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ISSN: 2053-2296

January 2007 issue

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Cover illustration: Part of the crystal structure of ethyl 5-amino-1-(4-chloro­phen­yl)-1H-imidazole-4-carbox­yl­ate, showing the formation of a hydrogen-bonded chain along [001]. For the sake of clarity, H atoms not involved in the motifs shown have been omitted and only one orientation of the disordered ethyl group is shown. See Costa, Boechat, Wardell, Ferreira, Low & Glidewell [Acta Cryst. (2007), C63, o33-o37].

inorganic compounds


Acta Cryst. (2007). C63, i1-i3
doi: 10.1107/S0108270106047949
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The crystal structure of magnesium selenite 7.5-hydrate is characterized by two crystallographically distinct [Mg(H2O)6]2+ octa­hedra, one of which is disordered over two different orientations. The selenite groups and water mol­ecules (with partially disordered H atoms) bridge the octa­hedra via hydrogen bonds.

Acta Cryst. (2007). C63, i4-i6
doi: 10.1107/S0108270106050621
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The structure of monoclinic Cu3(SeO3)2Cl2 is based on layers of CuO4Cl trigonal bipyramids, CuO4 square planes and SeO3E tetra­hedra. The Cu polyhedra are connected by edge- and corner-sharing to form [010] chains and these chains are bridged by the Se atoms to form (001) layers. The compound is isostructural with Cu3(TeO3)2Br2.

Acta Cryst. (2007). C63, i7-i9
doi: 10.1107/S0108270106050839
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The structure of Mg2Ru2Cl10O·16H2O consists of layers of [Ru2Cl10O]4− anions, [Mg(H2O)6]2+ cations and water mol­ecules stacked along the a axis. Only the O atom bonded to Ru occupies the 2a site with \overline{1} symmetry. All the other atoms occupy general 4e sites. The crystal structure is stabilized by O—H⋯O and O—H⋯Cl inter­actions.

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A new quaternary compound in the Ca–Eu–Sn–O system, namely calcium europium tin hepta­oxide, Ca1.5Eu3Sn0.5O7, was prepared by solid-state reaction at 2073 K. All atoms in the structure are on 4i special positions (on mirrors) in space group C2/m. Ca/Eu sites are situated within two O octa­hedra and within two sevenfold coordination sites surrounded by O-capped trigonal prisms. A Ca/Eu/Sn site is coordinated by five O atoms. The compound has a new structure related to the structure of B-form Eu2O3.

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Poly[1,4,8,11-tetra­azacyclo­tetra­decane(2+) [hepta-μ-sulfido-tris­ulfidohexa­anti­mony(III)]], {(C10H26N4)[Sb6S10]}n, was synthesized solvothermally using the macrocyclic tetra­mine 1,4,8,11-tetra­azacyclo­tetra­decane (cyclam) as the structure-directing agent. The structure consists of novel [Sb6S10]2− layers containing Sb2S2, Sb4S4 and Sb7S7 hetero-rings, which are separated by macrocyclic amine mol­ecules. The macrocylic amine mol­ecules are disordered over two crystallographically distinct positions and are diprotonated in order to balance the charge of the anionic layers.

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