Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Ruthenium(II) Compound of Dinitrogen

The title compound [Ru(bph)(PPh3)2(N2)]·(PF6)·1.5CH2Cl2 (bph = N-(benzoyl)- N?-(picolinylidene)-hydrazine) has been prepared and characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/n with a = 13.5201(6), b = 15.5078(6), c = 25.0656(13) ?, β = 100.257(3)°, C50.50H43Cl3F6N5OP3Ru, Mr = 1150.23, V = 5171.4(4) ?3, Z = 4, F(000) = 2332, Dc = 1.477 g/cm3 and μ(MoKα) = 0.615 mm-1. The structure was refined to R = 0.0524 and wR = 0.1398 for 8060 observed reflections (I > 2σ(I)). The Ru-N2 and N(N bond distances are 1.919(4) and 1.133(5) ?, respectively.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 1,4-Dimethyl-2,5-di{[2′-（3-pyridylmethylamino- formyl）phenoxyl]methyl}benzene Perchlorate

The title compound, 1,4-dimethyl-2,5-di { [2′-（3-pyridylmethylaminoformyl）phenoxyl]- methyl}benzene perchlorate （C36H36Cl2N4O12, Mr = 787.59）, has been synthesized and structurally determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal crystallizes in the orthorhombic system, space group Pbca with a = 14.366（4）, b = 15.159（4）, c = 16.443（5）A, V = 3580.9（17）/A3 Z = 4, De = 1.461 g/cm^3, /t = 0.253 mm^-1, F（000） = 1640, R = 0.0618 and wR = 0.1525 for 1615 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. In the structure of the title compound, a two-dimensional supramolecular layer is formed via intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions.     

Synthesis and Structural Characterization of an Arene-ruthenium Complex [（η^6-p-cymene）Ru（μ-N3） （N3）]2

An arene-ruthenium dimeric complex, [（η^6-p-cymene）Ru（μ-N3）（N3）]2 1, was synthesized from the reaction of [（η^6-p-cymene）Ru（μ-Cl）（Cl）]2 with an excess NaN3 and charac- terized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in triclinic, space group P1^- with a = 8.2321（8）, b = 8.2155（8）, c = 9.9976（11）A, α= 81.786（5）, β= 82.906（5）, γ= 77.134（5）°, V= 649.46（11）A^3, Z= 1, Mr = 638.68, Dc = 1.633 g/cm3,/t（MoKα） = 1.195 mm^-1, F（000） = 320, S = 0.974, the fmal R = 0.0282 and wR = 0.0644 for 2363 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I） and 157 variables. The neutral molecule is dimeric with two azide ligands bridging two ruthenium atoms to adopt an octahedral coordination geometry. The average Ru-Nt （terminal） and Ru-Nb （bridge） bond lengths are 2.092（3） and 2.147（2）A, respectively.     

Synthesis,Structure and Luminescent Properties of [Zn（btzb）2Cl2]·2H2O [btzb = 1,2-Bis（5-tetrazolyl）benzene]

The title compound [Zn（btzb）2Cl2]·2H2O （1·2H2O, btzb = 1,2-bis（5-tetrazolyl）ben- zene） was synthesized in situ by the [2＋3] cycloaddition reaction of phthalonitrile with NaN3 in water in the presence of ZnCl2 under refluxing conditions. 1·2H2O crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P2 1/c with a = 9.0119（18）, b = 7.5566（15）, c = 18.076（5）A, β= 114.67（2）°, V= 1118.6（4）A^3, Z = 2, Dc = 1.784 g/cm^3, T= 223（2） K, C16H16N16O2Cl2Zn, Mr = 600.74, F（000） = 608, μ（MoKα） = 1.393 mm^-1, S = 1.081, R = 0.0306 and wR = 0.0669 for 1896 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The Zn^2＋ ion of 1 is coordinated by four N atoms from two btzb ligands and two Cl atoms, forming a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. A number of intermolecular hydrogen bon- ding interactions between molecules 1 and/or the solvated water molecules result in a 3D hydrogen-bonded structure. The luminescent property of 1·2H2O was also investigated.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of N,N＇-Bis-[3-chloro-5-S-（1-menthyloxy）- 2（5H）-4-furanon-yl]-propane-1,3-diamine

