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ISSN: 2056-9890

September 2025 issue

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Cover illustration: Using X-ray powder diffraction, the crystal structure of the B-form of entinostat, an antitumor drug currently in clinical trials, was determined. The authors describe in detail the combination of Monte Carlo simulated annealing techniques, Rietveld refinement and density functional techniques used. See: Kaduk & Rai [Acta Cryst. (2025). E81, 865–869].

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The structure and analysis of the 1:1 cocrystal formed between 1-bromo-3,5-di­nitro­benzene and N,N-di­methyl­pyridin-4-amine is reported. Hirshfeld surface analysis and inter­molecular inter­action energies within the cocrystal structure are reported.

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In the crystal, mol­ecules are inter­connected by inter­molecular N—H⋯O, C—H⋯O, and C—H⋯Cl inter­actions establishing a three-dimensional network. Furthermore, the mol­ecules form layers parallel to the (002) plane via C—H⋯π inter­actions.

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The title complex features an eight-coordinate Ca2+ center with a distorted trigonal–dodeca­hedral geometry.

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An investigation is reported of the synthesis and crystal structure of 4-benzyl-4-pentyl­morpholin-4-ium chloride

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The mol­ecular and crystal structures of 3-ethyl-2-(methyl­sulfan­yl)-5,5-diphenyl-3H-imidazol-4(5H)-one were determined and compared with the structures of similar mol­ecules obtained from the CSD. Inter­molecular inter­actions were further examined through a Hirshfeld surface analysis.

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In the title compound, bromide ions link 4-formyl-N,N-di­methyl­benzenaminium mol­ecules through inter­molecular C—H⋯Br and N—H⋯Br hydrogen bonds, while inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the cations, enclosing R22(18) ring motifs, into a di-periodic network structure. The tetra­bromo­methane mol­ecules fill the spaces between the layers.

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N-(2-Iodo­phen­yl)benzene­sulfonamide, C12H10INO2, and N-(4,5-di­fluoro-2-iodo­phen­yl)benzene­sulfonamide, C12H8F2INO2S differ only in the replacement of two H atoms by F atoms, which changes the symmetry from P21/c to P1 and is accompanied by different mol­ecular conformations and packing features.

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The mol­ecular conformation of the title compound, C24H23NO5·C3H7NO, is consolidated by intra­molecular C—H⋯O O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming an S(6) ring motif. In the crystal, the mol­ecules are connected by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming layers parallel to the (101) plane. Additionally, C—H⋯π inter­actions lead to the formation of layers parallel to the (102) plane.

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

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The central pyridinic rings are approximately coplanar to the benzo­thia­zole moieties in both the neutral mol­ecule and the anion. Bond lengths and angles indicate considerable delocalization of the multiple bonding. The neutral mol­ecule is E-configured about the central C=C bond, but the anion is Z. Classical and ‘weak' hydrogen bonds lead to a broad ribbon of residues.

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The title complex, [Fe(C4H6N2)2(C44H28N4)]·3C7H8, possesses inversion symmetry with the iron(II) atom located on a center of symmetry. The metal atom is coordinated in a symmetric octa­hedral geometry by four pyrrole N atoms of the porphyrin ligand in the equatorial plane and two N atoms of 1-methyl­imidazole ligands in the axial sites; the complex crystallizes with three toluene solvent mol­ecules.

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The title was synthesized by an acid–phenol coupling reaction. In the crystal, inter­molecular C—H⋯O hydrogen bonding links the mol­ecules into cyclic hydrogen-bonded inversion dimers with R22(10) motifs. The packing is further consolidated by C—H⋯π and C—Cl⋯π inter­actions.

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Tetra­cyano­quinodi­methane (TCNQ - C12H4N4) can be doubly protonated by the superacid HF/AsF5 to give crystals of [C12H6N4]2+[AsF6]2.

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The title mol­ecule is essentially planar [r.m.s. deviation = 0.004 Å]. In the crystal, C—H⋯O and C—H⋯Br hydrogen bonds link the mol­ecules, forming ribbons along the b-axis direction. π–π inter­actions are also observed.

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The title salt features BO4 tetra­hedra at the centre of [B(C3H2O4)2] anions.

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The structure of the title compound was determined at 100 K. In the crystal, the mol­ecules are connected through C—H⋯N and C—H⋯Cl inter­molecular hydrogen bonds generating a network that extend along the [010] direction. I

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The asymmetric unit of the title compound contains isoxazol and phenyl rings. The 2-cyano­acrylate moiety is in an E- configuration. In crystal, there are there are no inter­molecular hydrogen-bonding or C—H⋯π(ring) inter­actions, only a π–π inter­action between the parallel isoxazol rings with centroid-to-centroid distance of 3.4932 (9) Å.

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5-(3-Nitro-1H-pyrazol-4-yl)tetra­zole crystallizes with two mol­ecules of nearly identical conformation in the asymmetric unit.

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The crystal structure of entinostat Form B has been solved and refined using laboratory X-ray powder diffraction data, and optimized using density functional techniques.

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The crystal structure of a nitrate anion caged in spherical vanadium and oxygen structure surrounded by sodium hy­droxy and water solvent mol­ecules is reported.

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The title compound crystallizes as closely associated pairs across an inversion center, with near approach enabled by Ni⋯S inter­molecular contacts of 3.396 (2) Å and bending of the di­thiol­ene ligands away from one another.

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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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