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Journal logoCRYSTALLOGRAPHIC
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ISSN: 2056-9890

September 2026 issue

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Cover illustration: It is known that an increase in the steric bulk of the methyl group of norpsilocin (4-hydroxy-N-methyltryptamine or 4-OH-NMT) influences the psychoactive effects in animal models. The synthesis and crystal structure of two such derivatives, N-ethyl-4-hydroxytryptamine (4-OH-NET) and 4-hydroxy-N-propyltryptamine (4-OH-NPT), are described. See: Naeem, Chadeayne, Golen & Manke [Acta Cryst. (2026). E82, 1082–1086].

A Tribute to George Sheldrick


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Two crystallographically independent mol­ecules are present in the asymmetric unit of the title compound. C—H⋯O, N—H⋯O, C—H⋯π and π–π contacts connect mol­ecules in the crystal.

early career research


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The redetermined structure of 3:1 urea/trimesic acid, 3CO(NH2)2·C6H3(CO2H)3, has monoclinic (P21/c) symmetry. The compound has a hydrogen-bonding network structure of high inter­est for crystal engineering.

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The title benzimidazolium chloride hydrate crystallizes in the ortho­rhom­bic space group Pnma. It was isolated as an unexpected product from a reaction mixture containing NbCl5 and o-phenyl­enedi­amine.

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The previously unreported inter­metallic compound BaCu5 crystallizes in the rare SrZn5 structure type, completing a missing composition in the alkaline-earth copper family.

research communications


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In the crystal, inter­molecular N—H⋯O, O—H⋯Cl, O—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds connect mol­ecules to form a three-dimensional network. The mol­ecules are further connected by C—H⋯π inter­actions and face-to-face π–π inter­actions into layers parallel to the (001) plane.

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In the title compound, the dihedral angles between the central aromatic ring and its peripheral rings are are 76.57 (2) and 69.71 (3)° and the C10 alkyl chain adopts an extended conformation.

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In the crystal, the mol­ecules are linked by inter­molecular C—H⋯O and C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming sheets parallel to the (010) plane. Furthermore, mol­ecules are connected by C—H⋯π and π–π [centroid-to-centroid distance = 3.7380 (12) Å] inter­actions, forming ribbons along the a-axis direction.

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The crystal structure of seladelpar has been solved and refined using synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction data, and optimized using density functional theory techniques.

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A hydrated salt of 3-methyl­pyridine and 5-nitro­isophthalic acid has been synthesized using the reflux method. The crystal structure is consolidated by a network of significant inter­molecular inter­actions, including O—H⋯O, N—H⋯O, and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, along with additional π–π inter­actions, which collectively contribute to the robustness of the solid-state architecture.

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The crystal structure of tetra­ethyl­ammonium molybdate dihydrate reveals two-dimensional layers of tetra­hedral molybdate mol­ecules bridged by water mol­ecules, with each Mo-oxo serving as a hydrogen bond acceptor.

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The title compound is a second ortho­rhom­bic polymorph of Fe(C5H5)(C8H7O) and crystallizes in the same space group as the first polymorph.

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In the crystal, enanti­omeric mol­ecules are linked by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming layers parallel to the (101) plane. In addition, C—H⋯π inter­actions and Br⋯π contacts create layers parallel to the (101) plane.

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The crystal structure of piperazine-1,4-diium bis­(2,5-di­bromo­benzoate) is reported, with detailed analysis of its intra- and inter­molecular hydrogen-bonding inter­actions, supra­molecular architecture, and Hirshfeld surface analysis.

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In the title compound, the cations are hydrogen bonded in pairs, which are bridged by the chloride anions through N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonding.

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The title compound consists of a chloro­phenyl ring and acetyl moiety bridged over a thio­urea functional group. In the crystal, N—H⋯S and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol­ecules into infinite chains along the a-axis direction. Neither π–π nor C—H⋯π(ring) inter­actions are observed.

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The reaction of the Schiff base ligand N-[(2-hy­droxy­naphthalen-1-yl)methyl­idene]alanine, H2L, with di­chloro­diorganosilicon compounds, Cl2SiR2, yields penta­coordinated silicon complexes LSiR2.

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In the title mol­ecule, the benzyl­triazole moiety and the phenyl portion of the 3-(2-oxo-2-phenyl­eth­yl) group are disordered over two sites. In the crystal, layers of mol­ecules parallel to the ab plane are generated by C—H⋯O and C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, enclosing R22(10) and R22(16) ring motifs, and C—H⋯π(ring) inter­actions.

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The solid state structures of two synthetic N-monoalkytryptamine analogs of the ‘magic' mushroom natural product norpsilocin are presented.

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Bis(tetra­ethyl­ammonium) dodeca­cyano­dodeca­borate(2−) crystallizes in the trigonal space group P3. The B12(CN)122– subunit has nearly icosa­hedral symmetry and interacts with the Et4N+ cation in the structure by multiple weak Csp3–H⋯N hydrogen bonds between CN groups on the anion and methyl or methyl­ene H atoms on the cation.

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The racemic title compound crystallizes in space group P1 compared to C2221 for the chiral natural form.

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A lanthanum-based complex with chemical formula [La(tbpa)(Htbpa)(H2O)7] where H2tbpa is 3,4,5,6-tetra­bromo­phthalic acid has been prepared and structurally described.

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In the title compound, the aromatic ring of the 4-hexyl­oxybenzoyl moiety and the central benzoate ring are twisted relative to one another, subtending a dihedral angle of 39.7 (2)°. The hex­yloxy chain adopts an extended, approximately all-anti conformation and two short intra­molecular C—H⋯O contacts are observed. In the extended structure, C—H⋯π inter­actions help to consolidate the packing.