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ISSN: 2053-2296

August 2019 issue

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Cover illustration: Two 1,4,5,6-tetra­hydro­benzo[h]quinazolin-2-amine derivatives were synthesized and their structures were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. They showed better water solubility and better anti-inflammatory activity than the starting ketones. See Sun, Gao, Wang & Hou [Acta Cryst. (2019), C75, 1157-1165].

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A new crystalline form of αβ-D-lactose prepared by oven drying a concentrated aqueous solution of D-lactose is a lesson in the power of observation and the rigorous analysis of powder samples.

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Two lead(II) complexes of 5,6-bis­(furan-2-yl)-3-(pyridin-2-yl)-1,2,4-triazine (DFPT), as well as DFPT itself, were prepared and identified. One complex is a double-chain 1D coordination polymer and the other is a binuclear structure, in which the Pb atom has a hemidirected-PbN6S2 and a rare holodirected-PbN6O2 environment, respectively, with a distorted cubic geometry.

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Macozinone is a promising new drug for treating drug sensitive and drug-resistant tuberculosis that has successfully complete phase I clinical trials. We report the complete spectroscopic and structural characterization of this drug.

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The structures of three hypoxanthinium nitrate hydrates are discusssed. The data were collected at five different temperatures, including liquid-helium temperature.

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Synthesis and characterization of the aluminium and gallium com­plexes of the novel Schiff base ligand 6,6′-{(1E,1′E)-[1,2-phenyl­enebis(aza­nylyl­idene)]bis­(methanylyl­idene)}bis­(2-meth­oxy­phenol) (H2PAMM).

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A twofold inter­penetrating 4-coordinated three-dimensional CdSO4 topology Cu–MOF was synthesized using tris­[4-(1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)phen­yl]amine and succinate, and characterized. The Cu–MOF exhibits good photocatalytic degradation of the organic dyes methyl­ene blue (MB) and rhodamine B (RhB) under visible-light irradiation. A photocatalytic mechanism was proposed and confirmed.

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The mol­ecules of a novel tetra­phenyl­ethyl­ene derivative are connected into a one-dimensional band and a two-dimensional sheet by N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The aggregation of the mol­ecules restrains the intra­molecular motions and decreases the energy loss in the aggregation state so as to open the radiative channels and thus MTBF exhibits excellent fluorescence by aggregation-induced emission enhancement.

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Two new coordination polymers based on 1-amino­benzene-3,4,5-tri­carb­oxy­lic acid (H3abtc) have been prepared and structurally characterized. CdII ions are linked by tridentate Habtc2− ligands in one polymer, while ZnII ions are bridged by penta­dentate abtc3− ligands in the second polymer.

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Two CoII-based coordination polymers were prepared by solvothermal synthesis using biphenyl-2,2′,5,5′-tetra­carb­oxy­lic acid and CoCl2·6H2O under the control of flexible N-donor ligands. In the structures, the CoII ions adopt distorted tetra­hedral and octa­hedral geometries, which are bound by tetra­carboxyl­ate ligands to produce a three-dimensional twofold inter­penetrated network for one complex and one-dimensional ribbon chains for the second complex. Magnetic studies reveal that the complexes show anti­ferromagnetic inter­actions.

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CdII and PbII coordination polymers have been synthesized using a bi­pyridine–glycoluril (BPG) ligand. A comparative analysis of the structures with different metal ions based on the BPG ligand and the influence of the metal-ion size and counter-ions on the formation of the diverse structures has been explored.

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New alkaline earth squarates with different coordination modes are reported. The synthesized com­plexes can be considered as having potential for use as chemotherapeutic agents and hold much inter­est in the field of drug discovery.

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Lesinurad is a selective uric acid reabsorption inhibitor related to gout, which exhibits poor aqueous solubility. High-throughput solid-form screening was performed to screen for new solid forms with improved pharmaceutically relevant properties.

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Structures and spectroscopic data are presented for 2,6-di­methyl­phenyl isocyanide (CNX­yl) and divalent di­bromido complexes of iron, cobalt, and nickel with CNXyl ligands. The first structure of a homoleptic CNXyl iron(0) species is also presented as a cocrystal of Fe(CNX­yl)5 and [Fe(CNX­yl)3]22-CNX­yl)3.

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A novel compound based on a π-acidic naphthalene di­imide derivative and a double hydroxide-bridged dinuclear Al3+ aqua ion cluster was obtained using common noncovalent inter­actions, as well as uncommon lone-pair–π inter­actions. In-situ solid UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy and electron spin resonance (ESR) were used to clarify the photochromic mechanism.

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The crystal structures of Cs(H2AsO4)(H3AsO4)2, NH4(H2AsO4)(H3AsO4) and Li2(H2PO4)2 were determined from single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. The two alkali compounds represent novel structure types, while the ammonium compound is homeotypic with its Rb analogue.

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Two new coordination polymers based on 1,1′-[1,4-phenyl­enebis(methyl­ene)]bis­(3,5-di­carboxyl­atopyridinium) (L2−) have been prepared and structurally characterized. In one polymer, CdII ions are linked by bidentate L2− ligands to form a one-dimensional polymer, while in the other polymer, CdII ions are bridged by hexa­dentate L2− ligands to form a three-dimensional polymer.

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The crystal structure and energetic features of a new cocrystal of carbamazepine with 3,5-di­nitro­benzoic acid were examined. A detailed analysis revealed the existence of numerous inter­molecular inter­actions occurring between the components of the cocrystal and allowed additional knowledge to be obtained about their nature and energetics.

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Two 1,4,5,6-tetra­hydro­benzo[h]quinazolin-2-amine derivatives were synthesized and their structures were confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. They showed better water solubility and better anti-inflammatory activity than the starting ketones.

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The structural changes in three manno­pyran­ose compounds with varying degrees of O-acetyl­ation are compared. In general, O-acetyl­ation exerts little effect on the exo- and endocyclic C—C and endocyclic C—O bond lengths, but the exocyclic C—O bonds involved in O-acetyl­ation are lengthened by ∼0.02 Å.

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Synthesis, crystal structure studies and solvatochromic behavior of two 2-{5-[4-(di­methyl­amino)­phen­yl]penta-2,4-dien-1-yl­idene}malono­nitrile derivatives are reported and dis­cussed in comparison with their homologs having a shorter length of the π-conjugated bridge.

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A copper complex of ascidiacyclamide (ASC) was prepared to determine the effect of the change in ring size on the coordinated structure. The observed structural changes in the bis-CuII–βASC complex arising from ring expansion are particularly inter­esting in the context of the previously reported structure of the CuII–ASC complex.

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