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ISSN: 2053-2296

September 2019 issue

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Cover illustration: The culprit is the [sigma]-hole: short I...N halogen bonds do not necessarily come with high electron density in their (3,-1) critical point. The I-C geometry and Raman spectroscopy complement information from electron density. See Wang, George, Potts, Kremer, Dronskowski & Englert [Acta Cryst. (2019), C75, 1190-1201].

scientific commentaries


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There is an urgent need to improve our charge–density modelling capabilities for heavy atoms. A recent article opens up new opportunities in the charge–density and crystal engineering fields and in the overlap region between these fields.

feature articles


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The culprit is the σ-hole: short I⋯N halogen bonds do not necessarily come with high electron density in their (3,−1) critical point. The I—C geometry and Raman spectroscopy complement information from electron density.

research papers


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The crystal structure of a new quantum memory-storage material, scandium yttrium oxyorthosilicate, was analyzed using single-crystal X-ray diffraction. A comparative analysis was made of the polyhedral distortion parameters and distribution features of the cations in the RE lattice sites in the mixed silicates RE12–xRE2xSiO5 (RE = Sc, Y, Lu or Tm).

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Tetra­hydro­tetra­zoles are rare five-membered ring heterocycles containing four contiguous saturated N atoms. We have confirmed the assigned structure of a previously reported tetra­hydro­tetra­zole via X-ray crystallography.

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Phenytoin sodium crystallizes as a threefold modulated crystal structure that consists of a supercell made up of three close-to-identical repeat units.

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A new mononuclear europium com­plex incorporating the (+)-di-p-toluoyl-D-tartaric acid (D-H2DTTA) ligand, [Eu(HDTTA)3(CH3OH)3]n, has been synthesized and characterized. Circular dichroism spectra confirmed the chirality. The complex exhibits the characteristic red emission bands associated with the Eu3+ ion (CIE 0.63, 0.32), with a reasonably long lifetime of 0.394 ms, indicating effective energy transfer from the ligand to the metal centre.

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A cyclic carb­oxy­lic acid dimer with disordered O—(1 \over 2H)⋯(1 \over 2H)—O hydrogen bonds is observed in the crystal structure of N-tosyl-L-proline benzene hemisolvate. An analysis of the Cambridge Structural Database revealed that only six crystal structures with a similarly disordered cyclic dimer have been recognized previously.

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A novel stibium phosphate, LiBa(SbO)2(PO4)3, featuring an [(SbO)2(PO4)3] three-dimensional open framework, can be used as a luminescent host lattice and emits green light after doping with Tb3+ ions.

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A sulfur coordination polymer constructed from Zn2+ ions and 5-methyl­sulfanyl-1,3,4-thia­diazole-2-thione possesses high thermal and chemical stability and a linear temperature dependence of the bandgap from room temperature to 270 °C. Further investigation revealed that the bandgap changes sharply in ammonia, but only fluctuates slightly in other solvents, indicating its promising application as a selective sensor.

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A drug–drug anhydrous salt containing tolbutamide and metformin was created based on drug combinations for type 2 diabetes. Pharmaceutical property alterations were associated with the crystal packing features and potential hydrogen-bonding sites through observed changes in the crystal structures.

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The crystal structures of low-valent niobium isocyanide com­plexes are reported. The reaction of Nb(mesitylene)2 with 2,6-di­methyl­phenyl isocyanide resulted in a coupling of four isocyanide ligands, two per Nb atom, to produce dimers of the general formula [Nb(CNR)n]2[μ-C4(NR)4] (n = 4, 5), where the bridging ligand is a nitro­gen (NR) analog of the squarate dianion, (C4O4)2−. The reaction with the bulkier isocyanide ligand 2,6-diiso­propyl­phenyl isocyanide resulted in Nb(CNR)6, a rare paramagnetic monomer of formally Nb0.

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The disordered crystal structure of tri­phenyl­methanol features tetra­hedral chiral clusters formed through weak hydrogen bonds, leading to the formation of three-dimensional supra­molecular motifs having left or right handedness.

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A new phenyl­borate derivative of a Schiff base bridged phenolic di­phenyl­amine anti­oxidant was prepared by a facile synthesis method and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Thermogravimetric analysis and anti­oxidant activity in vegetable-based lubricant oil were studied.

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A new lanthanum coordination polymer was prepared by employing a semi-rigid multidentate carb­oxy­lic acid ligand. It possesses (3,6)-connected two-dimensional kgd topology sheets consistsing of secondary building units of La2 clusters and 4,4′,4′′-{[(2,4,6-tri­methyl­benzene-1,3,5-tri­yl)tris­(methyl­ene)]tris­(­oxy)}tribenzoate ligands, which further stack into three-dimensional supra­molecular networks through π–π inter­actions.

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Three new ZnII CPs from 1D→3D with unique highly connected topologies were obtained by regulation of the flexible –CH2–O– linker of the 5-(4-carb­oxy­benz­yloxy)isophthalic acid ligand and subtle changes of the solvent, pH and auxiliary ligands. One com­plex shows high selectivity and sensitivity for detecting hexa­valent chromate anions in aqueous solution, with a very low limit of detection of 0.434 µM for the Cr2O72− ion.

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The structures of a new hybrid terpyridine–pyrazine ligand, 4′-[4-(pyrazin-2-yl)phen­yl]-4,2′:6′,4′′-terpyridine (L2), and its one-dimensional coordination polymer, [Zn(acac)2(L2)]n (acac is acetyl­acetonate), are reported. A complete picture of the inter­molecular inter­action landscape revealed some subtle details, for example, that some weak (at first sight negligible) C—H⋯N inter­actions in the structure of free L2 play a relevant role in the crystal stabilization.

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The crystal structures of SeP(o-tol)R2, where R is phenyl or cyclo­hexyl and o-tol is ortho-tolyl, are discussed, and their electronic and steric properties evaluated using various methods.

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Through systematic variation of the heteroatom and position of the carboxyl group on 1,3-azole­carb­oxy­lic acids, their influence on supra­molecular assembly is presented through nonbonding inter­actions and Hirshfeld surface analysis.

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