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ISSN: 2056-9890

November 2024 issue

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Cover illustration: The crystal structure of an elusive Ni(cyclen) nitrate, namely (nitrato-κ2O,O′)(1,4,7,10-tetra­aza­cyclo­dodecane-κ4N)nickel(II) nitrate is twinned by a twofold rotation about its a axis. It was determined as part of a student workshop at Prairie View A&M and Texas A&M Universities. See: Reibenspies, Small, Bhuvanesh, Chiarella, Salazar, Pery, Smith, Toole, Hewage, Fernando & Reinheimer [Acta Cryst. (2024). E80, 1061–1064].

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The crystal structures of two 1H-indole derivatives are described and the analysis of the inter­molecular contacts in the crystals using Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots is reported.

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The title mol­ecule adopts a cup-shaped conformation with the distinctly ruffled imidazolidine ring as the base. In the crystal, weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and C—H⋯π(ring) inter­actions form helical chains of mol­ecules extending along the b-axis direction, which are linked by additional weak C—H⋯π(ring) inter­actions across inversion centres.

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The photoluminescent properties of the monoclinic and triclinic polymorphs in the solid state are strictly comparable, presumably because the spatial organization of both polymorphs is quite similar.

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Modulation of the phenyl groups in N,N′-di­benzyl­ethyl­enedi­ammonium dichloride in P21/n allows for the formation of a network of strong N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds and C—H⋯Cl inter­actions and breaks C2/c symmetry.

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4-Nitro­phenol and 4,4′-bi­pyridine crystallized together in a 2:1 ratio and in the space group P21/n. There is a hydrogen-bonding inter­action between the nitro­gen atoms on the 4,4′-bi­pyridine mol­ecule and the hydrogen atom on the hydroxyl group on the 4-nitro­phenol resulting in trimolecular units.

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In the title compound, the dianionic [CH3O(CH2)3P(=S)(S—)CH2CH2P(=S)(S—)(CH2)3OCH3]2− ligand fragments are joined by a dicationic [Na2(H2O)8]2+ cluster that includes the oxygen of the meth­oxy­propyl unit of the ligand to form infinite chains.

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The crystal structure of a mercury(II) halide complex containing bis­(tert-butyl­amido)­cyclo­diphosphazane ligand with an unusual chelation mode is reported. The mol­ecular structure features weak N—H⋯O inter­actions that propagate and link the mol­ecules into a three-dimensional structure.

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Two different multi-component crystals consisting of papaverine [1-(3,4-di­meth­oxy­benz­yl)-6,7-di­meth­oxy­iso­quinoline, C20H21NO4] and fumaric acid [C4H4O4] were obtained.

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In the title compound, the [SbS4]3– anions bridge two Zn(cyclam)2+ cations into [Zn2(cyclam)2SbS4]+ cations, which are charged-balanced by perchlorate anions. The components are linked by N—H⋯O, N—H⋯S and O—H⋯S hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional network.

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The crystal structure of [(1,4,7,10-tetra­aza­cyclo­dodeca­ne)(nitrate)]nickel(II) nitrate, at room temperature, has monoclinic (P21/n) symmetry. The structure displays inter­molecular hydrogen bonding.

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1H-1,2,4-Triazole-3,5-di­amine monohydrate was synthesized and its crystal structure was determined. Two 3,5-di­amino-1,2,4-triazole mol­ecules form mutual hydrogen bonds.


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The crystal structures of 2-hy­droxy-N′-methyl­acetohydrazide and 2-hy­droxy-N-methyl­acetohydrazide are reported and discussed.

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The title compound is a dinuclear zinc(II) complex with three chlorido ligands and one penta­dentate ligand containing quinolin-8-olato and bis­(pyridin-2-ylmeth­yl)amine units. One ZnII atom has a tetra­hedral coordination environment by two chlorido and chelate coordination of the N and O atoms of the quinolin-8-olato unit in the penta­dentate ligand, and the other has a distorted trigonal–bipyramidal coordination environment by one chlorido and four donating atoms except for the N atom of the quinolin-8-olato in the penta­dentate ligand. In the crystal, the mol­ecules are linked by four different kinds of inter­molecular C—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network structure.

