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ISSN: 2053-2296

July 2022 issue

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Cover illustration: The X-ray structures of three 1:1 cocrystals formed between reactive diethynyl­pyridine and N-halosuccinimide partners are reported. Each cocrystal features a short halogen bond and two short com­plementary nonconventional C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. See Bosch & Bowling [Acta Cryst. (2022), C78, 424–429].

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The bond lengths of 8-[1-(2,6-di­meth­oxy­phenyl-4-hy­droxy)diazen­yl]quinoline are typical for the structure of a quinoid hydrazone. The changes in the absorption spectra when the pH of the buffer was varied suggested the production of an azo form by deprotonation. We report the synthesis, X-ray crystal structure and acidity.

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Two coordination polymers were rationally designed and successfully constructed using the rigid multi­carb­oxy­lic ligand biphenyl-3,3′,5,5′-tetra­carb­oxy­lic acid (H4BPTC) and rare-earth-metal ions (Eu3+ and Ho3+) under solvothermal conditions. The polymers both possess a two-dimensional structure and display good thermal stability and photoluminescence with an orange–red light emission.

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3-Phenyl­tetra­hydro­pyrimido[4,5-c]pyridazine 2′-de­oxy­ribonucleoside shows two con­formations in the crystalline state with distinct differences observed for the sugar moiety (N versus S sugar pucker). The nucleoside mimics the recognition face of dT and forms stable base pairs with dA.

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Thio­phene-based mol­ecules are of great importance in terms of their biological activity. N-(Thio­phen-2-ylmeth­yl)thio­phene-2-carboxamide is found to have an effective anti­bacterial activity due to the presence of S atoms and an amide functional group in the structure.

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A cadmium(II) coordination polymer prepared by the reaction of Cd(NO3)2·6H2O with cis-cyclo­hexane-1,2-di­carb­oxy­lic acid and 4,4′-bis­(2-methyl-1H-imidazol-1-yl)biphenyl in a mixture of H2O and di­methyl­formamide, possesses a 6-connected hxl two-dimensional layer based on Cd6(CHADC)6 clusters with the point symbol (36·46·53). The coordination polymer displays a highly selective and sensitive sensing for Fe3+ cations and Cr2O72−/CrO42− anions through luminescence quenching effects in aqueous solutions.

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A new mixed-valence CuI/CuII three-dimensional coordination polymer incorporating 2-(pyra­zin-2-yl)quinoline-4-carb­oxy­lic acid was synthesized and characterized. The ligand was also isolated as its hydrated hydro­chloride salt. The compounds show luminescence and the ligand structure was rationalized by means of quantum-chemical calculations.

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In two crystalline solids (a cocrystal and a salt) of 5-amino­tetra­zole, the crystal packing arrangements are governed by N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen-bonding inter­actions. The Hirshfeld surface analysis and fingerprint plots reveal that O⋯H/H⋯O inter­actions contribute 34.4% of the total inter­actions in the crystal packing of the cocrystal and 36.7% in the salt.

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The X-ray structures of three 1:1 cocrystals formed between reactive diethynyl­pyridine and N-halosuccinimide partners are reported. Each cocrystal features a short halogen bond and two short com­plementary nonconventional C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

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