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ISSN: 2056-9890

May 2025 issue

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Cover illustration: A new centrosymmetric tetranuclear cadmium(II) complex of 4-aminoantipyrine (4-AAP) was synthesized when reacting an equimolar ratio of 4-AAP and CdCl2·2.5H2O using methanol as solvent. The two outer Cd atoms have fivefold CdONCl3 coordination spheres with a distorted square-pyramidal shape, while the inner Cd atoms have sixfold CdONCl4 coordination spheres with a distorted octahedral shape. To describe the geometry of a sixfold coordination sphere, a new geometry index, τ6, is proposed. See: Stoeckli-Evans, Shankar, Kumaravel, Subashini, Sabari Girisun, Ramamurthi, Kučeráková, Dušek & Crochet [(2025). Acta Cryst. E81, 393–400].

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The extended structure features short halogen⋯oxygen contacts [Cl⋯O = 2.991 (3), Br⋯O = 3.139 (2) Å], forming mol­ecular sheets lying parallel to (101).

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The two title oxides are new isotypic silicates, crystallizing in the non-centrosymmetric space group P3. The crystal structures were analysed with two twin components in each case.

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The synthesis and structural characterization of the crystal forms of (R,R)-TMCDA and its ethanol derivative, both doubly protonated with FeCl4 and Cl as counter-ions, are reported. A notable feature across both synthesized compounds is the presence of N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds of moderate strength in the solid state. In the case of the ethanol derivative of (R,R)-TMCDA, the structure also reveals the formation of inter­molecular O–H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds.

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An Ni-based coordination polymer with a crystal structure reminiscent of bamboo has been synthesized, the Ni2+ ions exhibiting a slightly distorted octa­hedral coordination geometry with N atoms and O atoms.

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In the crystal, O—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol­ecules, enclosing R22(16) and R22(24) ring motifs, to generate [110] chains. Very weak π–π stacking inter­actions between the phenyl rings of adjacent mol­ecules help to consolidate a three-dimensional architecture.

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The crystal structure of [(1S,5R)/(1R,5S)]-cis-metconazole at 100 K is presented along with a Hirshfeld surface analysis com­paring the similarities of the atom–atom contacts involving the two independent mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit.

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In the crystal structure of the title compound, C15H15N3O2, O—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds lead to the formation of layers extending parallel to (010).

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A new tetra­nuclear cadmium(II) com­plex of 4-amino­anti­pyrine and chloride ions was synthesized using methanol as solvent. The com­plex possesses inversion symmetry with two independent Cd2+ ions that have different coordination spheres, one fivefold and the other sixfold. A new geometry index, τ6, is propossed to qu­anti­tatively describe the geometry of a sixfold coordinated atom.

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Bis(diiso­propyl­amino)­fluoro­borane was previously identified as a product of reactions of (diiso­propyl­amino)­difluoro­boranes in the presence of Na/K alloy, but its structure was never elucidated. The structure reported here will contribute to the understanding of the basic binding situation and properties, and will provide a more com­plete picture when com­pared with analogous structures.

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A set of novel bi­cyclo­[3.3.1]nona­nones were synthesized and structurally elucidated by NMR, HRMS and X-ray crystallography.

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The mol­ecular structure and crystal packing of 5,5-diphenyl-3-(2-propyn-1-yl)imidazolidine-2,4-dione were studied using single-crystal X-ray diffraction and Hirshfeld surface analysis..

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In the crystal of the title compound, N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds lead to the formation of dimers with an inter­action energy of −70.5 kJ mol−1. The two-dimensional fingerprint plots indicate that the major contributions to the crystal packing are from H⋯H (67.9%), C⋯H (13.7%), O⋯H (7.3%) and S⋯H (4.3%) inter­actions.

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In the title compound, the CoII cations are octa­hedrally coordinated by two N-bonded thio­cyanate anions, two 4-methyl­pyridine ligands and two water mol­ecules into discrete complexes that are linked by O—H⋯S hydrogen bonds into layers. Upon heating, the title compound loses the water mol­ecules and transforms into Co(NCS)2(C6H7N)2, which is already reported in the literature

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The crystal structure of the title compound features C=O⋯π inter­actions along with C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

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The CuII ions in this compound form a square-pyramidal coordination environment and are bridged by the Cl4bdc2− and pyz ligands to form a two-dimensional (2D) layer. The 2D layers are alternately stacked by hydrogen-bonding and C—Cl⋯π inter­actions to form a three-dimensional network.

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The mol­ecular and crystal structures of ketorolac tromethamine are reported. In the crystal, mol­ecules are connected by N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hy­dro­gen bonds, forming a two-dimensional layer in the (100) plane.

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The formation of the title compound is best explained by the aerial oxidation of the 5-methyl group of 4-amino­anti­pyrine to an aldehyde group, and subsequent inter­molecular Schiff base formation with a second mol­ecule of 4-amino­anti­pyrine. The reaction only takes place in the presence of di­methyl­formamide.

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We have isolated and structurally chracterized 2,2-di­chloro-3,3-dieth­oxy-1-(4-fluoro­phen­yl)propan-1-ol by simple hy­dro­genation of 2,2-di­chloro-3,3-dieth­oxy-1-(4-fluoro­phen­yl)propan-1-one. Hirshfeld surface analysis was performed.

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Liquid-assisted grinding (LAG) and microwave synthesis are proposed as alternative routes for the synthesis of cryptands, with reaction times of up to 16 times faster than traditional methods.

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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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