Bis[N‐(2‐hydroxy­ethyl)‐β‐alaninato]copper(II)

The Cu^II ion in the title complex, [Cu(C₅H₁₀NO₃)₂] or [Cu(He‐ala)₂] [He‐ala = N‐(2‐hydroxy­ethyl)‐β‐alaninate], resides at the inversion centre of a square bipyramid comprised of two facially arranged tridentate He‐ala ligands. Each He‐ala ligand binds to a Cu^II ion by forming one six‐membered β‐alaninate chelate ring in a twist conformation and one five‐membered ethanol­amine ring in an envelope conformation, with Cu—N = 2.017 (2) Å, Cu—O_COO = 1.968 (1) Å and Cu—O_OH = 2.473 (2) Å. The [Cu(He‐ala)₂] mol­ecules are involved in a network of O—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming layers parallel to the (10) plane. The layers are connected into a three‐dimensional structure by van der Waals inter­actions, so that the mol­ecular centres form pseudo‐face‐centered close packing.     

(2‐Hydroxy­ethyl)­hydrazinium(2+) dichloride

The crystal structure of the title compound, C₂H₁₀N₂O²⁺·2Cl⁻, is built up from one 2‐hydroxy­ethyl­hydrazinium(2+) cation and two Cl⁻ anions. The mol­ecular structure is stabilized by O—H⋯Cl and N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds. The crystal structure is stabilized by one N—H⋯O and three N—H⋯Cl inter­actions, and the three‐dimensional network of hydrogen bonds stabilizes the crystal packing. All five hydrazinium H atoms are involved in hydrogen bonds to Cl⁻ anions. The Cl⋯H contact distances range from 2.122 (15) to 2.809 (14) Å.     

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.     

Chloro{2,2′‐[(1S,2S)‐1,2‐di­phenyl‐1,2‐ethanediyl­bis­(nitrilo­methyl­idyne)]­diphenolato‐κ4O,N,N′,O′}(ethanol‐κO)­manganese(III)

The crystal structure of the title compound, [MnCl(C₂₈H₂₂N₂O₂)(C₂H₆O)], has been determined at 173 (2) K in the non‐centrosymmetric space group P2₁2₁2₁. The asymmetric unit contains two molecular units. An intermolecular O—H⋯Cl hydrogen bond is formed between the OH group of an ethanol mol­ecule coordinated to the Mn atom and the coordinated Cl⁻ anion, and so polymeric chains of Mn‐containing fragments are formed [O—H⋯Cl = 3.1281 (16) and 3.1282 (15) Å]. The Mn atoms have a pseudo‐octahedral coordination sphere, with the four donor atoms of the Schiff base forming an equatorial plane [Mn—O distances are 1.8740 (13), 1.8717 (13), 1.8749 (13) and 1.8823 (13) Å, and Mn—N distances are 1.9868 (15), 1.9910 (14), 1.9828 (15) and 1.9979 (14) Å]. The axial positions are occupied by an ethanol mol­ecule [Mn—O distances of 2.3069 (15) and 2.3130 (15) Å] and a Cl⁻ ligand [Mn—Cl distances of 2.5732 (6) and 2.5509 (6) Å].     

Dichloro­[(1E,1′E)‐1,1′‐(pyridine‐2,6‐diyl)diethanone bis­(O‐methyl­oxime)‐κ3N1,N2,N6]copper(II)

In the title compound, [CuCl₂(C₁₁H₁₅N₃O₂)], the Cu^II ion is five‐coordinated in a strongly distorted trigonal–bipyramidal arrangement, with the two methyl­oxime N atoms located in the apical positions, and the pyridine N and the Cl atoms located in the basal plane. The two axial Cu—N distances are almost equal (mean 2.098 Å) and are substantially longer than the equatorial Cu—N bond [1.9757 (15) Å]. It is observed that the N(oxime)—M—N(pyridine) bond angle for five‐membered chelate rings of 2,6‐diacetyl­pyridine dioxime complexes is inversely related to the magnitude of the M—N(pyridine) bond. The structure is stabilized by intra‐ and inter­molecular C—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds which involve the methyl H atoms, except for one of the two acetyl­methyl groups.     

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.     

