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ISSN: 2056-9890

November 2025 issue

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Cover illustration: Crystallography is uniquely powerful in characterizing drug polymorphs, which can differ widely in their stability, solubility and pharmacological effectiveness. Ben & Chęcińska [Acta Cryst. (2025). E81, 1018–1022] report the crystal structure of a new orthorhombic polymorph of the promising new antifungal drug isavuconazole, C22H17F2N5, and compare its structure to the known monoclinic form.

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The title compound, [Fe(C18H11N6O)2]·2CH3OH, crystallizes in the ortho­rhom­bic space group, with a distorted pseudo­octa­hedral FeII coordination sphere formed by two deprotonated tridentate 3-(benzo­furan-6-yl)-5-[6-(1H-pyrazol-1-yl)pyridin-2-yl]-4H-1,2,4-triazol ligands. In the crystal, mol­ecules stack in chains along the b-axis direction connected by weak C—H(pz)⋯π(ph) inter­actions and linked into layers by C—H⋯N/C/O inter­actions, which were qu­anti­fied by Hirshfeld surface and energy framework analysis.

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The mol­ecule of the title compound, C16H9BrClNO2, contains furan and phenyl rings and an almost planar iso­indole ring system, which is coplanar with the furan ring. In the crystal, C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol­ecules into a two-dimensional network. π–π stacking helps to consolidate the packing.

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The mol­ecule of the title compound contains a planar thieno[2,3-f]iso­indole ring system and a phenyl ring. In crystal, the mol­ecules are linked through C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, enclosing R22(14) ring motifs, into a three-dimensional architecture. π–π inter­actions further consolidate the crystal structure.

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The title compound is a multi-substituted piperidine derivative in which the piperidine ring adopts a chair conformation.

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The crystal structures of the two title hydrated phases of K3(VO4) consist of isolated vanadate tetra­hedra linked via K+ cations. The difference in water content is noticeable in the hydrogen-bonding inter­actions, which define a finite network for the 0.56-hydrate phase and an infinite network for the 4-hydrate phase.

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A μ-oxo vanadium(V) dimeric complex, μ-oxido-bis­[(2,2′-{[ethane-1,2-diylbis(aza­nedi­yl)]bis­(methyl­ene)}diphenolato)oxidovanadium(V)], was synthesized and structurally characterized.

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The crystal structure of a new ortho­rhom­bic polymorph of pure isavuconazole has been determined and and is compared with the known monoclinic form.

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The polymorphism of the title salen-type compound synthesized from racemic-(+/-)-1,2-di­phenyl­ethyl­enedi­amine and 3-chloro­salicyl­aldehyde is reported


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The title compound displays an infinite ladder structure built of alternately arranged ZnO3N and PO3(OH) tetra­hedra, linked O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds into supra­molecular sheets. C—H⋯O inter­actions between CH groups of the pyridine rings and phosphate groups connect the sheets into a three-dimensional framework structure.


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Monodentate zwitterionic silanolate (sil) ligands in [ZnBr2(sil)2] coordinate to zinc(II) centres, yielding complexes with intra­molecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and distorted ZnBr2O2 tetra­hedral environments that assemble into loosely packed two-dimensional layers stabilized by weak inter­molecular C—H⋯Br inter­actions.

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The crystal structures of two new (Z)-2-aryl­methyl­idene-2H-benzo[b][1,4]thia­zin-3(4H)-ones are dominated by mutual hydrogen bonding with the assembly of dimers, which may provide a prototype for reliable supra­molecular synthons with the appropriately functionalized substrates for biomedical systems.

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In the title compounds, 2,2′-{[anthracene-9,10-diylbis(methyl­ene)]bis­(sulfanedi­yl)}di­benzoic acid di­methyl­acetamide tetra­solvate, C30H22O4S2·4C4H9NO 1 and 4,4′-{[anthracene-9,10-diylbis(methyl­ene)]bis­(­oxy)}di­benzoic acid di­methyl­formamide disolvate, C30H22O6·2C3H7NO 2, the complete anthracene–benzoic acid mol­ecule is generated by a crystallographic centre of symmetry. The dihedral angle between the anthracene ring system and the pendant ring is 71.43 (7) in 1 and 75.27 (12)° in 2. In the extended structures of both compounds, O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the main mol­ecules into pairs of solvent mol­ecules to generate trimers.

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The crystal structure of (C6H14N2)[Br3]2 contains diprotonated tri­ethyl­enediaminium cations, the charge of which is com­pensated by [Br3] anions. The crystal packing is stabilized by Br⋯Br contacts, forming two-dimensional layers, and by N—H⋯Br/C—H⋯Br inter­actions between cations and tribromide anions.

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In the title solvates, the indole ring rotations (58–72°) relative to the plane of the central ring govern non-planarity. In the extended structures, N—H⋯O links form chains or sheets and disordered solvents were masked.

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The phenyl ring forms a dihedral angle of 34.72 (6)° with the mean plane of the pyrazolo­[3,4-d]pyrimidine ring system.

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The two compounds Ag3ISO4 and Ag4I2SO4, comprising Ag and I atoms and SO4 tetra­hedra, exhibit characteristic silver arrangements, with Ag3ISO4 containing triangularly arranged Ag atoms in zigzag ladder chains along the a-axis direction and Ag4I2SO4 featuring discrete Ag4 clusters.

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The lithium halide dimethyl ether (DME) adducts [Li2Cl2(DME)4] and [Li2Br2(DME)4] form dimeric units linked into layers by CH3⋯Cl tetrel bonds or CH3⋯CH3, CH3⋯O and CH3⋯Br contacts, illustrating the coordination ability of dimethyl ether and its role in directing supra­molecular assembly.

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In the crystal, the mol­ecules are linked into [010] chains by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, creating a C(6) motif. Weak C—H⋯Cl and C—H⋯F inter­actions link these chains, forming sheets parallel to the (100) plane.

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The product of an azide–alkyne Huisgen cyclo­addition between a pyridine azide and a simple alkyne was crystallized alongside the products of the corresponding complexation reactions with copper(I) iodide and silver(I) nitrate.

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