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ISSN: 2056-9890

July 2020 issue

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Cover illustration: Neutron powder diffraction has been used to redetermine the structure of hemihydrate phenol. This very simple alcohol is an ideal system to analyse the interplay/competition of different supramolecular forces (hydrogen bonding, [pi]-[pi] stacking and C-H...[pi] interactions) in determining the outcome of the solid-state packing. The hemihydrate form described in the paper gives rise to inversion dimers bridged by water molecules, which then propagate in supramolecular chains along the c-axis direction. The chains are held together in the bc plane via C-H...[pi] interactions. The different interactions governing the crystal structure impact the thermal expansion properties of the material. See: Fortes [Acta Cryst. (2020). E76, 1062-1069].

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The title hexa­thia­pyrazino­phanes are regioisomers, having a central tetra-2,3,5,6-methyl­ene­pyrazine unit with two –S—CH2—CH2—S—CH2—CH2—S– chains linking the methyl­ene C atoms at positions 2 and 6 and 3 and 5 in the m-bis regioisomer, but linking the methyl­ene C atoms at positions 2 and 5 and 3 and 6 in the p-bis regioisomer.

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The reaction of the hexa­thia­pyrazino­phane ligand, 2,5,8,11,14,17-hexa­thia-[9.9](2,6,3,5)-pyrazino­phane, with copper(II) dibromide lead to the formation of a binuclear complex. Reaction with copper(I) iodide also gave a binuclear complex, which is bridged by a Cu2I2 unit to form a two-dimensional coordination polymer.

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The title hydrazine carbodi­thio­ate chloro­form hemi-solvate features approximately planar mol­ecules with splayed phenyl groups. Supra­molecular tapes are formed in the crystal through a combination of N—H⋯S, hydroxyl-O—H⋯O(hydrox­yl) and hydroxyl-O—H⋯π(phen­yl) inter­actions.

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The complete mol­ecule of the hexa­metallic title complex, namely, tetra­bromido­tetra-μ-hydroxido-hexa­kis­[μ-2-methyl-3-(pyrrolidin-1-yl)propan-2-olato]hexa­zinc(II) acetone disolvate, is generated by a crystallographic centre of symmetry. Two of the unique zinc atoms adopt distorted ZnO2NBr tetra­hedral coordination geometries and the other adopts a ZnO3N tetra­hedral arrangement. Both unique alkoxide ligands are N,O-chelating and both hydroxide ions are μ2 bridging.

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The title compound represents the di­fluoro­phosphate salt of Nitron, an analytical reagent used for gravimetrical analysis of nitrate ions. An analysis of the bond–length distribution and average bond lengths in PO2F2 tetra­hedra is given.

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In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked by pairs of N—H⋯S hydrogen bonds, forming inversion dimers with an R_{2}^{2}(8) ring motif. The dimers are linked by the offset face-to-face π–π stacking inter­actions.

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Three new platinum(II) complexes bearing an isopropyl eugenoxyacetate and pyridine derivatives have been synthesized and further characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

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The synthesis and crystal structure of a diisopropyl-substituted p-tolunesulfonamide is discussed. This structure features C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds (both intra- and inter­molecular) and inter­molecular C—H⋯π inter­actions.

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Three [CoO6] octa­hedra, one [CoO4] tetra­hedron and three PO4 tetra­hedra are linked into a three-dimensional framework structure exhibiting channels parallel to [100] in which the eleven-coordinate strontium cations are located.

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The mol­ecular structure of the title compound comprises two parts, xanthene and iso­indole, sharing a central quaternary carbon atom. Both the xanthene and iso­indole moieties are nearly planar and are almost perpendicular.

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The asymmetric unit of the title compound comprises three independent mol­ecules of similar geometry. The crystal structure is stabilized by inter­molecular C—H⋯N and C—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds in addition to C—Cl⋯π inter­actions.

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The title compound, {[Cu(succ)(tmeda)]·4H2O}n, consists of one-dimensional polymeric chains in which the central metal atom is coordinated in a distorted square-planar geometry by one oxygen atom each from two succ ligands and two TMEDA ligand nitro­gen atoms.

