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ISSN: 2053-2296

Crystallography in Latin America: a vibrant community


Edited by Maria Rosales-Hoz and Renata Diniz

The growth of the number of articles published by Latin American researchers has been important in recent years. Part of this growth is represented by structural chemistry papers. This special issue of Acta Crystallographica Section C will help to give visibility to the work carried out by the crystallographic communities in these countries and will coincide with the Sixth Latin American Crystallographic Association (LACA) Meeting.

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Review of com­putational simulations of the chal­co­py­rite structure, oxidations and inter­actions with collectors.

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The diethyl N,N′-(1,3-phenyl­ene)dicarbamate–theophylline (1–TEO) com­plex was obtained by mechanochemistry involving the conformational change of one of the ethyl carbamate groups of 1 from the endo conformation to the exo conformation to allow the formation of inter­molecular inter­actions.

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A series of com­pounds were synthesized from a 1:2 mixture of a metal and a terpyridine (TPY) ligand, with the general formula [M(R-TPY)2](ClO4)2 (where M = Co2+, Fe2+, Mn2+ and Ni2+, and R-TPY = Ph-TPY, ClPh-TPY and MeOPh-TPY). All com­pounds were characterized spectroscopically and three, [Ni(Ph-TPY)2](ClO4)2, [Mn(MeOPh-TPY)2](ClO4)2 and [Mn(Ph-TPY)2](ClO4)2, were determinated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.


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The synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties are reported for an erbium(III) ox­am­ate com­plex which can be considered a novel spin qubit candidate.

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An approach to form Sn—C bonds based on Barbier-type reactions assisted by sonochemical activation of the Mg surface is an easy and successful option to yield organotin mono­nuclear heterocyclic com­pounds when a xanthenyl moiety is used.

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The sensitivity of atomic Hirshfeld surfaces is further validated through the evaluation of contacts of type M⋯H and through the variations in curvature for C—C bonds depending on the hybridization of the C atoms.

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The crystallographic analysis of two novel pyrroles is reported. A nitrosyl derivative revealed strong hydrogen-bond inter­actions and bifurcated halogen bonds that lead to inter­stitial voids.

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This study unveils the intricate crystal structures and diverse supra­molecular architectures of four novel CuII com­plexes with 2,2′-bi­imid­az­ole and malonate ligands, showcasing their unique hy­dro­gen-bonded networks and their potential for use in materials science applications.

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Two ben­zo­di­az­e­pines, obtained in attempts to crystallize vicinal amines from acetone, are examined. The findings are relevant to understanding the role of solvents during crystallization processes.

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This study uses geometric parameters and Hirshfeld surfaces to understand and com­pare the coordination and the geometric distortion of a series of copper com­plexes exhibiting one acetate and two nitro­genous ligands (bipy or phen). It also focuses on understanding how the O atoms of the acetate ligand inter­act with the metal centre and the role this ligand can play in the geometry distortion.

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We have successfully synthesized a novel ionic neodymium coordination polymer with 4-sulfobenzoate and pyridine-4-carbohydrazide ligands. The network is characterized by an anionic one-dimensional chain within a cationic three-dimensional polymer, which has potential voids if the one-dimensional net is changed for a smaller anionic species. The structural characterization was achieved by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and com­putational calculations.

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A binuclear paddle-wheel copper(II) com­plex containing substituted benzoates as equatorial bridging ligands and ethanol as axial ligands exhibits an anti­ferromagnetic exchange coupling of 2J = −288 cm−1, which fits well into a previously suggested magneto-structural correlation.

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The structural study and Hirshfeld surface analysis of dinuclear zinc(II) acetate com­plexes of Schiff bases synthesized by ring-opening reactions of three benzo­thia­zoline precursors are described.

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The properties of N-(5-nitro­thia­zol-2-yl)furan-2-carboxamide, as a potential inhibitor of the DHODH (di­hydro­orotate de­hy­dro­genase) enzyme, were evaluated by mol­ecular docking, showing coupling energies very close to those obtained with the control drug for rheumatoid arthritis, i.e. leflunomide.

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