Two‐dimensional square‐grid frameworks formed by self‐associating copper(II) complexes with 1‐(3‐pyridyl)‐ and 1‐(4‐pyridyl)‐substituted butane‐1,3‐diones

In bis­[1‐(3‐pyridyl)butane‐1,3‐dionato]copper(II) (the Cu atom occupies a centre of inversion), [Cu(C₉H₈NO₂)₂], (I), and bis­[1‐(4‐pyridyl)butane‐1,3‐dionato]copper(II) methanol solvate, [Cu(C₉H₈NO₂)₂]·CH₃OH, (II), the O,O′‐chelating diketonate ligands support square‐planar coordination of the metal ions [Cu—O = 1.948 (1)–1.965 (1) Å]. Weaker Cu⋯N inter­actions [2.405 (2)–2.499 (2) Å], at both axial sides, occur between symmetry‐related bis­(1‐pyridylbutane‐1,3‐dion­ato)copper(II) mol­ecules. This causes their self‐organization into two‐dimensional square‐grid frameworks, with uniform [6.48 Å for (I)] or alternating [4.72 and 6.66 Å for (II)] inter­layer separations. Guest methanol mol­ecules in (II) reside between the distal layers and form weak hydrogen bonds to coordinated O atoms [O⋯O = 3.018 (4) Å].     

Dibenzyl 2,2′‐(ethane‐1,2‐diyl­idene)dihydrazinecarbodithioate bis(di­methyl­formamide) solvate

The title compound, C₁₈H₁₈N₄S₄·2C₃H₇NO, crystallizes with the dibenzyl dihydrazinecarbodithioate mol­ecule residing on a crystallographic inversion centre. The mol­ecule adopts a trans conformation with respect to the central C—C single bond. The dihedral angle between the phenyl group and the thio­thio­semicarbazone unit is 74.1 (1)°.     

Dichloro­[(3,5‐dimethyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl)methane]zinc(II) and di‐μ‐chloro‐bis­{chloro­[(3,5‐dimethyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl)methane]cadmium(II)}

The Zn atom in dichloro­[(3,5‐dimethyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl)­methane]zinc(II), [ZnCl₂(C₁₁H₁₆N₄)], (I), is tetra­hedrally coordinated by two N atoms from one bis­(3,5‐dimethyl­pyrazol­yl)methane ligand and two terminal Cl atoms. The mol­ecule has no crystallographic symmetry. One H atom of the CH₂ group of the bis­(3,5‐dimethyl­pyrazol­yl)methane ligand inter­acts with a Cl atom of an adjacent mol­ecule to yield inter­molecular C—H⋯Cl contacts, thereby forming a one‐dimensional zigzag chain extending along the b axis. On the other hand, in di‐μ‐chloro‐bis­{chloro­[(3,5‐dimethyl‐1H‐pyrazol‐1‐yl)methane]cadmium(II)}, [Cd₂Cl₄(C₁₁H₁₆N₄)₂], (II), each of the two crystallographically equivalent Cd atoms is penta­coordinated by two N atoms from one bis­(3,5‐dimethyl­pyrazol­yl)methane ligand, and by one terminal and two bridging Cl⁻ anions. The mol­ecule has a crystallographic centre of symmetry located at the mid‐point of the Cd⋯Cd line. One H atom of the CH₂ group of the bis­(3,5‐dimethyl­pyrazolyl)­methane ligand inter­acts with a Cl atom of an adjacent mol­ecule to produce pairwise inter­molecular C—H⋯Cl contacts, thereby affording chains of mol­ecules running along the c axis.     

catena‐Poly[[[diaqua­bis(pyridine‐4‐carboxamide‐κN)copper(II)]‐μ2‐squarato‐κO1:O3] dihydrate]

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, {[Cu(C₄O₄)(C₆H₆N₂O)₂(H₂O)₂]·2H₂O}_n, consists of one pyridine‐4‐carbox­amide (isonicotinamide or ina) ligand, one‐half of a squarate dianion, a coordinated aqua ligand and a solvent water mol­ecule. Both the Cu^II and the squarate ions are located on inversion centers. The Cu^II ions are octa­hedrally surrounded by four O atoms of two water mol­ecules and two squarate anions, and by two N atoms of the isonicotinamide ligands. The crystal structure contains chains of squarate‐1,3‐bridged Cu^II ions. These chains are held together by N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O inter­molecular hydrogen‐bond inter­actions, forming an extensive three‐dimensional network.     

