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ISSN: 2053-2296

November 2014 issue

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Cover illustration: On heating a crystal of the one-dimensional coordination polymer catena-poly[[diaqua(sulfato)copper(II)]-[mu]2-glycine] to 435 K in an oven, its aspect changed from blue to a very pale blue. Crystal structure analysis indicated that it had undergone a single-crystal to single-crystal (SCSC) solid-state transformation, losing two water mol­ecules and forming a two-dimensional coordination polymer, viz. poly[[mu]2-glycine-[mu]4-sulfato-copper(II)]. See Stoeckli-Evans, Sereda, Neels, Oguey, Ionescu & Jacquier [Acta Cryst. (2014), C70, 1057-1063].

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The R and S enantio­mers of 2-[(4-phen­oxy­phenyl)­sulfonyl­meth­yl]thiirane are discussed and compared with the previously reported racemate. The compound is a selective gelatinase inhibitor.

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Natural dendocarbin A is a sesquiterpene lactone isolated from Drimys winteri. X-ray crystal structure analysis confirmed the S/R character of the chiral centres at C-5/C-10 and C-9/C-11, respectively. The α-OH group at C-11 was found to be involved in inter­molecular hydrogen bonding, defining chains along the <100> 21 screw axis.

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(2E)-3-(6-Meth­oxy­naphthalen-2-yl)-1-(pyridin-3-yl)prop-2-en-1-one forms sheets built from C—H⋯O and C—H⋯π hydrogen bonds, and the product of its cyclo­condensation with guanidine, (4RS)-2-amino-4-(6-meth­oxy­naphthalen-2-yl)-6-(pyridin-3-yl)-3,4-di­hydro­pyrimidine monohydrate, forms sheets built from N—H⋯O, O—H⋯N and N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds.

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The title compound has a five-coordinated CuII centre, giving a two-dimensional layer structure formed by Cu—O and Cu—N coordination bonds. The layers are stacked to generate a three-dimensional supra­molecular architecture via inter­molecular C—H⋯F—C inter­actions.

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The title organic–inorganic hybrid compound crystallizes in the ortho­rhom­bic space group Pnma. The structure is characterized by polymeric inorganic anionic {[Cu5Br7]2−}n chains resulting from the edge-sharing of distorted CuBr4 tetra­hedra. The anions are surrounded by 1-ethyl-3-methyl­imidazolium cations. C—H⋯Br inter­actions connect the organic cations and inorganic anions.

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A cadmium(II) complex, prepared by reaction of Cd(NO3)2·6H2O with terephthalic acid and 1,4-bis(1,2,4-triazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene in H2O, possesses a three-dimensional framework with 3,8-connected three-dimensional binodal {4.52}2{42.510.612.7.83} topology. The compound exhibits a strong fluorescence emission in the solid state at room temperature.

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A metal coordination polymer has been synthesized by the reaction of Mn(ClO4)2·6H2O with 3,6-bis­(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4,5-tetra­zine (bptz) and (Bu3N)3[Mo(CN)8] at room temperature. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the compound is a new three-dimensional coordination polymer with a PtS-type network. Magnetic investigation shows anti­ferromagnetic coupling between adjacent Mn2+ cations.

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A ZnII coordination polymer has been prepared by reaction of ZnCl2·4H2O with 1,4-phenyl­ene­di­acetic acid and 1,3-bis­[(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)meth­yl]benzene in H2O. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the compound possesses a novel one-dimensional rotaxane-like structure.

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The involvement of two different alkali cations in the nona­germanide ammoniate Cs3.2Na0.8Ge9·5.3NH3 provides insights into the coordination behaviour of ammonia towards Na and Cs cations within one compound and represents the first mixed-cationic solvate structure of nona­germanide tetra­anions.

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Racemic 2,4(6)-di-O-benzoyl-myo-inositol 1,3,5-orthoformate shows a very efficient inter­molecular benzoyl-group migration reaction in its crystals due to the helical assembly of mol­ecules, which places the reactive electrophile (C=O) and nucleophile (–OH) in proximity with a preorganized El⋯Nu geometry favourable for the acyl transfer reaction. However, the presence of 4,4′-bi­pyridine mol­ecules in its cocrystal perturbs the helical assembly of the dibenzoate mol­ecules and thus restricts its solid-state reactivity.

