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ISSN: 2053-2296

December 2019 issue

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Cover illustration: A structural study of a high-pressure phase of magnesium chloride hexa­hydrate (MgCl2·6H2O-II) showed symmetry reduction of the crystal structure from its ambient-pressure phase. This change is induced by modification of the hydrogen-bond network. See Yamashita, Komatsu, Hattori, Machida & Kagi [Acta Cryst. (2019), C75, 1605-1612].

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New CdII and MnII coordination polymers (CPs) have been prepared using 5-[(4-carb­oxy­phen­oxy)meth­yl]benzene-1,3-di­carb­oxy­lic acid and 2,2′-bi­pyridine under hydro­thermal conditions. The former CP displays a 3D supra­molecular structure extended from 2D layers by inter­molecular π–π inter­actions, while the latter shows a different 3D supra­molecular structure extended from 1D ladder chains by inter­molecular π–π inter­actions. The results suggest that the metal ion and π–π inter­actions play important roles in the design and construction of various CPs.

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The crystal of DL-phenyl­glycinium tri­fluoro­methane­sulfonate monohydrate dehydrates in one step at 353 K and is preceded by a weakening of the aromatic ring–aromatic ring inter­actions. The loss of water is accom­panied by the breakage of medium-strength hydrogen bonds and the rearrangement of ions inside layers. The dehydration process induces a single-crystal-to-poly-crystal transformation.

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Three coordination polymers based on 3,3′-[(5-carb­oxy-1,3-phenyl­ene)bis­(­oxy)]di­benzoic acid and 1,10-phenanthroline have been prepared and structurally characterized, and the magnetic properties of the NiII/CoII com­plexes and the luminescence properties of the ZnII com­plex were investigated.

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A novel multifunctional 1D→2D inter­penetrating CoII–organic framework was successfully constructed using 2-amino-5-sulfo­benzoic acid and 1,4-bis­[(imidazol-1-yl)meth­yl]benzene as ligands.

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A structural study of a high-pressure phase of magnesium chloride hexa­hydrate (MgCl2·6H2O-II) showed symmetry reduction of the crystal structure from its ambient-pressure phase. This change is induced by modification of the hydrogen-bond network.

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The salt bis­(tetra­phenyl­arsonium) hexa­fluorido­technetate(IV) dihydrate, (AsPh4)2[TcF6]·2H2O, was prepared for the first time from a cation metathesis reaction of (NH4)2[TcF6] in water.

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Three new aminocoumarin derivatives show hydrogen bonds and rich π–π stacking, together with π⋯H inter­actions. They display absorption maxima in the visible region, attributed to π–π delocalization involving the whole electronic system of the com­pounds with a considerable charge-transfer character originating from the amino­phenyl ring and pointing towards the coumarin system which is characterized by a high electron-accepting character.

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Two isomorphic viologen derivatives both possess only one electron-transfer pathway, but they exhibit different photoresponsive behaviours relating to the distances between the halide anions and the cationic N atoms of 1-(2-cyano­benz­yl)-4,4′-bi­pyri­din­ium.

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The structures of the cocrystalline adducts of 3-nitro­phenol with 1,3,5,7-tetra­aza­tri­cyclo­[3.3.1.13,7]decane, 1,3,6,8-tetra­aza­tri­cyclo­[4.3.1.13,8]undecane and 1,3,6,8-tetra­aza­tri­cyclo­[4.4.1.13,8]dodecane are reported. The three cocrystals were obtained by the solvent-free assisted grinding method.

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A multicom­ponent pharmaceutical salt formed by the iso­quinoline alkaloid berberine (BBR) and the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac (DIC) was discovered. Five solvates of the BBR–DIC salt were obtained and their crystal structures determined.

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The reactivities of two 20-membered macrocyclic ligands, each containing two N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) and two amine groups, towards [IrCl(COD)]2 (COD is cyclo­octa-1,5-diene) were investigated.

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Dinuclear cobalt(II) and nickel(II) com­plexes were obtained from a mercapto­acetic acid substituted 1,2,4-triazole ligand. The com­plexes show distinct supermolecular structures because of the different coordinated and guest mol­ecules, and both show potent urease inhibitory activity.

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A novel (3,6)-connected CdII coordination polymer based on an ether-linked tri­carboxyl­ate ligand has been synthesized, structurally studied and shows good stability and promising luminescence sensing properties.

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The possibility of a one-stage solvent-free stereoselective synthesis of a spiro­cyclic quinazoline derivative is described for the first time. An X-ray diffraction study of the crystal structure of the chiral spiro­cyclic com­pound obtained was carried out and its porosity was studied.

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4-(Pyridin-2-yl)pyrimidin-2-amine is structurally distinct with respect to the position of the N atom in the pyridine ring com­pared with the structure of imatinib, which is an excellent inhibitor of Bcr-Abl tyrosine kinase. The inter­action energies of this relatively small ligand in the active pocket of the protein indicate its potential.

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Three coordination polymers self-assembled from a new asymmetrical oxa­diazole-containing ligand and AgPF6, CuI and Cd(NO3)2 are reported, together with their structural characterization and photoluminescence properties.

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