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ISSN: 2056-9890

May 2022 issue

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Cover illustration: Supramolecular networks can be designed using self-assembly of small molecules for example by halogen bonding. This report describes the use of I⋯N halogen bonds between 1,2-diiodoperchlorobenzene and the photoproduct rctt-1,3-bis(pyridine-4-yl)-2,4-diphenylcyclobutane resulting in zigzag chains due to the ortho-position of the two involved I atoms. Neighbouring chains generate two-dimensional sheets by Cl⋯π interactions with pyridyl and phenyl rings. See: Dunning, Bosch & Groeneman [Acta Cryst. (2022). E78, 506–509].

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The crystal structure of the title compound comprises two different CoII complexes, one mononuclear and the other dinuclear, with the enanti­opure, bidentate (−)-5,6-pinenebi­pyridine ligand. All three coordination polyhedra around the CoII cations are distorted trigonal bipyramids.

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The crystal structure of methanol solvate of berberine chloride, 9,10-dimeth­oxy-5,6-di­hydro-2H-7λ5-[1,3]dioxolo[4,5-g]iso­quinolino­[3,2-a]isoquinolin-7-ylium chloride methanol monosolvate, was determined and its Hirshfeld surface analysis was performed.

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A copper(II) complex with the (E)-2-methyl-4-(quinolin-8-yldiazen­yl)benzene-1,3-diol ligand was prepared and structurally characterized. The UV–Vis absorption spectra of the ligand and the complex are reported.

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In the title compound, the mol­ecule adopts an anti-configuration, in which two partially overlapped carbazole fragments form an intra­molecular slipped π–π inter­action. In the crystal, the mol­ecules are cross-linked via inter­molecular C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds and C—H⋯π inter­actions into a three-dimensional network.

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The title polyoxometalate salt, (NH4)2[Zn(DMF)(H2O)5]2[V10O28]·4H2O, comprising a cationic Zn2+ complex, belongs to a group of relatively rare deca­vanadates with complex counter-ions, previously including only eight crystal structures with zinc(II) components. In the crystal structure, the ions are linked by strong O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the coordinated water ligands and the deca­vanadate, with the O⋯O distances ranging from 2.660 (2) to 2.893 (2) Å.

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The X-ray crystal structure, and Hirshfeld surface analysis of a sulfonyl urea analogue, 4-bromo-N-(propyl­carbamo­yl)benzene­sulfonamide is reported.

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In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Zn(cyclam)]2+ cations and SbS43– anions are present, which are linked to aceto­nitrile and water solvate mol­ecules via inter­molecular hydrogen bonding.

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The ability of 4-[(benzyl­amino)­carbon­yl]-1-methyl­pyridinium bromide salt to form hydrates was studied. Hirshfeld surfaces analysis was performed for identification of inter­molecular inter­actions.

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Nickel(II) Schiff base complexes containing thiol­ate S and polyamine N donor atoms exhibit electrocatalytic activity for proton reduction. The piperazine moiety in the Schiff base ligand gives a smaller bite angle, which is effective in reducing the overpotential.

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The formation of a halogen-bonded zigzag mol­ecular network based upon 1,2-di­iodo­perchloro­benzene and the head-to-tail photoproduct rctt −1,3-bis­(pyridin-4-yl)-2,4-di­phenyl­cyclo­butane is reported. The co-crystal is sustained by I⋯N halogen bonds where the photoproduct acts as a linear linker while the donor behaves as a bent two-connected node within the zigzag chain.

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Six piperazinium salts are reported, five of them are hydrated and two crystallized as 2:2 salts. They exhibit asymmetric units of a common 4-nitro­phenyl­piperazine cation and different p-substituent benzoate anions. Their crystal structures mainly pack as chains stabilized by strong N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and other weak inter­actions such as C—H⋯O and C—H⋯π.

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The title complexes feature distorted trigonal–planar CuS2X (X = Br, I) coordination geometries for the metal ions. The presence of the acetone solvent mol­ecule in the iodide complex plays an important role in the packing.

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In the crystal, the two independent mol­ecules are linked through the water mol­ecules by inter­molecular O—H⋯O and O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, producing chains along the b-axis direction. These chains are linked with neighboring chains parallel to the (103) plane via C—H inter­actions, generating ribbons along the b axis. The van der Waals inter­actions between the strips ensure the stability of mol­ecular packaging.

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C—H⋯O and C—H⋯F hydrogen bonds link mol­ecules in the crystal into layers parallel to (011). The crystal packing is consolidated through C—Br⋯π and C—F⋯π inter­actions, as well as π–π stacking inter­actions.

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The crystal structure of a new one-dimensional [EuIII(phth)(OAc)(H2O)] coordination polymer and its room-temperature photoluminescent properties are reported.

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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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