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ISSN: 2056-9890

October 2023 issue

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Cover illustration: Co-crystals of the anti-tuberculosis drug quabodepistat with 2,5-dihydrobenzoic acid proved to be far too small (typically 1.0 × 0.2 × 0.2 µm) for conventional X-ray structure analysis. They were, however, amenable to 3D electron diffraction (3D-ED). The crystals, which exhibit extensive hydrogen bonding, are monoclinic (P21), but twinned by pseudo-merohedry. See Sakamoto & Gato & [Acta Cryst. (2023). E78, 920–922].

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The crystal structure of the title compound consists of discrete complexes in which the CoII cations are octa­hedrally coordinated and show strong pseudosymmetry.

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In the crystal structure of the title compound, the cobalt cations are octa­hedrally coordinated by pairs of μ-1,1-bridging chloride anions and bridging pyridazine ligands and linked into chains propagating along the crystallographic b-axis direction.

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The one-pot synthesis, crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis, DFT and NBO study of a highly functionalized tetra­hydro­pyridine are reported.

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In the crystal of the title com­pound, C—H⋯O hydro­gen bonds link the mol­ecules, enclosing [R_{2}^{2}](10) and [R_{2}^{2}](16) ring motifs, into layers almost parallel to the bc plane. The layers are further connected by π–π stacking inter­actions.

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In the crystal, pairs of mol­ecules are linked by N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming [R_{2}^{2}](8) ring motifs. Dimers are connected by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming layers parallel to the (102) plane. These layers are connected by C—H⋯π and C=O⋯π inter­actions, consolidating the mol­ecular packing.

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The asymmetric unit of the title compound consists of two mol­ecules differing to a small degree in their conformations. In the crystal, layers of mol­ecules are connected by weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and slipped π-stacking inter­actions.

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In the salt 3-(4-fluoro­phen­yl)-2-formyl-7-methyl­imidazo[1,2-a]pyridin-1-ium chloride monohydrate, water mol­ecules form an [R_{2}^{4}](8) motif parallel to the (100) plane by bonding with the chloride ions via O—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds. The cations are connected along the b axis via N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds involving the O atoms of water mol­ecules.

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In the crystal, the mol­ecules are connected by C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds and π–π stacking inter­actions, forming ribbons along the b-axis direction. Weak van der Waals inter­actions link these ribbons together, consolidating the crystal structure.

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In the crystal of the title compound, mol­ecules are linked to each other and solvent di­methyl­formamide mol­ecules by N—H⋯S, N—H⋯O, C—H⋯O and C—H⋯S hydrogen bonds, forming a three dimensional network.

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The previously unknown crystal structure of 2,6-di­bromo-3,4,5-tri­meth­oxy­benzoic acid was determined employing state-of-the-art Hirshfeld atom refinement and the crystal packing was analysed using Hirshfeld surface analysis.

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A co-crystal of quabodepistat and 2,5-di­hydroxy­benzoic acid was obtained and the crystal structure was solved from microcrystal electron diffraction (MicroED) data.

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SiN2 was synthesized from the elements at 140 GPa in a laser-heated diamond anvil cell. Crystal-structure determination (single-crystal synchrotron X-ray data) revealed that the title compound crystallizes in the pyrite structure type (space group Pa[\overline{3}]).

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The multi-step synthesis, characterization, and structural examination (single-crystal X-ray diffraction and Hirshfeld surface analysis) of 3-ferrocenyl-1-(pyridin-2-yl)-1H-pyrazol-5-amine (C18H16FeN4), are reported. The supra­molecular characteristics, including π–π stacking and hydrogen bonding, are discussed, and a database exploration highlights the distinctive combination of mol­ecular components.

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Mol­ecules of the title complex are centrosymmetric and the Fe—N bond lengths to the N atoms of the porphyrin ring indicate that the FeII atom is in the low-spin state.

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The solvothermal synthesis, crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of a new iron(II) complex containing dicyanamido and di(pyrimidin-2-yl)amine ligands are reported

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A new solid-state inorganic compound, InPb2Cl5, was synthesized by melting InCl and PbCl2 in a vacuum-sealed quartz ampoule. Bulk InPb2Cl5 was separated from PbCl2 and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

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The crystal structures of five compounds in the Al–Ru–Si system with approximate compositions ∼Ru16(Al0.78Si0.22)47 (I), ∼Ru9(Al0.70Si0.30)32 (II), ∼Ru10(Al0.67Si0.33)41 (III), ∼Ru(Al0.57Si0.43)5 (IV) and ∼Ru2(Al0.46Si0.54)9 (V) are presented. Notably, the crystal structure of (I) can be related to that of a cubic rational crystalline approximant to an icosa­hedral quasicrystal through crystallographic shear and then unit-cell twinning.

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A macrometallacyclic mercury(II) complex [((HgL2)(HgBr2))2], where HL = 2-{[(pyridin-2-yl)meth­yl]amino}­ethane-1-thiol, was synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and Hirshfeld analysis.

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The formation of a co-crystal sustained by π-type halogen bonds involving 1,4-di­iodo­perchloro­benzene and naphthalene is reported.

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The title compound, a charge-neutral bis­{5-(3,4-di­meth­oxy­phen­yl)-1,2,4-triazol-3-ato)-6-(pyrazol-1-yl)pyridine}iron(II) di­methanol di­chloro­form solvate, is a high-spin complex with a distorted pseudo­octa­hedral coordination environment of the metal ion. Due to the tapered shape and polar nature, the mol­ecules stack in one-dimensional columns that are bound by weak hydrogen bonds into layers, which, in turn, are arranged in a three-dimensional network without inter­layer inter­actions below van der Waals radii.

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The cation of the title compound exhibits point group symmetry [\overline{1}], with the central NiII atom in a trans [N4O2] coordination environment.

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