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The addition of tert-butyl hydro­peroxide (tBuOOH) to two MnII complexes, differing by a small synthetic alteration from an ethyl to a propyl linker in the ligand scaffold, results in the formation of the high-valent bis-oxo complexes {[MnIV(N4(6-Me-DPEN))]2(μ-O)2}2+ (1) and {[MnIV(N4(6-Me-DPPN))]2(μ-O)2}2+ (2).

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The crystal structure is reported of a single crystal containing potassium salts of two different tert-butyl­cyanamide anions that co-crystallized with one equivalent of 1,3-di-tert-butyl urea.

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The title compound is constructed about a tri-substituted 1,2,3-triazole ring, with the substituent at the C atom flanked by the C and N atoms being a substituted amide group, and with the adjacent C and N atoms bearing phenyl and benzyl groups, respectively. In the crystal, pairwise amide-N—H⋯O(carbon­yl) hydrogen bonds give rise to a centrosymmetric dimer.

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In each of the title newly synthesized and closely related N-{[4-(3-aryl-4-sydnonyl­idene­amino)-5-sulfanyl­idene-1H-1,2,4-triazol-3-yl]meth­yl}benzamides, which crystallized as ethanol monosolvates, the independent components are linked by hydrogen bonds to form centrosymmetric four-mol­ecule aggregates.

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The existing crystal structure of phenol hemihydrate is shown to be incorrect and a new model, refined from high-resolution neutron powder diffraction data, is reported.

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The title compound comprises two mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit. Inter­molecular C—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds lead to a three-dimensional network structure.

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The title compound, C15H15NO, shows an intra­molecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bond and the aromatic rings are tilted by 45.73 (2)°.

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The title compound, containing a tetra-substituted pyrrolidine ring, has an N-bound (equatorial) 4-nitro­phen­yl)ethyl­carboxyl­ate group with an adjacent C-bound 4-meth­oxy­phenyl (bis­ectional) and then two acet­yloxy subtituents in equatorial and axial positions, respectively. The five-membered ring is twisted about the bond bearing the acet­yloxy subtituents.

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The title compound represents the first example of a diphosphane-bridged heterobimetallic Fe—Pt dimetalla­cyclo­pentenone complex resulting from a bimetallic activation of metal-coordinated carbonyl ligand with an inter­nal alkyne, namely 1,4-bis­(p-tolyl­thio)­but-2-yne. The bridging μ2-C(= O)C(CH2SC6H4Me-4)=CCH2SC6H4Me-4 unit (stemming from a carbon–carbon coupling reaction between CO and the triple bond of the alkyne di­thio­ether) forms a five-membered dimetalla­cyclo­pentenone ring, in which the C=C bond is π-coordinated to the Fe center.

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Charge-assisted C—H⋯π hydrogen bonds along with π–π inter­actions stabilize the crystalline state. Inter­molecular inter­actions are qu­anti­fied by Hirshfeld surface analysis.

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The crystal structure 5-[(benzo­yloxy)meth­yl]-5,6-dihy­droxy-4-oxo­cyclo­hex-2-en-1-yl benzoate a natural product from Pipers griffithii leaves known as zeylenone has been determined.

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The title compound, 2-(2-(meth­oxy­carbon­yl)-3,6-bis­(meth­oxy­meth­oxy)phen­yl)acetic acid, was synthesized as an inter­mediate for a possible total synthesis of the isocoumarin 3-methyl-3,5,8-trihy­droxy-3,4-di­hydro­isocoumarin.

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Bromination of 6,8-dimeth­oxy-3-methyl-1H-isochromen-1-one resulted in the formation of the 5-bromo derivative, 5-bromo-6,8-dimeth­oxy-3-methyl-1H-isochromen-1-one. The two mol­ecules differ essentially in the orientation of the meth­oxy group on position 6 of the isocoumarin ring system.

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During systematic investigations of the biological action enhancement of well known compounds, a new metal complex, (ethane-1,2-di­amine)­bis­(3,5-di­nitro­benzoato)zinc(II), was synthesized and the structure of its ortho­rhom­bic form has determined. The zinc ion has a distorted tetra­hedral environment formed by two monodentate 3,5-di­nitro­benzoato anions and chelating ethyl­enedi­amine mol­ecule.

