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ISSN: 2056-9890

March 2022 issue

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Cover illustration: This issue contains an article that highlights just two of the things for which former Acta E Co-Editor Jerry P. Jasinski will always be remembered by the crystallographic community: his love for teaching and for scientific collaboration. In the paper by Addison et al., the structures of four Co complexes with pyridylethyl-derived diazacycloalkanes are presented. The Co atoms display tetrahedral and trigonal–bipyramidal coordination. The use of Vis and NIR electronic spectra to differentiate these coordination geometries is presented. Solvophobicity of the Cl atoms present in the coordination sphere of Co plays a role in the different coordination geometries. The structures are sustained by weak, non-bonding interactions. Mono and di-nuclearity are also displayed by these compounds and the magnetic behaviour is attributed to zero-field splitting of the Co ion since there is no evidence of SMM behaviour. See: Addison, Jaworski, Jasinski, Turnbull, Xiao, Zeller, O'Connor & Brayman [Acta Cryst. (2022). E78, 235–243].

Jerry P. Jasinski tribute


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With cobalt(II) chloride, some piperazine- and homo-piperazine-derived ligands yield tetra- or penta­coordinate complexes. Observed variations in coordination number are ascribed as being related to chloride solvophobicity. Optical spectra are presented, while magnetism measurements indicate governance of the magnetism by zero-field splitting of the cobalt ion.

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Two cis-dioxomolybdenum complexes based on salan ligands with different backbones are reported. The salan ligands coordinate to the molybdenum center in a κ2N2O fashion, forming a distorted octa­hedral geometry. These complexes crystallized as di­methyl­formamide and methanol solvated species.

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A three-dimensional coordination polymer of 2-(1,3,5-tri­aza-7-phospho­niatri­cyclo­[3.3.1.13,7]decan-7-yl)ethano­ate with silver(I) tetra­fluoro­borate was fully characterized.

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The synthesis, crystal structure and properties of a novel ladder-chain CoII coordination polymer constructed from 4,4′-bi­pyridine (4,4′-bipy) and m-chloro­benzoate (3-Clbenz), {[Co3(4,4′-bipy)4(3-Clbenz)6(H2O)2]·2CH3OH}n, are reported.

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The crystal structure of a ciprofloxacin salt with 2,6-di­hydroxy­benzoic acid and a ciprofloxacin hydro­chloride salt co-crystal with 3,5-di­hydroxy­benzoic acid are reported.

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In the crystal structure of the title compounds, discrete complexes with different Co coordinations are observed, which are linked by inter­molecular hydrogen bonding into three-dimensional networks.

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In the crystal structure of the title compound, the [SbS4]3− anions are linked by the Co(cyclam) complex cations into rings, which are further connected into layers that are linked by inter­molecular hydrogen bonding via the water solvate mol­ecules and are arranged in such a way that cavities are formed, in which the disordered aceto­nitrile solvate mol­ecules are located.

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The structure of four benzo[b]chalcogenophenes are described. The presence of a phenyl­selanyl group at a vicinal position of bromide or iodine triggers a stabilizing intra­molecular orbital inter­action between a lone pair of electrons of a halogen atom and the anti­bonding σ*(Se–C) orbital (nhalogen–σ*(Se–C), resulting in the almost linear alignment of the halogen–selenium–carbon atoms that changes the conformation and also the three-dimensional packing.

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The asymmetric unit of the title compound comprises three 4-amino­benzoate ligands, two coordinated water mol­ecules, a thulium metal ion and a water mol­ecule of crystallization. The crystal structure features O—H⋯N, N—H⋯O, and O—H⋯O hydrogen-bonding inter­actions as well as C—H⋯π and off-set π–π stacking inter­actions. Hirshfeld surface analysis indicates that H⋯H contacts are the most significant contributors to the crystal packing.

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The title compound was synthesized from the corresponding triiso­propyl­cyclo­penta­diene by treatment with n-butyl-sec-butyl­magnesium and crystallizes in the triclinic space group P[\overline{1}] with half a mol­ecule per asymmetric unit and a staggered arrangement of the cyclo­penta­dienide ligands.

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In the crystal, N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol­ecules into dimers with an [R_{2}^{2}](16) ring motif. Further N—H⋯O and N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds connect the dimers into chains along the c-axis direction. C—Br⋯π and C=O⋯π inter­actions stabilize the mol­ecular packing, resulting in a three-dimensional network.

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The conformations of two aryl amides have been determined experimentally in crystal structures using X-ray data and calculated with DFT methods for the isolated mol­ecules. Geometrical comparisons are made along with energy analyses of the inter­molecular inter­actions in the two crystal structures.

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A precise crystal-structure analysis using a neutron diffractometer with high-power neutron sources at the J-PARC facility has been performed on non-deuterated triglycine sulfate at 20 K and 298 K and a new double-potential-well disorder model for the O—H⋯O hydrogen bond in the 298 K structure is proposed.

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The title compound acts as a potential photosensitizer in photodynamic therapy against tumoral cells. It co-crystallizes with one solvent mol­ecule of water. In the crystal, inter­molecular π–π stacking inter­actions, C—H⋯π, C—H⋯F, and O—H⋯F and inter­actions are present.

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The coordination polyhedra of the zinc atoms in the title complex display long Zn—O bonds as parts of distorted trigonal bipyramids and octa­hedra.

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In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, generating [R_{2}^{1}](5) and [R_{4}^{4}](28) ring motifs. In addition, weak C—H⋯π and π-stacking inter­actions are observed.

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In the title compound, the ZnII atom has a distorted square-pyramidal coordination environment. The mol­ecular structure exhibits an intra­molecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bond. In the crystal, the mol­ecules are linked by inter­molecular C—H⋯Br hydrogen bonds, generating ribbon structures. These ribbons are linked though inter­molecular C—H⋯Br hydrogen bonds, forming a two-dimensional network sheet.

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In the crystal, strong C—H⋯O and N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds form dimers with [R_{2}^{2}](14) and [R_{2}^{2}](12) ring motifs between adjacent mol­ecules along the c-axis direction. Inter­molecular N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds connect these dimers to form a three-dimensional network. In addition, C—H⋯π inter­actions and π–π stacking inter­actions help to stabilize the packing.

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Research communications are designed to help authors bring out the science behind their structure determinations. Authors are encouraged to report more than one structure in the same communication and also to include the results of investigations with other techniques. The Research communications format makes Acta E the natural home for structure determinations with interesting science to report.

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