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ISSN: 2056-9890

July 2016 issue

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Cover illustration: A tetrahedral silver(I) molecule comprising coordinated bromide, two phosphanes and an S-bound benzenecarbothioamide is found in the compound (benzene­carbo­thio­amide-[kappa]S)bromido­bis­(tri­phenyl­phosphane-[kappa]P)silver(I). Stability to the coordination geometry is afforded by a hydrogen-bonded S(6) loop, i.e. {...BrAgSCNH...} leading to a quasi-chelate ring. Intermolecular N-H...Br, C-H...Br and C-H...[pi] interactions stabilize the molecular packing; these have also been analysed by Hirshfeld surface analysis. See: Ruangwut, Saithong & Pakawatchai [Acta Cryst. (2016). E72, 984-987].

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The mol­ecular structure of Ag2(SCN)2(NH3)4 consists of [Ag(SCN)(NH3)2]2 dimers with an Ag⋯Ag separation of 3.0927 (6) Å.


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The asymmetric unit of the monomeric cobalt complex, [Co(C11H13O2)2(C6H6N2O)2(H2O)2]·2H2O, contains one half of the complex mol­ecule, one coordinating and one non-coordinating water, one 4-tert-butyl­benzoate (TBB) ligand and one nicotinamide (NA) ligand; the Co atom lies on an inversion centre. The coordinating water mol­ecules are hydrogen bonded to the carboxyl O atoms [O ⋯ O = 2.6230 (17) Å], enclosing an S(6) hydrogen-bonding motif, while inter­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link two of the non-coordinating water mol­ecules to the coordinating water mol­ecules and NA anions. In the crystal, O—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol­ecules, enclosing R_{2}^{2}(8), R_{2}^{2}(10) and R_{4}^{4}(12) ring motifs, forming layers parallel to (001).

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A cyanide-bridged anionic three-dimensional network solid is described, with mol­ecular formula {Cu2(CN)3}. Charge neutrality is provided by guest N-protonated N,N-di­ethyl­ethano­lamine mol­ecules.

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The title compound, [Sn(C4H9)2(C6H5COO)2], was synthesized in order to study the inter­action between di-n-butyl­tin(IV) oxide and some carb­oxy­lic acids. Di-n-butyl­tin(IV) dibenzoate, nBu2Sn(obz)2, exhibits the same structural features as other diorganotin(IV) dibenzoates characterized by an unsymmetrical bidentate bonding mode [Δ(Sn—O) ≃ 0.4 Å] of the two benzoate groups to tin.

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The title compound is a resolved chiral ester derivative of mandelic acid containing an acetate group and a carb­oxy­lic acid group, which engage in inter­molecular hydrogen bonding, forming chains extending parallel to [001].

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The title salt consists of isolated octa­hedrally shaped [Mn(DMSO)6]2+ cations (DMSO is dimethyl sulfoxide) and two I anions, held together through weak C—H⋯I inter­actions.

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In [Co(C8H8BrN4O)2]NO3·C3H7NO, the ligand mol­ecules are deprotonated at the phenol O atom and octa­hedrally coordinate the CoIII atoms through the azomethine N and phenolate O atoms in a mer configuration. In the crystal lattice, the cations are arranged in layers in the ab plane divided by the nitrate anions and solvent mol­ecules. All of the amine H atoms are involved in hydrogen bonding to nitrate, DMF or ligand O atoms or to one of the Br atoms, forming two-dimensional networks.

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In the title trans-di­chlorido­platinum(II) complexes, the central PtII atom is further coordinated by the p-chloro­aniline N atom and ethyl­enic double bond of alkyl­eugenoxyacetate.

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In the title solvate, the oxamide derivative presents the same conformation as in the unsolvated mol­ecule, but the lattice solvent introduces disorder for various functional groups.

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The crystal structure consists of discrete tetra­hedral complexes, that are linked by inter­molecular N—H⋯O, C—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonding.

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Three coumarin derivatives display intra­molecular N—H⋯O and weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, which probably contribute to the approximate planarity of the mol­ecules. The supra­molecular structures feature C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and π–π inter­actions, as confirmed by Hirshfeld surface analyses.

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In the crystal of the title compound, a supra­molecular sheet structure is formed through N—H⋯O, O—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

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The mol­ecular structure of the piperazine[5,10,15,20-(tetra­phenyl­benzoate)porphyrinato-κ4N]zinc(II) complex is composed of parallel pairs of layers with an inter­layer distance of 4.100 Å while the distance between two pairs of layers is 4.047 Å.

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The crystal structure of disodium hydrogen citrate sesquihydrate has been solved and refined using laboratory X-ray single-crystal diffraction data, and optimized using density functional techniques.

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In the title compound, C34H28O4, the cyclo­hexa­diene ring has a screw-boat conformation. All four phenyl rings in the two independent mol­ecules are arranged in a propeller-like conformation. The two mol­ecules exhibit S,R- and R,S- chirality and are connected via C—H⋯O inter­molecular inter­actions.

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The title p-hy­droxy Schiff base, is the product of a condensation reaction between benzocaine and vanillin. The benzyl­idine and benzoate rings are inclined to one another by 24.58 (8)°, and the conformation about the C=N bond is E.

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The title compounds C17H14BrNO2 (I), and C17H15NO3 (II), were obtained from the reaction of 6-meth­oxy-3,4-di­hydro-2H-naphthalen-1-one and 2-bromo­nicotinaldehyde in ethanol. Compound (I) was the expected product and compound (II) was the oxidation product from air exposure.

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The crystal structure of ruizite, ideally Ca2Mn3+2[Si4O11(OH)2](OH)2·2H2O was redetermined based on single-crystal X-ray diffraction data of a natural sample from the Wessels mine, Northern Cape Province, South Africa, in space group C2. All non-H atoms were refined with anisotropic displacement parameters and all hydrogen atoms were located, improving upon previous results and yielding a significantly lower R factor.

