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ISSN: 2053-2296

September 2016 issue

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Cover illustration: In a crystal structure based on [infinity]1[Ca2(H2cpp)2(H2O)2] ladders [H2cpp is (4,5-di­cyano-1,2-phenyl­ene)bis­(phospho­nate)], the ladders close pack in the solid state with water mol­ecules mediated by various hydrogen-bonding inter­actions. See Venkatramaiah, Mendes, Silva, Tomé & Almeida Paz [Acta Cryst. (2016), C72, 685-691].

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Two d10 coordination polymers of ZnII and CdII based on 2,2-di­methyl­succinate and flexible 1,4-bis­(imidazol-1-ylmeth­yl)benzene as coligands have been synthesized under hydro­thermal conditions. Both complexes display a two-dimensional layered architecture and were characterized by elemental analysis, X-ray crystallography, IR spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. They also display a strong blue photoluminescence in the solid state at room temperature.

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In each of three 2-aryl-N-(1,5-dimethyl-3-oxo-2-phenyl-2,3-di­hydro-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)acetamides, two different mol­ecular conformations co-exist in the crystalline state. In each, N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds give rise to cyclic R_{2}^{2}(10) dimers which are further linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds to give a supra­molecular assembly in zero, one or two dimensions.

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The reactions between aryl­hydrazinium chlorides and 2-chloro­quinoline-3-carbaldehydes under different conditions can give rise to a hydrazone, a 4,9-di­hydro-1H-pyrazolo­[3,4-b]quinoline or a 1H-pyrazolo­[3,4-b]quinoline. Various combinations of N—H⋯N and C—H⋯π(arene) hydrogen bonds lead to supra­molecular assemblies in the form of rings, chains or sheets.

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The syntheses of three bis­(benzo[b]thio­phen-2-yl)methane derivatives are described and their crystal structures discussed comparatively. The conformations of the title compounds are compared with respective bioisoteres and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) containing the dithiophen-2-yl­methane scaffold.

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In a crystal structure based on 1[Ca2(H2cpp)2(H2O)2] ladders [H2cpp is (4,5-di­cyano-1,2-phenyl­ene)bis­(phospho­nate)], the ladders close pack in the solid state with water mol­ecules mediated by various hydrogen-bonding inter­actions.

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1,3-Bis(3-fluoro­phen­yl)urea crystallizes in two conformational polymorphs. The urea molecules assemble into one-dimensional hydrogen-bonded chains, which adopt anti­parallel and parallel alignments in the two forms.

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A linear tetra­nuclear unit, in which the two CoII ions at the ends are six-coordinated and the two inner CoII ions are five-coordinated in a distorted triangular bipyramidal configuration, is the first example of (E)-2-[(2-hy­droxy­benzyl­idene)amino]­phenol in coordination chemistry co-operating with 1,10-phenanthroline under solvothermal conditions. Magnetic studies show the presence of ferromagnetic CoII⋯CoII exchange inter­actions in the tetra­nuclear unit.

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3,14-Dimethyl-2,6,13,17-tetra­aza­penta­cyclo­[16.4.0.12,17.16,13.07,12]tetra­cosane was synthesized and characterized by elemental, spectroscopic and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. The crystal structure is stabilized by intra­molecular C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds. NMR and IR spectroscopic properties support the methyl­ene-bridged macrocyclic structure.

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The triply hydrogen-bonded ADA/DAD synthon (D = donor and A = acceptor) was successfully formed in the crystal structure of 2,4-di­amino­pyrimidinium barbiturate and in two solvates of 2,4-di­amino­pyrimidinium 2-thio­barbiturate. An additional crystallization study of pure 2,4-di­amino­pyrimidine revealed R_{2}^{2}(8) N—H⋯N hydrogen-bond motifs to be the preferred inter­action in the structures of one ansolvate and three solvates.

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