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Cover illustration: Participants in the CNRS AFRAMED project, which trains young African researchers in X-ray diffraction, report the crystal structure of a coumarin derivative, 2-oxo-2H-chromen-4-yl 4-bromobenzoate, C16H9BrO4. The orthorhombic crystals (P212121) exhibit π-stacking interactions and a weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bond in the 3D architecture. See: Bationo, Kambo, Sorgho, Sombie, Thiam, Semde, Djande, Lecomte & Wenger (2025). Acta Cryst. E81 200–203.
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Various compounds involving trialkylphosphane chalcogenides (or their derivatives) and palladium or platinum dihalides were structurally characterized and their intra- and intermolecular interactions and metrical parameters were analysed. General comments on the SFAC command are also included.
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A new mebendazolium dihydrogen phosphate phosphoric acid solid compound was obtained. As expected, the mebendazolium cation and the dihydrogen phosphate anion assemble in the solid state in an R22(8) hydrogen-bond-driven supramolecular motif.
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In the title compound, the dihedral angle between the chromen-2-one ring system and the bromobenzene ring is 10.29 (6)°. In the crystal, the molecules are connected through C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and π–π stacking interactions.
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The asymmetric unit of the title compound, {[Co(C12H6O6)(H2O)4]·2C3H7NO}n or {[Co(H2dondc)(H2O)4]·2DMF}n, comprises half of a CoII ion, half of a 1,5-dihydroxynaphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylate dianion (H2dondc2−), two water molecules and a dimethylformamide (DMF) molecule. The key feature of the structure is a three-dimensional hydrogen-bonding network that consists of one-dimensional (1D) coordination chains built up by CoO6 octahedra bridged by H2dondc2− ligands and interchain O–H⋯O hydrogen-bonding interactions.
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The title molecule was studied by single-crystal X-ray analysis to determine its molecular structure and investigate the interactions present. Theoretical (obtained by DFT) and experimental parameters were compared. In addition, Hirshfeld surface analysis and molecular docking studies were performed for the title compound as a ligand and the SARS-Covid-2 (PDB ID:8BEC) protein, specifically the Omicron variant.
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Both compounds crystallized from a saturated solution in THF by slow vapour diffusion of n-hexane in the monoclinic space group P21/c. While the two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit of 1,1′,1′′-[(2-iodoethoxy)methanetriyl]tribenzene show no close contacts to other molecules, in the structure of 1,1′,1′′-[(2-bromoethoxy)methanetriyl]tribenzene the molecules interact with each other by C—H⋯π contacts.
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Methylation of the natural product macluraxanthone yielded its methoxy analog, which was characterized by a suite of spectroscopic and crystallographic techniques.
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The title compound was produced by the reaction between 3,4-dicyanothiophene and 2-pyridylselenyl chloride and isolated as a salt that crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1. Notable features include strong chalcogen interactions (Se⋯Cl and Se⋯S), as revealed through Hirshfeld surface analysis, which also highlights significant contributions from N⋯H/H⋯N, C⋯H/H⋯C and H⋯H contacts in the crystal packing.
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The crystal structures of five fluorinated diphenidine molecules obtained as their hydrochloride salts are reported.
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The title pyrazole derivative, which exhibits multiple intermolecular non-covalent interactions, was synthesized by the reaction of 3-(trifluoromethyl)-1H-pyrazole with chloro(4-chlorophenyl)methylene)dibenzene in the presence of K2CO3 in tetrahydrofuran.
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The crystal structure of the insecticide/acaricide etoxazole is presented along with a Hirshfeld surface analysis of intermolecular interactions present in the crystal structure.
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Compounds 1 and 2 are similar coordination polymers of bibromide bridged chains of CuII ions with 3,5-disubstituted pyridine molecules in the axial sites. The chains lie parallel to the a axis and are linked into a tri-periodic network via non-classical hydrogen bonds.
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The molecular and crystal structures of the coordination compound [Co(tsc)3]2[Co(cit)2](NO3)4·4H2O are reported. Fingerprint plots were generated to investigate various intermolecular interactions.
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Charge-assisted chalcogen bonds with Se⋯Cl separations of 2.883 (2) and 3.030 (2) Å aggregate the title compound into a supramolecular dimer.
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The title compound was synthesized by SN2 reaction of bromomethyl coumarin with 4,4-dimethylpiperidine-2,6-dione. Its crystal structure was determined and a Hirshfeld surface analysis was performed along with DFT, molecular docking and biological activity studies.
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Br⋯O contacts between neighboring molecules are present in the crystal of the title compound. Its photophysical properties were estimated by solvatochromic method.
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