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The achiral tetra­peptide Z-Aib-Aib-Aib-Gly-OtBu has two different conformations which together constitute the asymmetric unit. Both mol­ecules form incipient 310-helices. They differ in the relative orientation of the N-terminal protecting group and at the C-terminus. There are two 4→1 intra­molecular hydrogen bonds.

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The structure of the anti­oxidant methyl 3-(3,5-di-tert-butyl-4-hy­droxy­phen­yl)propionate indicates significant strain between the ortho tert-butyl substituents and the phenolic OH group. In spite of the steric crowding of the OH group, it participates in inter­molecular hydrogen bonding with the ester carbonyl O atom.

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In a new cadmium dicyanamide complex, poly[tetra­methyl­phospho­nium [μ-chlorido-di-μ-dicyanamido-cadmium(II)]], each CdII atom is octa­hedrally coordinated by four terminal N atoms from four anionic dicyanamide ligands and by two chloride ligands. The dicyanamide ligands play two different roles in the building up of the structure. The anionic framework exhibits a solvent-accessible void of 673.8 Å3, which is 47.44% of the total unit-cell volume. The cavities are occupied by pairs of tetra­methyl­phospho­nium cations.

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On heating a crystal of the one-dimensional coordination polymer catena-poly[[diaqua(sulfato)copper(II)]-μ2-glycine] to 435 K in an oven, its aspect changed from blue to a very pale blue. Crystal structure analysis indicated that it had undergone a single-crystal to single-crystal (SCSC) solid-state transformation, losing two water mol­ecules and forming a two-dimensional coordination polymer, viz. poly[μ2-glycine-μ4-sulfato-copper(II)].

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Mol­ecules of 2-ethyl-1-[5-(4-methyl­phen­yl)pyrazol-3-yl]-3-(thio­phene-2-carbon­yl)iso­thio­urea, formed by reaction of S,S-diethyl 2-thenoylimidodi­thio­carbonate with 5-amino-3-(4-methyl­phen­yl)-1H-pyrazole, form hydrogen-bonded ribbons in which centrosymmetric R_{2}^{2}(4) and R_{2}^{2}(6) rings alternate.

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Linear and two-dimensional coordination polymers incorporating di­phenyl­phosphinate ligands with cadmium(II) both exhibit a single type of phosphinate bridging mode. This study shows that additional neutral organic mol­ecules, such as 4,4′-bi­pyridine, can be used to synthesize higher-dimensional structures beyond that of chains. Such findings prompt future studies aimed at isolating porous materials with potentially useful properties in materials applications.

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In the crystal structure of the natural compound hobartine, a tetra­cyclic alkaloid isolated from Aristotelia chilensis, the supra­molecular structure in strongly related to the twofold screw axis, around which isolated chains build up, inter­nally linked by an N—H⋯N hydrogen bond which is the only significant inter­molecular inter­action present in the structure.

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A CdII coordination polymer has been prepared by reaction of Cd(NO3)2·6H2O with 2-(4-carboxybenzoyl)benzoic acid in H2O at 493 K. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the compound possesses a novel two-dimensional framework with a 4,4-connected binodal net topology of point symbol {43.62.8}. Moreover, the compound exhibits a strong fluorescent emission and typical ferroelectric behaviour in the solid state at room temperature.

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A new CuII–azide complex has been synthesized by the reaction of piperazine, Cu(OAc)2·2H2O (OAc is acetate) and NaN3. In the structure, μ2-1,1- and μ3-1,1,1-azide anions bridge five CuII cations to form a linear penta­nuclear cluster unit, which is further linked by μ2-1,1- and μ2-1,3-azide anions to form a two-dimensional condensed [Cu5(N3)12]n layer.

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Si2Br6 and Si2I6 were prepared through de­phenyl­ation of hexa­phenyl­disilane with acetyl bromide or acetyl iodide in the presence of the corresponding aluminium halide. It is inter­esting to note that Si2Br6 and Si2I6 do not form isomorphous structures. Moreover, an ortho­rhom­bic polymorph of the present structure of Si2I6 is already known. Although the title compounds feature such small and simple mol­ecules they show completely different crystal structures.

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