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ISSN: 2056-9890

August 2023 issue

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Cover illustration: Three new Schiff bases derived from 3-formylacetylacetone and benzyl-, tert-butyl- and (S)-methylbenzylamine have been synthesized and structurally characterized. They exist as enamine tautomers that contain nearly planar amino-methylene-pentane-2,4-dione cores. The main structural differences between the compounds arise from conformational aspects regarding the orientation of the CH2Ph, CH(CH3)Ph and C(CH3)3 moieties. In order to obtain some insight into how the observed conformations are influenced by the crystal packing, the gas-phase molecular structures of these compounds were optimized by DFT methods. See: Halz, Hentsch, Wagner & Merzweiler [Acta Cryst. (2023). E78, 707–713].

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The 1:1 co-crystal N′-[(2-methyl­phen­yl)methyl­idene]pyridine-4-carbohydrazide–benzoic acid (1/1) formed unexpectedly after autoxidation of benzaldehyde during the slow evaporation process of a solution of isoniazid in benzaldehyde. The original intent of the synthesis was to modify isoniazid with benzaldehyde and crystallize the product in order to improve efficacy against Mycobacteria species, but benzoic acid formed spontaneously and co-crystallized with the intended product, N′-benzyl­idene­pyridine-4-carbohydrazide.

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In the title compound, C38H28O6, the dihedral angles between the naphthalene ring system and its pendant benz­yloxy rings A and B are 88.05 (7) and 80.84 (7)°, respectively. The dihedral angles between the A and B rings and their attached phenyl rings are 49.15 (8) and 80.78 (8)°, respectively. In the extended structure, the mol­ecules are linked by weak C—H⋯O and C—H⋯π bonds and π–π stacking inter­actions, which variously generate C(11) chains and [R_{2}^{2}](12) loops as part of a three-dimensional network. The Hirshfeld surface [fingerprint contributions = H⋯H (42.3%), C⋯H/H⋯C (40.3%) and O⋯H/H⋯O (15.7%)] and inter­molecular inter­action energies are reported, with dispersion, Edis at −428.6 kJ mol−1 being the major contributor.


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The N-quaternized ketene N,O-acetal, 1-(1-eth­oxy­vin­yl)-2-(meth­yl(phen­yl)amino)­pyridin-1-ium tri­fluoro­methane­sulfonate was synthesized and its structure determined, making it a rare example of this class of compounds to be structurally characterized.

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While several actinyl tetra­halides have been synthesized and their structures reported, (NH4)2(UO2Cl4)·2H2O represents a new uranyl tetra­chloride salt synthesized in a slow evaporation from a 2 M hydro­chloric acid solution. Its optical properties were measured by diffuse reflectance and luminescence spectroscopies, while powder X-ray diffraction confirmed an ammonium chloride impurity phase.

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The crystal structures of three Schiff bases synthesized from 3-formyl­aceylacetone and different primary amines were determined and compared with simulated gas phase structures based on DFT calculations.

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The mononuclear nickel(II) complex is bis-chelated by di­thio­carbazato ligands bearing a thienyl ring and an n-octyl alkyl chain.

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The crystal structure of the title compound comprises a tetra­carbonatozincate(II) anion, [Zn(CO3)4]6−, with point-group symmetry 2 where the ZnII atom is surrounded in a distorted tetra­hedral manner by four monodentate carbonate groups.


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In the title compound, the NaI atom has a distorted square-pyramidal coordination environment. The mol­ecular structure exhibits an intra­molecular bifurcated O—H⋯[N(tertiary amine), N(pyrid­yl)] hydrogen bond. In the crystal, the mol­ecules are linked by the bridging Na—O(sulfonato) coordination bonds and the inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network structure.

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The low-temperature crystal structures of four organic salts of the anti-spasmodic drug trihexyphenidyl are presented.

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In the crystal, pairs of mol­ecules are linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming dimers with [R_{2}^{2}](14) ring motifs. Mol­ecules are connected via C—H⋯π inter­actions forming a three-dimensional network.


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The crystal structure features C—H⋯O and C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, which link the mol­ecules into layers parallel to the (100) plane. IC—H⋯π inter­actions and weak van der Waals inter­actions occur between the layers.

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The crystal structure of the freebase of the monoalkyl tryptamine N-cyclo­hexyl­tryptamine is presented, along with those of its bromide and fumarate salts.

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A de­hydro­benzannulene, (E,E)-1,3-(3,4:9,10-dibenzododeca-1,11-diene-5,7-diyne-1,12-di­yl)benzene, was stereoselectively synthesized, and its crystal structure and UV-Vis absorption and photoluminescence optical properties were determined.

Research communications

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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