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ISSN: 2056-9890

March 2024 issue

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Cover illustration: Over the years, crystallography has established itself as the most powerful technique for understanding the structure of materials and rationalizing their properties and performance. Our discipline has been at the forefront of technological advances, from new and more intense radiation sources to new approaches to data collection under extreme conditions on smaller and increasingly more challenging samples. To keep up with those issues, it is necessary to encourage and support young and early-career scientists who are involved in crystallography. In this issue we highlight the history and activities of the German Young Crystallographers. Since its founding in 2013, the Young Crystallographers (YC) working group has rejuvenated the German Society for Crystallography by organizing meetings, hands-on experimental sessions at synchrotron beamlines, sessions on improving communication and presentation skills, a newsletter and presence on social media platforms, a prize for young scientists, a special issue on work done by young crystallographers, among other initiatives. The YC also foster collaboration with other YCs in Europe and around the world. The IUCr is enthusiastically supporting these efforts to guarantee the next generations of crystallographers will undertake the challenges that face our discipline in the future. It is hoped that this work will inspire young scientists in other countries. See: Meurer, Möbs, Nentwich, Weigel & Wöhrle [Acta Cryst. E80, 252–255].

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The reaction between 2-pyridyl­selenenyl chloride and isobutyro­nitrile results in the formation of the corresponding cationic pyridinium-fused 1,2,4-seleno­diazole, namely, 3-(propan-2-yl)-1,2,4-[1,2,4]selena­diazolo[4,5-a]pyridin-4-ylium chloride, C9H11N2Se+·Cl, in high yield (89%). The bifurcated Se⋯Cl⋯H—Cl chalcogen-hydrogen-bonding inter­actions were analysed by DFT followed by a topological analysis of the electron-density distribution.

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The Young Crystallographers were founded in 2013 within the German Crystallographic Association and have revitalized the field of crystallography by establishing collaboration and support among early career researchers, organizing educational events, and promoting scientific contributions on national and international stages.

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The title compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system (space group P21/n) with two mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit, which are linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Hirshfeld surface analysis showed that the most significant contributions to the crystal packing are from H⋯O/O⋯H, H⋯C/C⋯H and H⋯H inter­actions. A DFT study was conducted using three different levels of theory.

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The mol­ecule of the title compound is twisted end to end so that the ferrocenyl groups are nearly perpendicular to one another. The central N/C/N unit is disordered. In the crystal, several C—H⋯π(ring) inter­actions lead to the formation of layers parallel to (010), which are connected by further C—H⋯π(ring) inter­actions.

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The crystal structure is reported of a new heterometallic samarium compound comprised of alternating SmIII and NaI metal centers bridged by o-vanillin ligands to create a helical chain.

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The title coordination compound was synthesized upon complexation of 4-(2-aminoethyl)morpholine and cadmium(II) bromide tetra­hydrate at 303 K. It crystallizes as a centrosymmetric dimer, with one cadmium atom, two bromine atoms and one N,N′-bidentate 4-(2-aminoethyl)morpholine ligand in the asymmetric unit.

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A new ionic dioxidovanadium(V) compound with an O,N,O donor ligand is reported. In the crystal, extensive hydrogen bonding is observed.

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In the crystal structure of methyl 4-[4-(di­fluoro­meth­oxy)phen­yl]-2,7,7-trimethyl-5-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexa­hydro­quinoline-3-carboxyl­ate (I), mol­ecules are linked by N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O inter­actions, forming a tri-periodic network, while mol­ecules of isopropyl 4-[4-(di­fluoro­meth­oxy)phen­yl]-2,6,6-trimethyl-5-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexa­hydro­quinoline-3-carboxyl­ate (II) and tert-butyl 4-[4-(di­fluoro­meth­oxy)phen­yl]-2,6,6-trimethyl-5-oxo-1,4,5,6,7,8-hexa­hydro­quinoline-3-carboxyl­ate (III) are linked by N—H⋯O, C—H⋯F and C—H⋯π inter­actions, forming layers parallel to (002).

