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ISSN: 2056-9890

January 2024 issue

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Cover illustration: Robust water oxidation catalysts have been designed that contain a high-valent ion such as FeIV encapsulated by a macro-polycyclic ligand. This report describes the template synthesis and crystal structure of the cage compound di­ammonium {μ-1,3,4,7,8,10,12,13,16,17,19,22-dodeca­aza­tetra­cyclo­[8.8.4.13,17.18,12]tetra­cosane-5,6,14,15,20,21-hexa­onato}ferrate(IV) acetic acid tris­olvate, (NH4)2[FeIV(C12H12N12O6)]·3CH3COOH. The unusual oxidation state FeIV is stabilized by the encapsulation by six deprotonated hydrazide nitrogen atoms, with a coordination geometry intermediate between a trigonal prism and an antiprism. This is the first hexahydrazide complex with point group symmetry C2 for the anion instead of the usual C1 symmetry. See: Plutenko, Shylin, Shova, Blinder & Fritsky [Acta Cryst. (2024). E79, 25–28].

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Two new copper dimers, [Cu2(pyr-COO–)4(DMSO)2] (1) and [Cu2(pyr-COO–)4(DMF)2] (2) (pyr = pyrene) were synthesized from the reaction of pyrene-1-carb­oxy­lic acid, copper(II) nitrate and tri­ethyl­amine from solvents DMSO and DMF, respectively. Electrochemical characterization and Hirshfeld surface analysis was carried out.

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The crystal structure of the new tetra­gonal boride MgxLi3 - xB48 - y (x = 1.11, x = 0.40) has been determined by the single-crystal method. This new structure type is closely related to the structural family comprising tetra­gonal β-boron, α-AlB12 and Be0.7Al1.1B22.

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The title compound was formed from the reaction of zinc(II) chloride and pyrrolidine-4-meth­oxy­phenyl azoformamide ligands. The ligands associated in a bidentate manner and the recrystallized complex indicated that the central zinc(II) gave a chloride to a second zinc(II) chloride compound and associated with an aceto­nitrile solvent to give a aceto­nitrile­tri­chlorido­zincate counter-ion.

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In the title compound, the benzimidazole moiety subtends dihedral angles of 46.16 (7) and 77.45 (8)° with the benzene rings, which themselves form a dihedral angle of 54.34 (9)°. The crystal structure features O—H⋯N and O—H⋯O hydrogen-bonding inter­actions, which together lead to the formation of two-dimensional hydrogen-bonded layers parallel to the (101) plane, as well as π–π inter­actions

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The asymmetric unit of the title compound consists of an Li ion, half of the diphenyl-4,4-di­sulfonate ligand, and a water mol­ecule. The Li ion exhibits a four-coordinate tetra­hedral geometry with three oxygen atoms of the Bph(SO3)2 ligands and a water mol­ecule. The tetra­hedral LiO4 units, which are inter­connected by biphenyl moieties, form a layer structure parallel to (100). These layers are further connected by hydrogen-bonding inter­actions to yield a three-dimensional network.

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The coordination polyhedron of the complex [FeIV(C12H12N12O6)]2− or [FeIV(L–6H)]2− anions exhibits a shape inter­mediate between trigonal-prismatic and anti­prismatic.

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In the mol­ecular structure of the title compound, the pyrazole and its oxy-ethanone substituent lie parallel to each other, whereas the sulfonyl ring is roughly perpendicular to the pyrazole. The residues form a layer structure by hydrogen bonding.


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The title compound [RuCl2(C33H44N3O)] is an example of a new generation of N,N-dialkyl metallocomplex ruthenium catalysts with an N→Ru coordination bond in a six-membered chelate ring.

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Herein, the synthesis and structure of the title compound, di­aqua­bis­(5-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxyl­ato)copper(II), which is a mononuclear complex based on 5-methyl-1H-1,2,4-triazole-3-carb­oxy­lic acid, are reported. A Hirshfeld surface analysis was also performed.

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The room temperature (298 K) structure of the title salt has been redetermined with disordered H atoms for the –NH3 group. Additionally, a twinned monoclinic structure has been identified with lower symmetry at low temperature (100 K) in which the H atoms of the –NH3 groups are ordered to optimize N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonding.

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In the crystal, mol­ecules are connected by C—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming mol­ecular layers parallel to the (100) plane. These layers are connected to each other by C—H⋯π inter­actions.

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In the crystal structure of the title compound, the cobalt cations are octa­hedrally coordinated by two N- and two S-bonding thio­cyanate anions as well as two O-bonding 2-methyl­pyridine N-oxide coligands. The cations are linked by pairs of anionic ligands into chains that are connected into layers by two μ-1,1-bridging O atoms of the 2-methyl­pyridine N-oxide coligands.

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The asymmetric unit of the title compound contains two similar mol­ecules. In the crystal, mol­ecular pairs are bonded to each other by N—H⋯N inter­actions. N—H⋯π and C—H⋯π inter­actions further connect the mol­ecules, forming a three-dimensional network.

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In the title compound, the lithium ion adopts a distorted LiNO3 tetra­hedral coordination geometry and the 2-picolyl anion adopts its enamido form with the lithium ion lying close to the plane of the pyridine ring. In the crystal, a weak C—H⋯O inter­action generates inversion dimers. A Hirshfeld surface analysis shows that H⋯H contacts dominate the packing (86%) followed by O⋯H/H⋯O and C⋯H/H⋯C contacts, which contribute 3% and 10.4%, respectively.


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The crystal structures of two nitro­gen heterocycle hexa­fluorido­phosphate salts with terminal animinium groups are described. Unexpectedly, there is cation disorder in crystals of the morpholino­formamidinium compound obtained from ethanol recrystallization, which is not found in the original crystals.

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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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