(Acetonitrile){2,6‐bis­[1‐(2‐ethyl‐6‐methyl­phenyl­imino)­ethyl]­pyridine}­dichloro­ruthenium(II) dichloro­methane hemisolvate: a chain of edge‐fused R66(24) rings

In the title compound, [RuCl₂(C₂H₃N)(C₂₇H₃₁N₃)]·0.5CH₂Cl₂, the Ru^II ion is six‐coordinated in a distorted octa­hedral arrangement, with the two Cl atoms located in the apical positions, and the pyridine (py) N atom, the two imino N atoms and the acetonitrile N atom located in the basal plane. The dichloromethane solvent mol­ecule lies on a twofold axis. The two equatorial Ru—N_imino distances are almost equal (mean 2.089 Å) and are substantially longer than the equatorial Ru—N_py bond [1.914 (4) Å]. It is observed that the N_imino—M—N_py bond angle for the five‐membered chelate rings of pyridine‐2,6‐diimine complexes is inversely related to the magnitude of the M—N_py bond. The title structure is stabilized by intra‐ and inter­molecular C—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds. The inter­molecular hydrogen bonds form an R₆⁶(24) ring and a chain of edge‐fused rings running parallel to the [001] direction.     

catena‐Poly[[(2,2′‐biimidazole‐κ2N,N′)chloro­copper(II)]‐μ‐chloro]

In the polymeric title compound, [CuCl₂(C₆H₆N₄)]_n, each Cu^II ion is five‐coordinated by four basal atoms (two N atoms from a 2,2′‐biimidazole mol­ecule and two Cl⁻ anions) and one axial Cl⁻ anion, in a distorted square‐pyramidal coordination geometry. Cl⁻ anions bridge the {Cu(C₆H₆N₄)Cl} units into one‐dimensional linear chains, which are reinforced by π–π inter­actions. Adjacent linear chains are linked by N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, resulting in a grid layer. The hydrogen‐bonding pattern can be described in graph‐set notation as C(9)R(9)R(14). This study extends our knowledge of the multifunctional properties of the 2,2′‐biimidazole ligand and of the coordination stereochemistry of copper(II).     

6‐Phenyl‐3‐(4‐pyrid­yl)‐1,2,4‐triazolo[3,4‐b][1,3,4]thia­diazole

The title compound, C₁₄H₉N₅S, has been synthesized and characterized both spectroscopically and structurally. The triazolo–thia­diazole system, the pyridine ring and the phenyl ring are all planar. The plane of the triazolo–thia­diazole system forms dihedral angles of 1.53 (13) and 7.55 (12)° with the planes of the pyridine and phenyl rings, respectively. In the mol­ecule, there are two intra­molecular inter­actions of types C—H⋯N and C—H⋯S. Inter­molecular C—H⋯N inter­actions involving a phenyl CH group and a triazole N atom lead to the formation of a one‐dimensional chain. In the crystal structure, two types of π–π inter­actions affect the packing of the mol­ecules. In addition, there are inter­molecular non‐bonded S⋯N contacts of 2.870 (2) Å, which may cause steric hindrance.     

Iodo­(picolinato‐κ2N,O)(picolinic acid‐κ2N,O)mercury(II)

The title compound, [Hg(C₆H₄NO₂)I(C₆H₅NO₂)], has twofold symmetry along the Hg—I bond. The Hg^II ion coordinates one I atom [at 2.6045 (4) Å], two N and two O atoms [at 2.298 (3) and 2.481 (2) Å] from one picolinate ion, and one picolinic acid mol­ecule in a very irregular trigonal–bipyramidal coordination. The single hydr­oxy H atom required for chemical neutrality is both statistically (by crystal symmetry) and structurally disordered, and is involved in an inter­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bond [O⋯O = 2.455 (4) Å], connecting the mol­ecules into one‐dimensional infinite chains along the [101] direction.     

(R)‐N‐[(R)‐1‐(2‐Hydroxy‐5‐methyl­phenyl)‐2‐phenyl­ethyl]‐2‐methyl‐1‐phenyl­propyl­ammonium chloride

In the title compound, C₂₅H₃₀NO⁺·Cl⁻, the mol­ecules are linked by a combination of inter­molecular N—H⋯Cl and O—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds and intra­molecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The absolute configuration of the new stereogenic centre (the C atom adjacent to the N atom on the phenol side) is determined to have an R configuration.     

