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ISSN: 2053-2296

August 2000 issue

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Cover illustration: A mixed-valence iron complex of the antitumour drug 6-mercaptopurine: tris(6-mercaptopurine)iron(II) tetrachloroferrate(III) chloride. Ellipsoids are plotted at the 50% probability level and the tetrachloroferrate(III) anion is not shown. See Schmalle, Gyr & Dubler [Acta Cryst. (2000), C56, 957-959].

inorganic compounds


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The structure of Na2Ce(NO3)5·H2O consists of isolated chains of 12-coordinate Ce atoms. Na atoms and water mol­ecules are located between the chains.

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AgNbO3 is a tilted perovskite which is isostructural with NaNbO3 at room temperature.

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addenda and errata


electronic papers (inorganic compounds)


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The least protonated hexamolybdoplatinate(IV) polyanion, [H2α-PtMo6O24]6−, was isolated by using Nd3+ as a counter-cation. Two O atoms of the central PtO6 octahedron are protonated.

electronic papers (metal-organic compounds)


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The title compound adopts a monomeric three-legged piano-stool structure with one benzyl ligand disordered between two sites related by a ∼30° rotation about an axis defined by the Hf atom and the ipso-C atom of the benzyl ligand. There are no short Hf⋯Cipso contacts (no distances less than 3.1 Å), indicating no significant Hf–Ph interactions.

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The novel title ruthenium(II) complex was synthesized from the reaction of 1,2,4-triazepine, a new class of bidentate ligands, with [Ru(p-cymene)Cl2]2. The 1,2,4-triazepine ligand is coordinated to the metal centre through the N-4 and S atoms, forming a four-membered chelate ring. This is the first structural example of a transition metal complex containing a 1,2,4-triazepine ligand.

Acta Cryst. (2000). C56, e317
doi: 10.1107/S0108270100008945
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In methyl­tri­phenyl­stibonium tetra­fluoro­borate, prepared from triphenylantimony and trimethyloxonium tetra­fluoro­borate, there are four independent cations and anions in the asymmetric unit. The geometry around the Sb atom is distorted tetrahedral.

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The three-coordinate Ag atom in the title compound, prepared from bis­[acetato­(tri­phenyl­phosphine)silver] hemihydrate and 3,5-nitro­benzoic acid, shows trigonal–planar coordination [P—Ag—P = 147.1 (1)° and ΣAg = 359.0 (3)°]. Adjacent mol­ecules are linked through the O atoms of adjacent nitro groups [Ag⋯O = 3.205 (3) and 3.302 (4) Å] into a zigzag chain running parallel to the c axis of the monoclinic cell.

Acta Cryst. (2000). C56, e320
doi: 10.1107/S0108270100009185
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The title compound is isomorphous with the ZnII and RuII analogues. A twofold axis passes through the metal atom and the midpoint of the C—C bond joining the two pyridyl rings of one of the bi­pyridyl ligands. Thus, the asymmetric unit contains one metal on a special position, one perchlorate, and one and a half bi­pyridyl ligands.


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The Ru atom in the title complex shows an octahedral coordination. The benzo­nitrile ligands are in the same plane as the o-benzo­quinone di­imine ligand. Bond distances for the benzo­quinone di­imine ring establish a quinone arrangement, showing that the highly acidic behaviour of the benzo­nitrile ligands does not influence the arrangement.

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The title complex has a double carboxyl­ate-bridged infinite-chain structure with one chelating carboxyl­ate group on each Eu ion centre, which also binds to two water mol­ecules to yield an eight-coordinate square-antiprismatic geometry.

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The title complex crystallizes as an ion pair linked through a bridge. There are two independent mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit with essentially identical metric parameters, but appreciably different conformations.

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The title complex has 2:2 stoichiometry with Ci symmetry. Each Ba2+ ion is nine-coordinate, including one N atom and four O atoms of the macrocyclic ligand, two N atoms of the thio­cyanate ligands and one O atom from each of the tropone units.

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In the crystal structure of the title compound, the AuI atom has a distorted tetrahedral geometry consisting of one uncoordinated di­methyl­form­amide mol­ecule, one tri­thio­cyanurate ligand and three PPh3 ligands. The Au—S distance is 2.909 (2) Å and the average P—Au distance is 2.403 Å.

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The crystal structure of the title compound consists of layers built up from chromate anions alternating with 2,2-dimethylpropylenediammonium cations. N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds contribute to the cohesion and stability of the structure.