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The ring systems of 4-(benzo[d]thia­zol-2-yl)-1,2-dimethyl-1H-pyrazol-3(2H)-one are almost coplanar. In the three-dimensional packing, the carbonyl oxygen accepts four weak hydrogen bonds.

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The crystal structure of omadacycline dihydrate has been solved and refined using synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction data.

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The crystal structure of the sodium salt of mesotrione [2-(4-methyl­sulfonyl-2-nitro­benzo­yl)cyclo­hexane-1,3-dione] is described. A one-dimensional polymer is formed by the coordination of all functional groups except the NO2 group. The coordination number of the sodium atom in the compound is 5.

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In the title compound, the quinoxaline units are distinctly non-planar and twisted end-to-end. In the crystal, C—H⋯O and C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds link the mol­ecules into chains extending along the a-axis direction. The chains are linked through π-stacking inter­actions between inversion-related quinoxaline moieties.


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An attempt to explore the reactivity of the nitro group in the presence of gold catalysis in comparison to the azide group yielded intriguing results. Surprisingly, only the nitro group exhibited reactivity, ultimately giving rise to the formation of the title isatogen.

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The crystal structure of the tetra­ethyl­ammonium salt of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug nimesulide (polymorph II), C8H20N+·C13H11N2O5S, was determined using single-crystal X-ray diffraction. There are differences in the geometry of both the nimesulide anion and the tetra­ethyl­ammonium cation in polymorphs I and II of the title compound.

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Three hexa­coordinated bis­(ar­yl)silicon(IV) complexes of 1-oxopyridin-2-one (OPO) are reported, each of which exhibit C/N site disorder in their pyridine rings. In (C6F5)2Si(OPO)2, the equal disorder ratios and solution NMR characterization together indicate the presence of a single totally asymmetric ON-trans-OC isomer. Unequal disorder ratios in p-tol­yl2Si(OPO)2 and in mesit­yl2Si(OPO)2 indicate the presence of up to three isomers.

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In the title compound, mol­ecular pairs are linked by N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds along the c-axis direction and C—H⋯S and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds along the b-axis direction, with [R_{2}^{2}](12) and [R_{2}^{2}](16) motifs, respectively, thus forming layers parallel to the (10[\overline{4}]) plane. In addition, C=S⋯π and C≡N⋯π inter­actions between the layers ensure crystal cohesion.

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A new coordination polymer based on CuII and 4-amino­benzoic acid is isolated and characterized using single-crystal X-ray diffraction, FTIR and fluorescence spectroscopy, and thermal analysis.

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A solution of 2-hy­droxy-3,5-bis­(1-methyl­eth­yl)benzoic acid copper(II) hydrate (C26H34CuO6·xH2O), also known as copper(II) 3,5-diiso­propyl­salicylate hydrate, in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) affords crystals of tetra­kis-3,5-diiso­propyl­salicylatobis-di­methyl­sulfoxido­dicopper(II), [Cu(II)2(3,5-DIPS)4(DMSO)2], upon evaporation. The structure has an empirical formula of [Cu2(C13H17O3)4(C2H6OS)2] and consists of a centrosymmetric binuclear copper complex surrounded by four 3,5-diiso­propyl­salicylate ligands. Each copper atom is attached to four oxygen atoms in an almost square-planar fashion, with the addition of a DMSO ligand in an apical position leading to a square-pyramidal arrangement.

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The title compound crystallizes in the centrosymmetric ortho­rhom­bic space group Pbca, with 8 mol­ecules in the unit cell. The main feature noticeable in the structure is the impact of the tri­cyano­vinyl (TCV) group in forcing partial planarity of the portion of the mol­ecule carrying the TCV group and directing the mol­ecular packing in the solid state, resulting in the formation of π-stacks of dimers within the unit cell.

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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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