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The crystal structure of the title compound is consolidated by C—H⋯O, C—H⋯π and π–π stacking inter­actions. Hirshfeld surface analysis indicates that dispersion energy makes a dominate contribution to the isosurface.

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The title compound was synthesized from acetyl­acetone and benzimidazole derivative. There are two independent complex mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit, which are linked by N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds along [111].

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A new crystal structure of [Ni(OH2)6]Cl2·(18-crown-6)2·2H2O is reported, demonstrating the effect a small chloride counter-ion has on the hydrogen-bonding network.

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In the crystal structure, the mol­ecules are connected by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds to create two-dimensional supra­molecular networks extending parallel to the crystallographic ab plane.

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The title mol­ecule adopts a conformation in which the three phenyl rings are arranged in a paddlewheel-like fashion around the central arene ring and the carboxyl residue is oriented nearly perpendicular to the plane of this benzene ring. Inversion-symmetric dimers of O—H⋯O-bonded mol­ecules represent the basic supra­molecular entities of the crystal structure. These dimeric mol­ecular units are further linked by C—H⋯O=C bonds, forming one-dimensional supra­molecular aggregates along [111].

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In the title salt, the complete cation and anion are generated by crystallographic inversion and twofold symmetry, respectively. In the crystal, the di­hydrogen diphosphate anions are linked by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, generating (001) layers. The organic cations bond to the inorganic layers by way of N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

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The multi-component solvated Lopinavir crystal was prepared using evaporative methods. The crystal structure is unusual in that the unit cell contains 18 mol­ecules. The stoichiometric ratio of this crystal is eight Lopinavir mol­ecules, three ethane-1,2-diol mol­ecules and seven water mol­ecules.

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Two new zinc(II) complexes, C21H13Cl2N2O3Zn·C6H16N (ZnOQ) and C20H14Cl4N2O2Zn·2C6H16N (ZnBS), were synthesized and their structures were determined using ESI–MS spectrometry, 1H NMR spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

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In [Co(Br4bdc)(im)2(H2O)2], the CoII ions are bridged by the Br4bdc2− ligand, forming one-dimensional chains, which are inter­connected by inter­chain N–H⋯O and O–H⋯O hydrogen-bonding and π–π inter­actions, yielding a three-dimensional network.

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The phenyl­acetamide moiety is nearly planar due to a weak, intra­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bond and its nitro­gen lone pair appears involved in N→C π bonding. In the crystal, N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and π-stacking inter­actions between pyridazine and phenyl rings form helical chains of mol­ecules, which are linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and C—H⋯π(ring) inter­actions.


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Compound 1 is the anhydrous form of the known crystal 2-amino-5-iodo­pyridinium bromide monohydrate and crystallizes in layers inclined ∼40° to the ab face. Hydrogen bonding between the amino and pyridinium ions to the bromide ion acceptor stabilizes the layers. Compound 2 is a salt of 2-amino-5-iodo­pyridium and a trihalidocobaltate(II) ion with one coordinated 2-amino-5-iodo­pyridine ligand. The halide ions are mixed Cl/Br with differing occupancies.

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The title compound, a neutral bis­{5-(4-chloro­phen­yl)-3-[6-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridin-2-yl]-1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-ido}nickel(II) methanol disolvate has a distorted pseudo­octa­hedral coordination environment of the metal ion. As a result of the tapered shape and polar nature, the mol­ecules stack in one-dimensional columns that are bound by weak hydrogen bonds into layers, which are arranged in a three-dimensional structure without inter­layer inter­actions below van der Waals radii.

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The tripodal title mol­ecule exists in a conformation in which the substituents attached to the central arene ring are arranged in an alternating order above and below the ring plane. In the crystal, only weak mol­ecular cross-linking involving C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds is observed.

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