Aqua­(di‐2‐pyridylamine)oxalato­copper(II) monohydrate

In the structure of the title complex, [Cu(C₂O₄)(C₁₀H₉N₃)(H₂O)]·H₂O, the Cu^II atom displays a square‐pyramidal geometry, being coordinated by two N atoms from the di‐2‐pyridylamine ligand, two O atoms from the oxalate group and one O atom of a water mol­ecule. The complex mol­ecules are linked to form a three‐dimensional supra­molecular array by hydrogen‐bonding inter­actions between coordinated/uncoordinated water mol­ecules and the uncoordinated oxalate O atoms of neighboring mol­ecules.     

A chloro‐bridged dinuclear phosphinitopalladium complex,di‐μ‐chloro‐bis­[(diphenoxy­phosphinite‐κP)(diphenoxy­phosphinito‐κP)palladium(II)]

The title compound, [Pd₂(C₁₂H₁₀O₃P)₂Cl₂(C₁₂H₁₁O₃P)₂], consists of a dinuclear μ‐chloro‐bridged palladium unit with two diphenoxy­phosphinite groups per Pd atom, linked together by a hydrogen bond. The asymmetric unit contains one half of the mol­ecule, with the other half generated by an inversion centre. The geometry around the P atoms may be described as distorted tetra­hedral. Adjacent mol­ecules of the complex are linked by weak C—H⋯O and C—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds. The structure is additionally stabilized by π–π stacking inter­actions between the aryl rings. These inter­actions form a herring‐bone pattern in the crystal structure.     

Poly[[[bis­(N,N′‐dimethyl­formamide)­zinc(II)]‐μ3‐5‐hydroxy­benzene‐1,3‐dicarboxyl­ato] toluene solvate]

The title compound, {[Zn(C₈H₄O₅)(C₃H₇NO)₂]·0.5C₇H₈}_n, is a one‐dimensional coordination polymer in which the Zn atoms are linked by bridging 5‐hydroxy­benzene‐1,3‐dicarboxyl­ate ligands. These polymeric chains form two‐dimensional sheets via interchain hydrogen bonds, and these sheets, in turn, are stacked tightly with solvent toluene mol­ecules in the inter­layer space. The N,N′‐dimethyl­formamide ligands, coordinated axially to the Zn atoms, form van der Waals contacts with ligands in neighboring sheets, and enclose the guest mol­ecules.     

An alkyl–palladium(II) complex with a bidentate phosphine ligand: [1,3‐bis(di­phenyl­phosphino)­propane‐P,P′]­dimethyl­palladium(II) toluene hemi­solvate

In the title compound, [Pd(CH₃)₂(C₂₇H₂₆P₂)]·0.5C₇H₈, the Pd atom is at the centre of an approximately square‐planar arrangement of two P atoms and two methyl groups. The P—Pd—P angle [93.19 (3)°] is significantly larger than that in the corresponding dichloride complex [Pd(dppp)Cl₂]. The toluene mol­ecule is disordered across an inversion centre.     

1,17‐Diphenyl‐2,4,6,8,10,12,14,16‐octa­oxahepta­deca­ne

The title compound, C₂₁H₂₈O₈, crystallizes with two independent mol­ecules, each with a crystallographic twofold axis passing through the central CH₂ group. The two mol­ecules have different orientations of the terminal benzyl groups. The average C—O bond length in the polyoxymethyl­ene helix, corrected for librational motion, is 1.419 Å. The mol­ecules are connected into layers by inter­molecular C—H⋯O and C—H⋯π(phenyl) inter­actions.     

Aqua(2,2′‐bipyrid­yl)­chloro­nitrato­copper(II)

In a new hydrogen‐bonded three‐dimensional complex, [CuCl(NO₃)(C₁₀H₈N₂)(H₂O)], the Cu atom has an elongated tetra­gonal octa­hedral environment, with two 2,2′‐bipyridyl N atoms, one nitrate O atom and one Cl atom forming the equatorial plane, and a second O atom of the nitrate anion and a water mol­ecule in the axial positions. The complex mol­ecules are linked to form a three‐dimensional supra­molecular array by hydrogen‐bonding inter­actions both between the water O atom and nitrate O atoms, and between the water O atom and the Cl atom of a neighboring mol­ecule.     