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The title complexes, (I>) and (II>), respectively, show similar square-planar coordination geometries with modest deviations from ideality. In both complexes, the positioning of the oxazine rings results in an unsymmetrical distortion of the I—Pt—N angles, with one expanded by approximately 4° and the other contracted by approximately 2°.

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Pairs of individual mol­ecules containing tetrahedrally coordinated P atoms are connected across crystallographic inversion centres via complementary O—H⋯O=P hydrogen bonds.

Acta Cryst. (2000). C56, e340
doi: 10.1107/S0108270100008908
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The structure of the title compound, C8H10O4, originally determined at room temperature, has been redetermined at 173 K. There are no significant differences between these structures.

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In the title compound, C18H18N2O4, the piperidine ring adopts a chair conformation. The 4-hydroxy­benzyl groups are in quasi-axial positions. A two-dimensional network is formed through N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O intermolecular hydrogen bonds and C—H⋯O interactions.

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One di­deoxy­nucleoside, (I>), is an analogue of (S,S)-isodi­deoxy­adenosine and is structurally similar but is anti-HIV inactive. Compound (II>) is a novel isomer with the sugar attachment at N3 of the base. The two independent mol­ecules differ in the conformation of the sugar ring.

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The anion in the title compound has a strong intramolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bond of 2.430 (2) Å. The water mol­ecule lies on a twofold axis and connects the anions into pairs and the centrosymmetric cations into chains through hydrogen bonding.

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In the title potentially tetradentate N,S,S,N-donor ligand, the two S atoms adopt a trans conformation, lying above and below the benzene ring. The two quinoline rings are planar, with one parallel to the benzene ring and the other nearly perpendicular to it.

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Molecules of the title compound, prepared by the condensation of 7-methoxy-3-amino­coumarin with salicyl­aldehyde in chloro­form, are planar and adjacent mol­ecules are linked by electrostatic C—H⋯O interactions into a linear chain.

Acta Cryst. (2000). C56, e352
doi: 10.1107/S0108270100009148
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The crystal structure of the title compound shows cis annulation of the fused rings of the per­hydro­indene substructure, as well as a 4R* configuration of the sulfon­amido group.

Acta Cryst. (2000). C56, e353
doi: 10.1107/S010827010000915X
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The title compound exhibits a complex three-dimensional network of hydrogen bonds. Its suitability for possible charge–density study was investigated but the quality of the crystals did not seem sufficient for this purpose.

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The stereochemistries at positions 2 and 3 of the title compounds, (I>) and (II>), have been confirmed by X-ray structural analysis to be R and S, respectively. The halogen atoms adopt an antiperiplanar arrangement in each case.

Acta Cryst. (2000). C56, e356
doi: 10.1107/S0108270100009173
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The structure analysis of the title di­spiro compound establishes a cis configuration of the two five-membered-ring lactones fused to the six-membered carbocycle.

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The crystal structure of the title compound, O=P(OH)(H)(C6H5), shows a continuous hydrogen-bonding network in the x direction, with a P—O⋯O=P distance of 2.513 (3) Å.

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n-Propyl­ammonium di­hydrogenphosphate is ferroelastic. Ferroelastic switching is concomitant with the hopping of some H atoms involved in hydrogen bonds from donor to acceptor O atoms.

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The reduction of (1R,8R,11R)-3,3,11-tri­methyl-6,6-ethyl­ene­dioxy­bi­cyclo[6.3.0]­undecan-2-one, (I>), by LiAlH4 gave exclusively a (1R,2R,8R,11R)-alcohol, (II>). The conformation around the eight-membered carbocycle in (I>) differs markedly from that in (II>).

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The title compound was synthesized from an azidopregnene derivative. The di­hydro-1,3-oxazine ring is connected in the β position to the sterane skeleton at C-17. An R configuration was found at C-20.

Acta Cryst. (2000). C56, e365
doi: 10.1107/S0108270100009641
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The furan­ose ring in the title compound adopts an envelope conformation with the ring O atom displaced above the plane (OE). The pseudo-rotational phase angle (P) is 88.6° and the puckering amplitude (τm) is 31.5°. The aglycone lies in the exo-anomeric effect preferred position with a C2—C1—S—C(Ph) torsion angle of −163.2 (2)°.

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The title compound is a phosphine ligand protected by borane adduct formation. The P—B bond length of 1.923 (3) Å is within the expected range. The indene moiety is essentially planar.

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