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Cover illustration: In connection to the venom Neosurugatoxin (from the edible shellfish, Babylonia Japonica), three variously substituted cyclopenta[c]furans have been characterized. In two structures, crystallography reveals the importance of an intramolecular O-HO hydrogen bond across the bicyclic 5,5-ring system which impacts upon the conformations of the fused five-membered rings. See: Jones, Storey & Harrison [Acta Cryst. (2016). E72, 44-48].
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The structure of the title salt, {(C5H14N3)[CdCl3]}n, consists of infinite zigzag polyanionic 1∞[CdCl4/2Cl1/1]− chains held together by tetramethylguanidinium cations through N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, leading to a layered structure parallel to (010).
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The molecular structure of a mononuclear CuII complex coordinated by heptafluorobutanoic acid, 1,10-phenanthroline and a water molecule is described.
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The crystal structures of two chromone derivatives are described, one of which has two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit. A comparison of the dihedral angles between the mean planes of the central chromone core with those of the substituents shows that each molecule differs significantly from the others.
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In the cation of the title compound, [Pt2(COD)2F(SbF6)2]SbF6·0.75HF, a fluorine atom bridges two platinum atoms. Each platinum atom is furthermore surrounded by a COD ligand and one fluorine atom of the octahedral SbF6 anion.
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The title complex is one of the few structurally characterized coordination compounds of an organotin(IV) trihalide with 2,2′-biypridine. Its distorted octahedral geometry shows a meridional arrangement of the I atoms and the methyl group is in-plane with the five-membered chelate ring. Directional intermolecular interactions are restricted to weak I⋯H van der Waals contacts.
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In the title coordination polymer, [Co(C3H3O4)Cl(H2O)]n, the sixfold coordination environment of the CoII atom consists of two O atoms from a chelating hydrogen malonate anion (HMal−), one O atom originating from a μ2-bridging malonate ligand (HMal−), one O atom from a water molecule and two μ2-bridging Cl− atoms, connecting neighbouring Co2Cl4 motifs into a two-dimensional polymer extending parallel to (001). Interlayer O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the layers into a three-dimensional network.
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The crystal structures of poly[bis(μ2-4,4′-bipyridine N,N′-dioxide-κ2O:O′)trinitratocerium(III)] and its isostructural praseodymium and neodymium analogues feature a 44 grid-like layered structure with interdigitation of layers promoted by C—H⋯O interactions between nitrate anions and 4,4′-bipyridine N,N′-dioxide ligands.
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The cyclohexenone ring in the title compound adopts an envelope conformation and in the crystal, molecules are linked by N—H⋯O and C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming ribbons of edge-fused rings propagating along [010].
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The crystal structures of three complexes of zinc chloride with tri-tert-butylphosphane are reported.
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The low-temperature structure of bis(diethylammonium) tetrachloridocuprate is reported. The complex exhibits thermochromism and has a two-dimensional hydrogen-bonded network through N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds.
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The molecular conformations of three highly substituted cyclopenta[c]furans appear to correlate strongly with different intramolecular O—H⋯O and C—H⋯O interactions.
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The first structure with coordinates of tris(trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane)cobalt(III) chloride monohydrate in the space group I
2d is reported.

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The title 1:1 co-crystal, butylparaben–isonicotinamide [BPIN, butyl 4-hydroxybenzoate isonicotinamide (1/1)], crystallizes with one molecule each of butylparaben and isonicotinamide. In the crystal, various BPN and ISN molecules are linked via O—H⋯N, N—H⋯O and N—H⋯O=C hydrogen bonds, creating a layered structure.
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The inorganic part of the crystal structure of the 1-D hybrid compound (C4N2H12)2[PbI5]I·H2O contains corner-sharing [PbI6]4− octahedra running as zigzag chains along the a axis. The organic (piprazineH2)2+ cations are lodged around the anionic framework. Water molecules and isolated iodine ions play an important role in the structure connectivity.
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The molecular and crystal structure of N-{4-[(6-chloropyridin-3-yl)methoxy]phenyl}-2,6-difluorobenzamide is reported. The crystal packing is stabilized by N—H⋯N, C—H⋯O, C—H⋯F and C—H⋯π hydrogen bonds supplemented by offset π–π stacking interactions.
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K0.7[FeII3.7FeIII1.3(HPO3)6]·5H2O was synthesized under mild hydrothermal conditions. The open-framework phosphite contains channels extending along [001] in which disordered potassium cations and water molecules are located.
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The title cobalt(II) complex consists of a CoCl2 moiety linked to the terminal N atoms of two dimethyl N-cyanodithioiminocarbonate molecules which leads to an overall distorted tetrahedral configuration around the CoII atom. Weak C—H⋯Cl and C—H⋯S hydrogen-bonding interactions consolidate the packing of the structure.
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A combination of O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds and C—Cl⋯π(pyridyl) interactions links the molecules of the title compounds into (100) sheets.
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The crystal structure of tris(dimethylamido)bis(dimethylamine) zirconium(IV) iodide is reported.
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The components of the 2:1 co-crystal are linked by hydroxy-O—H⋯N(pyridyl) hydrogen bonds into a three-molecule aggregate having the shape of the letter Z. These are connected into a supramolecular ladder by tight amide-N—H⋯O(nitro) hydrogen bonds.
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The asymmetric unit of the title compound contains two crystallographically unique copper complexes. In each complex, the Cu atom is bound to two chloride ligands and to three N atoms of the 2-(4-trifluoromethylbenzylideneamino)ethylamine-bis(2–2aminoethyl)amine ligand to give a distorted square-based pyramidal geometry in which the axial Cu—Cl bond is elongated, indicative of Jahn–Teller distortion. A Cu atom from a symmetry-related molecule is in nearby proximity to the remaining axial Cu site, thus the overall geometry about each Cu atom could be described as being between distorted square-based pyramidal and very elongated Jahn–Teller-distorted octahedral.
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The crystal structure of catena-[(μ3-formato)(μ4-oxalato)terbium(III)] features a three-dimensional 12-connected fcu topology with point symbol (324.436.56), exhibiting thermal stability up to 623 K and strong green photoluminescence in the solid state at room temperature.
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The molecular structure of 3-ferrocenyl-N-phenylpyrrole, [Fe(η5-C5H4cC4H3NPh)(η5-C5H5)] has an L-type shape, with the N-phenylpyrrole moiety fused with the cyclapentadienyl ring being approximately coplanar.
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The Mn2+ ion in [Mn(bdc)(Hspar)2(H2O)0.25]·2H2O (Hspar = sparfloxacin and bdc = benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate) is coordinated by two O,O′-bidentate Hspar neutral molecules (which exist as zwitterions) and an O,O′-bidentate bdc dianion to generate a distorted MnO6 trigonal prism. In [Cu(Hspar)2](bdc)·2H2O,the Cu2+ ion lies on a crystallographic inversion centre and a CuO4 square-planar geometry arises from its coordination by two O,O′-bidentate Hspar molecules. The bdc dianion acts as a counter-ion to the cationic complex and does not bond to the metal ion.
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The crystal packing of the FeII porphyrin derivative results in channels parallel to [010] where the n-hexane solvent molecules are located. UV–vis data of a CHCl3 solution and the solid of the title compound are also reported.
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The reaction of 1-naphthol with cyclohexadiene in the presence of catalytic amounts of Lewis acid, which interacts with 1-naphthol with release of protons, does not afford the Diels–Alder adduct but the Friedel–Crafts products followed by aromatization. The crystal structure of the final tetrahydrobenzonaphthofuran product is described.
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