Hexa‐μ2‐chloro‐μ4‐oxo‐tetrakis[(2‐ethyl­tetrazole‐κN4)copper(II)]

In the title molecular complex, [Cu₄Cl₆O(2‐EtTz)₄], where 2‐EtTz is 2‐ethyl­tetrazole (C₃H₆N₄), the central O atom is located on the symmetry site and is tetrahedrally coordinated to four Cu atoms, with Cu—O distances of 1.8966 (4) Å. A very slight distortion of Cu₄O from a regular tetrahedron is observed [two Cu—O—Cu angles are 108.76 (3)° and four others are 109.828 (13)°]. Each Cu atom is connected to three others via the Cl atoms, forming a slightly distorted Cl octahedron around the O atom, with O⋯Cl distances of 2.9265 (7) Å for Cl atoms lying on the twofold axis and 2.9441 (13) Å for those in general positions. The Cu atom has a distorted trigonal–bipyramidal environment, with three Cl atoms in the equatorial plane, and with the N atom of the 2‐ethyl­tetrazole ligand and the μ₄‐O atom in axial positions. The Cu atom is displaced out of the equatorial plane by ca 0.91 Å towards the coordinated N atom of the 2‐­ethyl­tetrazole ligand.     

Bis(3‐amino­pyridine‐κN)(4,4′‐di­methyl‐2,2′‐bipyridine‐κ2N,N′)(per­chlorato‐κO)copper(II) per­chlorate

The title compound, [Cu(ClO₄)(C₅H₆N₂)₂(C₁₂H₁₂N₂)]ClO₄, was prepared by in situ partial ligand substitution between 3‐amino­pyridine and 4,4′‐dimethyl‐2,2′‐bipyridine at room temperature. The central copper(II) ion is five‐coordinated by one bidentate 4,4′‐dimethyl‐2,2′‐bipyridine mol­ecule, two monodentate pyridine‐coordinated 3‐amino­pyridine mol­ecules and one apical O atom from the perchlorate counter‐ion. Inter­molecular N—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen‐bonding inter­actions form a hydrogen‐bond‐sustained network.     

The perchlorate salt of the novel diprotonated dinucleating ligand 1,3‐bis­{[2‐(2‐pyridinio)eth­yl][2‐(2‐pyrid­yl)eth­yl]amino}benzene

In the title salt, 1,3‐bis­{[2‐(2‐pyridinio)eth­yl][2‐(2‐pyrid­yl)ethyl]amino}benzene diperchlorate dihydrate, C₃₄H₃₈N₆²⁺·2ClO₄⁻·2H₂O, the cation contains two ethyl­pyrid­yl and two ethyl­pyridinium pendant pairs anchored to the two N atoms of 1,3‐phenyl­enediamine. The pyrid­yl and pyridinium N atoms are flanked by a mol­ecule of water through strong hydrogen‐bonding inter­actions [N—H⋯O = 2.762 (6) and 2.758 (6) Å, and O—H⋯N = 2.834 (6) and 2.839 (6) Å]. The water mol­ecules have weak hydrogen‐bonding inter­actions with the perchlorate anions as well. One of the perchlorate anions is severely disordered.     

fac‐Bromo­tri­carbonyl­[2‐(2‐pyridylmethyl)‐2,3‐di­hydro‐1H‐isoindol‐1‐one]­rhenium(I) methanol solvate

The structure of the title compound, fac‐[ReBr(C₁₄H₁₂N₂O)(CO)₃]·CH₄O, consists of neutral mononuclear mol­ecular units of distorted octahedral geometry, with the three carbonyl donors in a facial orientation. The remaining coordination sites are occupied by the Br atom, the pyridine N atom and the ketone O‐atom donor of the ligand. The mol­ecules pack in stacks of antiparallel tapes, with a network of classical (O—H⋯Br) and non‐classical (C—H⋯O) hydrogen bonds between the methanol solvent mol­ecule and the complex mol­ecule.     