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The isostructural crystal structures of Cu4FeGe2S7 and Cu4CoGe2S7 were solved and refined. All the metal cations form MS4 tetra­hedra and share corners to create a three-dimensional, non-centrosymmetric structure.

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In the title compound, the benzene rings make a dihedral angle of 62.73 (9)° with each other. In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked by a pair of C—Cl⋯π inter­actions, forming an inversion dimer. A short HL⋯·HL contact links the dimers, forming a ribbon propagating along the c-axis.

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Bis(benzo­thia­zol-2-yl)tri­thio­carbonate, C15H8N2S5, crystallizes in two visually distinguishable polymorphs, each containing a different conformer of the title compound and featuring different kinds of intra- and inter­molecular S⋯S, S⋯N and π–π inter­actions.

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Reduction of (C5H4SiMe3)3YbIII in THF using excess Cs metal forms the oligomeric complex [(THF)Cs(μ-η55-Cp′)3YbII]n. The complex has hexa­gonal layers of Cs3Yb3 with THF ligands and Me3Si groups in between the layers.

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Exceptionally large crystals of posnjakite, Cu4SO4(OH)6(H2O), formed during corrosion of a Swagelock(tm) Snubber copper gasket within the MX1 beamline at the ANSTO-Melbourne, Australian Synchrotron. The crystal structure was solved using synchrotron radiation and revealed a structure based upon [Cu4(OH)6(H2O)O] sheets, which contain Jahn–Teller-distorted Cu octa­hedra.

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The structural comparison of two Mn carbonyl complexes comprising a terpyridine derivative engaged in bidentate or tridentate coordination of the central MnI atom is reported.

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Mosher's Acid (systematic name: 3,3,3-tri­fluoro-2-meth­oxy-2-phenyl­propanoic acid) is a carb­oxy­lic acid that when resolved can be employed as a chiral derivatizing agent. The two independent mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit form a non-centrosymmetric homochiral dimer via inter­molecularly hydrogen-bonded head-to-tail dimers with graph-set notation R_{2}^{2}(8).

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In the title Schiff base compound, C13H9IN2O3, the hy­droxy group forms a intra­molecular hydrogen bond to the imine N atom and generates an S(6) ring motif. The 4-iodo­benzene ring is inclined to the phenol ring by 39.1 (2)°. The configuration about the C=N bonds is E. The crystal structure features C—H⋯O hydrogen-bonding inter­actions.

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In the title 1:1 solvate, 2,2′-di­thiodi­benzoic acid (DTBA):di­methyl­formamide (DMF), the DTBA mol­ecule is twisted [C—S—S—C = −88.57 (6)°]. Four-mol­ecule aggregates are formed in the crystal via DTBA-O—H⋯O(DMF) and DTBA-O—H⋯O(DTBA) hydrogen bonding. These are connected in three-dimensions by benzene-C—H⋯O(DTBA), DTBA-C=O⋯π(benzene) and benzene-C—H⋯π(benzene) inter­actions.

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The structures of two hy­droxy-thio­phenone derivatives related to the anti­biotic thiol­actomycin are presented. The main structural feature of both compounds is C(6) hydrogen-bonded chains formed between the OH and C=O groups.

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2-Ferrocenyl­carbonyl­benzoic acid (C18H14FeO3) was synthesized from the Friedel–Crafts acyl­ation of ferrocene with phthalic anhydride, and the product was reduced to 3-ferrocenylphthalide (C18H14FeO2) using Zn(Cu) in aqueous sodium hydroxide. Both compounds were characterized using IR, NMR, and single-crystal X-ray analysis.

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The asymmetric unit of the title salt consists of an olanzapinium cation, an independent 2,5 di­hydroxy­benzoate anion and a solvent isopropyl alcohol mol­ecule. The central seven-membered heterocycle is in a boat conformation, while the piperazine ring displays a distorted chair conformation. The dihedral angle between the benzene and thiene rings flanking the diazepine ring is 52.58 (19)°. In the crystal, the anions and cations are connected by N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network.

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