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The weak inter­molecular inter­actions in two indole derivatives are described.

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In the crystal, a combination of N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds links the mol­ecules of the title compounds into a chain of rings.

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The reaction of AgI with the pyridyl­imidazol ligand 4-(1-(5′-isopropyl-[1,1′:3′,1′′-terphen­yl]-2′-yl)-1H-imidazol-2-yl)pyridine, afforded a nitrate-free one-dimensional looped-chain polymeric structure. The AgI cation adopts a highly distorted tetra­hedral geometry coordinated by two pyridine N atoms and two imidazole N atoms from four individual ligands.

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The central cyclo­hexane ring has a chair conformation. In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and C—H⋯π inter­actions, forming layers parallel to (100).

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The title isonicotinohydrazides adopt an E conformation about the C=N bonds and in each mol­ecule there is an intra­molecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bond, forming an S(6) ring motif. In the crystals of both compounds, zigzag chains are formed via N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, in the [10\overline{1}] the first compound and [010] for the other.

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The mononuclear complex exhibits a distorted tetra­hedral coordination geometry about the metal atom, arising from one S atom of the benzene­carbo­thio­amide ligand, two P atoms of two tri­phenyl­phosphane mol­ecules and one bromide ion. An intra­molecular N—H⋯Br hydrogen bond is observed and in the crystal structure, inversion dimers linked by pairs of N—H⋯Br and C—H⋯Br hydrogen bonds are observed. In addition, C—H⋯π inter­actions occur, leading to [101] chains.

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We report the syntheses and characterization of three solution-processable phen­oxy silicon phthalocyanines (SiPcs). The π–π inter­actions between the aromatic SiPc cores were studied. In all three cases, the solubility of the mol­ecules was increased by the addition of phen­oxy groups while maintaining π–π inter­actions between the aromatic SiPc groups.

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The title compound crystallizes in the space group P63mc and is isotypic with Li2SnMo3O8 and Li2InMo3O8. Its crystal structure contains triangular Mo3 clusters units whereby the tetra­valent oxidation state of the germanium atom leads to 8 electrons per Mo3 cluster.

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In the crystal of the inner salt of the title compound, N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds form an R_{2}^{2}(9) ring motif.

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The vanadium(IV) atom in the title compound is located on a twofold rotation axis and has a distorted octa­hedral coordination sphere made up from two symmetry-related oxalate ligands, one vanadyl O atom and a water mol­ecule.

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The title compound crystallizes with a trans-O—P⋯P—S geometry of the groups either side of the C=C double bond.

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A copper(II) complex of a pyridine-containing macrocycle (PyMAC) reveals a six-coordinated octa­hedral CuII complex with a tetra­dentate amino­pyridine macrocycle ligand surrounding the metal centre in a square-planar geometry. Two weakly bound perchlorate counter-ions occupy the axial sites above and below the macrocyclic plane.

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The title structure represents the tetra­gonal polymorph (the other known structure being monoclinic) and is isotypic with its [MBr4] analogues (M = Co, Ni, Zn).

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The transition metal orthovanadates Na2(Fe/Co)2Co(VO4)3 and Ag2(Fe/Co)2Co(VO4)3 are isotypic and crystallize in an alluaudite-type structure.

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The title compound has a bi­cyclo­[2.2.2] structure with the P atom at the prow and the bridge-head C atom, with the bonded methyl group, at the stern. The three six-membered rings in the bi­cyclo­[2.2.2] structure have essentially identical good boat conformations.

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The title mol­ecule is curved as seen in the dihedral angle [27.4 (2)°] between the outer rings. Supra­molecular chains about a 41 screw axis are formed by amide-N—H⋯O(carbon­yl) hydrogen bonding.


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The structures of two zinc complexes containing bidentate benzene-1,2-di­amine ligands are reported. (Benzene-1,2-di­amine-κ2N,N′)di­chloro­idozinc displays a distorted tetra­hedral geometry. The 1:1 co-crystal salt trans-di­aqua­bis­(4,5-di­methyl­benzene-1,2-di­amine- κ2N,N′)zinc chloride 4,5-di­methyl­benzene-1,2-di­amine exhibits a tetra­gonally distorted octa­hedral zinc coordination sphere.

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In the title salt, the cations and anions are linked through O—H⋯O,N—H⋯O, N—H⋯N and π–π stacking inter­actions, forming double layers parallel to (101). Weak C—H⋯O and C—H⋯S hydrogen bonds connect the double layers into a three-dimensional network.

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The crystal structure of bis­(tetra­methyl­guanidinium) tetra­chlorido­cuprate(II) contains distorted tetra­hedral [CuCl4]2− anions and tetra­methyl­guanidinium cations held together through N—H⋯Cl and C—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds.

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The crystal structure of the new non-centrosymmetric organic–inorganic hybrid salt (C8H12NO)2[ZnCl4], consists of 4-meth­oxy­benzyl­ammonium cations sandwiched between tetra­chlorido­zincate anionic layers running parallel to the ac plane.

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The title compound, C15H11NO4, crystallizes in two polymorphic forms, centrosymmetric monoclinic and chiral ortho­rhom­bic. The geometry of the mol­ecules in the two polymorphs is slightly different, possibly due to inter­molecular inter­actions. A number of C—H⋯O inter­molecular inter­actions, involving both O atoms of the nitro as well the benzoyl groups, stabilize the crystal structures.

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The crystal structure of a new polytype of magnesiotaaffeite-2N′2S is described. The S (Mg2Al4O8) and N′ (BeMgAl4O8) modules have the stacking sequence NSSN′′.

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