenyl)-3-oxoprop-1-ene-1,3-diyl](triphenylphosphane-κP)ironplatinum(Fe—Pt)–dichloromet By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-11-22 The title compound, [FePt(C12H12O)(C18H15P)(C25H22P2)(CO)2]·2C7H8·CH2Cl2 or [(OC)2Fe(μ-dppm)(μ-C(=O)C(2,4,5-C6H2Me3)=CH)Pt(PPh3)], represents an example of a diphosphane-bridged heterobimetallic dimetallacyclopentenone complex resulting from a bimetallic activation of 1-ethynyl-2,4,5-trimethylbenzene and a metal-coordinated carbonyl ligand. The bridging μ2-C(=O)C(2,4,5-C6H2Me3)=CH unit (stemming from a carbon–carbon coupling reaction between CO and the terminal alkyne) forms a five-membered dimetallacyclopentenone ring, in which the C=C bond is π-coordinated to the Fe centre. The latter is connected to the Pt centre through a short metal–metal bond of 2.5770 (5) Å. In the crystal, the complex is solvated by one dichloromethane and two toluene molecules. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and contact enrichment ratios of 1-(2,7-dimethylimidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-3-yl)-2-(1,3-dithiolan-2-ylidene)ethanone monohydrate By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-11-29 In the title hydrated hybrid compound C14H14N2OS2·H2O, the planar imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine ring system is linked to the 1,3-dithiolane moiety by an enone bridge. The atoms of the C—C bond in the 1,3-dithiolane ring are disordered over two positions with occupancies of 0.579 (14) and 0.421 (14) and both disordered rings adopt a half-chair conformation. The oxygen atom of the enone bridge is involved in a weak intramolecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bond, which generates an S(6) graph-set motif. In the crystal, the hybrid molecules are associated in R22(14) dimeric units by weak C—H⋯O interactions. O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the water molecules, forming infinite self-assembled chains along the b-axis direction to which the dimers are connected via O—H⋯N hydrogen bonding. Analysis of intermolecular contacts using Hirshfeld surface analysis and contact enrichment ratio descriptors indicate that hydrogen bonds induced by water molecules are the main driving force in the crystal packing formation. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure, computational study and Hirshfeld surface analysis of ethyl (2S,3R)-3-(3-amino-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)-2-hydroxy-3-phenylpropanoate By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-11-26 In the title molecule, C13H16N4O3, the mean planes of the phenyl and triazole rings are nearly perpendicular to one another as a result of the intramolecular C—H⋯O and C—H⋯π(ring) interactions. In the crystal, layers parallel to (101) are generated by O—H⋯N, N—H⋯O and N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds. The layers are connected by inversion-related pairs of C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The experimental molecular structure is close to the gas-phase geometry-optimized structure calculated by DFT methods. Hirshfeld surface analysis indicates that the most important interaction involving hydrogen in the title compound is the H⋯H contact. The contribution of the H⋯O, H⋯N, and H⋯H contacts are 13.6, 16.1, and 54.6%, respectively. Full Article text
o& Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and interaction energy and DFT studies of 1-methyl-3-(prop-2-yn-1-yl)-2,3-dihydro-1H-1,3-benzodiazol-2-one By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2019-11-29 In the title molecule, C11H10N2O, the dihydrobenzimidazol-2-one moiety is essentially planar, with the prop-2-yn-1-yl substituent rotated well out of this plane. In the crystal, C—HMthy⋯π(ring) interactions and C—HProp⋯ODhyr (Mthy = methyl, Prop = prop-2-yn-1-yl and Dhyr = dihydro) hydrogen bonds form corrugated layers parallel to (10overline{1}), which are associated through additional C—HBnz⋯ODhyr (Bnz = benzene) hydrogen bonds and head-to-tail, slipped, π-stacking [centroid-to-centroid distance = 3.7712 (7) Å] interactions between dihydrobenzimidazol-2-one moieties. The Hirshfeld surface analysis of the crystal structure indicates that the most important contributions to the crystal packing are from H⋯H (44.1%), H⋯C/C⋯H (33.5%) and O⋯H/H⋯O (13.4%) interactions. Hydrogen-bonding and van der Waals interactions are the dominant interactions in the crystal packing. Computational chemistry calculations indicate that in the crystal, C—H⋯O hydrogen-bond energies are 46.8 and 32.5 (for C—HProp⋯ODhyr) and 20.2 (for C—HBnz⋯ODhyr) 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. Full Article text
o& Crystal structures of three 6-aryl-2-(4-chlorobenzyl)-5-[(1H-indol-3-yl)methyl]imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazoles By scripts.iucr.org Published On :: 2020-01-01 Three title compounds, namely, 2-(4-chlorobenzyl)-5-[(1H-indol-3-yl)methyl]-6-phenylimidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole, C26H19ClN4S, (I), 2-(4-chlorobenzyl)-6-(4-fluorophenyl)-5-[(1H-indol-3-yl)methyl]imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole, C26H18ClFN4S, (II), and 6-(4-bromophenyl)-2-(4-chlorobenzyl)-5-[(1H-indol-3-yl)methyl]imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole, C26H18BrClN4S, (III), have been prepared using a reductive condensation of indole with the corresponding 6-aryl-2-(4-chlorobenzyl)imidazo[2,1-b][1,3,4]thiadiazole-5-carbaldehydes (aryl = phenyl, 4-fluorophenyl or 4-bromophenyl), and their crystal structures have been determined. The asymmetric unit of compound (I) consists of two independent molecules and one of the molecules exhibits disorder of the 4-chlorobenzyl substituent with occupancies 0.6289 (17) and 0.3711 (17). Each type of molecule forms a C(8) chain motif built from N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, which for the fully ordered molecule is reinforced by C—H⋯π interactions. In compound (II), the chlorobenzyl unit is again disordered, with occupancies 0.822 (6) and 0.178 (6), and the molecules form C(8) chains similar to those in (I), reinforced by C—H⋯π interactions involving only the major disorder component. The chlorobenzyl unit in compound (III) is also disordered with occupancies of 0.839 (5) and 0.161 (5). The molecules are linked by a combination of one N—H⋯N hydrogen bond and four C—H⋯π interactions, forming a three-dimensional framework. Full Article text