Bis(μ‐1,10‐phenanthrolin‐2‐olato‐κ3N,N′:O)­dicopper(I)(Cu—Cu) monohydrate

The crystal structure of the title compound, [Cu₂(C₁₂H₇­N₂O)₂]·H₂O, shows that this dinuclear complex has shorter Cu—N, Cu—O and Cu—Cu distances within the coordination sphere than similar reported complexes. The complex mol­ecule is located on a centre of symmetry and the water mol­ecule is on a twofold axis of the space group C2/c. The discrete complex mol­ecules are extended into a two‐dimensional supramolecular array viaπ–π stacking interactions, intermolecular Cu⋯Cu interactions and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.     

A novel thio­cyanate‐bridged dinuclear cadmium(II) complex: di‐μ‐thio­cyanato‐bis­((methanol){4‐nitro‐2‐[2‐(dimethyl­amino)ethyl­imino­meth­yl]phenolato}cadmium(II))

The title complex, [Cd₂(C₁₁H₁₄N₃O₃)₂(NCS)₂(CH₄O)₂], is an inter­esting thio­cyanate‐bridged dinuclear cadmium(II) compound. It is located on a crystallographic inversion center. The Cd^II atom is six‐coordinated in an octa­hedral configuration by one O and two N atoms of one Schiff base ligand and by the terminal N atom of a bridging thio­cyanate ligand, defining the basal plane, and by the terminal S atom of another bridging thio­cyanate ligand and by the O atom of a coordi­nated methanol mol­ecule, occupying the axial positions. The mol­ecules are linked through inter­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming chains running along the b axis.     

Pseudo‐merohedrally twinned tetra­kis­(1H‐imidazole‐κN3)bis­(N‐nitro­cyanamidato‐κN)copper(II)

Crystals of the title complex, [Cu(CN₃O₂)₂(C₃H₄N₂)₄], the structure of which has been determined by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction at 304 K, appear to be pseudo‐merohedrally twinned. Transformation to a monoclinic C‐centred cell was necessary in order to derive the twin law. Twin refinement in a triclinic unit cell significantly reduced the R value. The asymmetric unit of the triclinic cell consists of one mol­ecule in a general position and two half entities with the Cu atom on a centre of inversion. The coordination of the Cu atom is quasi‐octa­hedral, with four imidazole N‐atom donors in the equatorial plane and two cyano N atoms from the N‐nitro­cyanamidate anion in axial positions. Owing to symmetry in the centrosymmetric mol­ecules, the trans imidazole ligands are parallel, while those in the non‐centrosymmetric mol­ecule make angles of 22.8 (2) and 77.9 (2)°.     

(2,9‐Dimethyl‐1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)(pyridine‐2,6‐dicarboxylato‐κ3O2,N,O6)copper(II) trihydrate

The copper(II) centre in the mononuclear title complex, [Cu(C₇H₃NO₄)(C₁₄H₁₂N₂)]·3H₂O, is surrounded by one bidentate 2,9‐dimethyl‐1,10‐phenanthroline (dmphen) ligand and one tridentate pyridine‐2,6‐dicarboxylate ligand, and exhibits a distorted square‐pyramidal geometry. The crystal packing involves both hydrogen‐bonding and π–π inter­actions. The solvent water mol­ecules link monomers to one another through hydrogen‐bonding inter­actions, forming ladder‐like chains in the bc plane. Face‐to‐face and slipped π–π inter­actions also occur between dmphen rings of neighboring mol­ecules and are responsible for inter­chain packing.     

μ‐Cyano‐1:2κ2C:N‐tetracyano‐1κ4C‐(5‐methyl‐5‐nitro‐3,7‐diazanonane‐1,9‐diamine‐2κ4N1,3,7,9)‐nitrosyl‐1κN‐copper(II)iron(II) dihydrate

The title binuclear complex, [CuFe(CN)₅(C₈H₂₁N₅O₂)(NO)]·2H₂O or [CuFe(nelin)(CN)₅(NO)]·2H₂O (nelin is 5‐methyl‐5‐nitro‐3,7‐di­aza­nonane‐1,9‐di­amine) consists of discrete binuclear mixed‐metal species, with a Cu centre linked to an Fe centre through a cyano bridge, and two water mol­ecules of crystallization. In the complex, the Cu^II ion is coordinated by five N atoms and has a distorted square‐pyramidal geometry. The Fe^II centre is in a distorted octahedral environment.     