(2S,RS)‐6‐Phenyl‐1‐(p‐tolyl­sulfinyl)­hexa‐3(E),5(E)‐dien‐2‐ol

The mol­ecule of the title compound, C₁₉H₂₀O₂S, corresponds to a chiral sulfinyldienol with two stereogenic centres, viz. the C atom susbtituted by the hydr­oxy group and the sulfinyl S atom. The mol­ecule displays a V‐shape in the solid state. The dihedral angle defined by the least‐squares planes of the aromatic rings is 72.9 (1)°. The packing pattern exhibits the following inter­molecular hydrogen bonds: one O—H⋯O [H⋯O = 1.98 Å, O⋯O = 2.785 (4) Å and O—H⋯O = 166°] and two C—H⋯O [H⋯O = 2.58 and 2.60 Å, C⋯O = 3.527 (5) and 3.347 (5) Å, and C—H⋯O = 164 and 134°]. These define a chain along b.     

1‐Chloro‐2‐nitro­benzene: N—O⋯Cl halogen bonds and aromatic π–π stacking,and thermal vibrations in the vicinity of the melting point

The crystal structure of 1‐chloro‐2‐nitro­benzene, C₆H₄ClNO₂, is made up of mol­ecules which are linked by N—O⋯Cl halogen bonds. These mol­ecular chains are involved in aromatic π–π stacking; the inter­molecular O⋯Cl distance is 3.09 Å. Such short halogen bonds are not common. A rigid‐body analysis including the non‐rigidly attached rigid group provides the mean‐square amplitudes of the mol­ecular translations and librations, and of the inter­nal torsional vibrations of the nitro group. The results reveal the driving role of the torsional vibrations of the nitro group in the phase transition to the liquid phase.     

[1,3‐Bis(2‐ethoxy­phenyl)imidazolidin‐2‐yl­idene]bromo­(cyclo­octa‐1,5‐diene)­rhodium(I)

The title complex, [RhBr(C₈H₁₂)(C₁₉H₂₂N₂O₂)], has a distorted square‐planar geometry. There are two mol­ecules, A and B, in the asymmetric unit. The Rh—C bond distance between the N‐heterocyclic ligand and the metal atom is 2.039 (2) Å in mol­ecule A and 2.042 (2) Å in mol­ecule B. The angle between the carbene heterocycle and the coordination plane is 87.56 (12)° in mol­ecule A and 87.03 (11)° in mol­ecule B. It is shown that the average Rh—C(COD) (COD is cyclo­octa­diene) distance is linearly dependent on the Rh—C(imidazolidine) distance in this type of compound. This can be ascribed to the steric hindrance produced by the packing. The crystal structure contains intra­molecular C—H⋯O and inter­molecular C—H⋯Br inter­actions.     

catena‐Poly[[{4‐bromo‐2‐[2‐(di­methyl­amino)­ethyl­imino­meth­yl]­phenolato}­copper(II)]‐μ‐thio­cyanato]

The title complex, [Cu(C₁₁H₁₄BrN₂O)(NCS)]_n, is an inter­esting thio­cyanate‐bridged polynuclear copper(II) compound, which crystallizes with two independent mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit. Each Cu^II atom is five‐coordinate in a square‐pyramidal configuration, with one O and two N atoms of one Schiff base ligand and one terminal N atom of a bridging thio­cyanate ligand defining the basal plane, and one terminal S atom of another bridging thio­cyanate ligand occupying the apical position. The {4‐bromo‐2‐[2‐(dimethyl­amino)ethyl­imino­meth­yl]phenolato}copper(II) units are linked by the bridging thio­cyanate ligands, forming polymeric chains running along the a axis. There are weak inter­molecular C—H⋯O and C—H⋯S hydrogen bonds between the chains in the crystal structure.     

Di­chloro­bis(2‐chloro‐5‐methyl­pyridine‐κN)copper(II)

In the crystals of the title compound, [CuCl₂(C₆H₆ClN)₂], the Cu atom lies on an inversion centre and is four‐coordinated by two pyridine N atoms and two Cl atoms in trans positions. The coordination geometry is square planar, with Cu—N and Cu—Cl distances of 1.986 (2) and 2.2536 (11) Å, respectively. The two pyridine rings are parallel, but twist from the CuN₂Cl₂ coordination plane by about 95° in the complex mol­ecule. There are three kinds of intermolecular C—H⃛Cl hydrogen bonds in the crystals. Two of these types generate two‐dimensional molecular networks, viewed in the direction of the a axis, and the other connects adjacent molecular networks.