Unusual O‐coordination of caffeine in tetra­kis(μ‐3,5‐dinitro­benzoato‐κ2O:O′)bis­[(caffeine‐κO)copper(II)]

The title compound {systematic name: tetra­kis(μ‐3,5‐dinitro­benzoato‐κ²O:O′)bis­[(3,7‐dihydro‐1,3,7‐trimethyl‐1H‐purine‐2,6‐dione‐κO²)copper(II)]}, [Cu₂(C₇H₃N₂O₆)₄(C₈H₁₀N₄O₂)₂], consists of paddle‐wheel dimeric tetra­kis(μ‐3,5‐dinitro­benzoato‐κ²O:O′)dicopper(II) units with O‐coordinated caffeine mol­ecules in both apical positions. The entire dimeric mol­ecule lies on a tetra­gonal inversion axis, and thus one nitro­benzoate anion with one Cu atom in a special position belong to the independent part of the mol­ecule. The caffeine ligand bonded to the Cu atom is disordered on a local twofold non‐crystallographic axis coincident with the axis. A π–π stacking inter­action is observed between the caffeine rings and adjacent symmetry‐related benzene rings of the 3,5‐dinitro­benzoate anions.     

Dichloro­(O‐ethyl 3‐methyl­pyridine‐2‐carboximidic acid‐κ2N,N′)copper(II)

In the title compound, [CuCl₂(C₉H₁₂N₂O)], the Cu^II atom is coordinated by two Cl⁻ anions and two N atoms of one O‐ethyl 3‐methyl­pyridine‐2‐carboximidic acid mol­ecule in a slightly distorted square‐planar geometry, with Cu—N distances of 2.0483 (17) and 1.9404 (18) Å, and Cu—Cl distances of 2.2805 (10) and 2.2275 (14) Å. In addition, each Cu^II atom is connected by one Cl⁻ anion and the Cu^II atom from a neighbouring mol­ecule, with Cu⋯Cl and Cu⋯Cu distances of 2.9098 (13) and 3.4022 (12) Å, respectively, and, therefore, a centrosymmetric dimer is formed. Adjacent mol­ecular dimers are connected by π–π stacking inter­actions between pyridine rings to form a zigzag mol­ecular chain. The mol­ecular chains are also enforced by N—H⋯Cl and C—H⋯Cl inter­actions.     

trans‐Di­aqua­bis(N‐acetyl­anthranilato‐O,O′)copper(II)

The title monomeric copper(II) complex, [Cu(C₉H₈NO₃)₂(H₂O)₂], (I), shows a square‐planar coordination and has an inversion centre at the Cu atom. The carboxyl­ate group of the N‐acetyl­anthranilate ion acts as a monodentate donor ligand to copper and as an acceptor of an intramolecular O—H?O hydrogen bond from the coordinated water mol­ecule, with an O?O distance of 2.581 (2) Å.     

Bis(μ‐3‐nitrobenzene‐1,2‐dicarboxyl­ato)‐κ8O1,O2:O2,O3;O3,O2:O2,O1‐bis­[triaqua­(2‐carboxy‐3‐nitro­benzoato‐κ2O,O′)lanthanum(III)] dihydrate

The title compound, [La₂(C₈H₃NO₆)₂(C₈H₄NO₆)₂(H₂O)₆]·2H₂O, consists of dimeric units related by an inversion center. The two La^III atoms are linked by two bridging bidentate carboxyl­ate groups and two monodentate carboxyl­ate groups. Each La^III atom is nine‐coordinated by six O atoms from five different carboxyl­ate groups and three from water mol­ecules. Hydrogen bonds between the water mol­ecules and between the solvent water and a carboxyl­ate O atom are observed in the structure. In the crystal packing, there are slipped π–π stacking inter­actions between the parallel benzene rings. Both hydrogen‐bonding and π–π inter­actions combine to stabilize the three‐dimensional supra­molecular network.     

Bis(μ‐diphenyl­phosphinato‐κ2O:O′)bis­[aqua­(diphenyl­phosphinato‐κO)bis­(pyridine‐κN)cobalt(II)]

In the centrosymmetric title compound, [Co₂(C₁₂H₁₀O₂P)₄(C₅H₅N)₄(H₂O)₂], each approximately octa­hedral Co atom features two trans‐coordinated pyridine mol­ecules, one water mol­ecule, a terminally coordinated monodentate diphenyl­phosphinate ligand, and two bidentate diphenyl­phosphinate ligands that bridge the two Co atoms across a centre of inversion to form a dimeric binuclear complex. The discrete mol­ecules are linked by double hydrogen bonds between the terminally coordinated diphenyl­phosphinate ligand and the water mol­ecule to form a continuous chain along the crystallographic b axis.