The title compound, N,N＇-bis-[3-chloro-5-S-（l-menthyloxy）-2（5H）-4-furanon-yl]- propane-l,3-diamine （C31H48Cl2N2O6, Mr = 615.61）, has been synthesized and characterized by IR, 1H NMR, MS, elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group C2 with a = 16.1091（4）, b = 11.1880（3）, c = 19.2854（5） A, β = 106.297（2）°, V = 3336.12（15） A3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.226 mg/m3,μ = 0.237 mm^-1, F（000） = 1320, the final R = 0.0531 and wR = 0.0700 for 2760 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. X-ray analysis reveals that the title compound possesses four rings： two chiral five-membered furanone rings and two six-membered cyclohexane rings with chair conformation, containing eight chiral centers： C2（S）, C3（R）, C5（R）, C10（S）, C18（S）, C21（R）, C22（S） and C25（R）. The structure is stabilized by N-H…O hydrogen bonding interaction.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 4-tert-Butyl-6-（4-chlorophenyl）-3,6- dihydro-2H-1,3-thiazin-2-iminium Chloride

The title compound, 4-tert-butyl-6-（4-chlorophenyl）-3,6-dihydro-2H-1,3-thiazin- 2-iminium chloride （C14H18C12N2S）, has been synthesized by the reaction of 1-（4-chlorophenyl）- 4,4-dimethylpent-1-en-3-one with thiourea, and its crystal structure was determined by single- crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P211c with a = 16.3064（11）, b = 9.4471（6）, c = 11.2626 （8）A, β = 108.400（1）°, Z = 4, V = 1646.28（19） A^3, Mr = 317.26, Dc = 1.280 g/cm^3, S = 1.078,μ = 0.510 mm^-1, F（000） = 664, the final R = 0.0514 and wR = 0.1412 for 3210 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. The thiazine ring system displays a twisted boat conformation, and three N-H,..Cl hydrogen bonds exist in the crystal. The combination of two N-H...Cl hydrogen bonds generate an R2^1 （6） ring.     

Synthesis and Structure of a Zinc（Ⅱ） Complex： [Zn（Pybta）·Cl2]n

The title compound, [Zn（Pybta）Cl2]n （Pybta = 1-（2-pyridylmethyl）benzontriazole）, has a zigzag chain structure. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 9.0103（11）, b = 17.0276（18）, c = 9.2288（11）A,β = 101.309（6）°, Mr= 346.51, V= 1388.4（3）A^3, Z= 4, De= 1.658 g/cm^3, F（000） = 696,/a = 2.143 mm^-1, the final R = 0.0492 and wR = 0.1236 for 2545 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The Zn atom is four-coordinated by two N and two Cl atoms, forming a slightly distorted tetrahedral geometry. Each zigzag chain links its adjacent symmetryrelated equivalents via multiple π-π interactions, which are not frequently observed in the previously reported architectures.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Penta-coordinated Cu（II） Complex： Cu（C17H13F3O3）2·CsH5N

A new copper（II） complex 3, Cu（C17H13F3O3）2·C5H5N, has been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group C2/c with a = 17.8511（7）, b = 17.4136（7）, c = 13.9425（7） A, β = 124.4830（10）°, V = 3572.5（3） A^3, Z = 4, C39H29CuF6NO6, Mr = 785.17,/7（000） = 1604, T = 292（2） K, Dc = 1.460 g/cm^3 and p = 0.691 mm^-1. The structure was refined to R = 0.0477 and wR = 0.1110 for 2935 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. For the title compound, X-ray analysis reveals that the copper（II） is penta-coordinated by four oxygen atoms from the corresponding 1-（4-（benzyloxy）phenyl）-4,4,4-trifluorobutane-1,3-dione ligands and one nitrogen atom of pyridine, forming a distorted square pyramidal geometry. It is found that the trifluoromethyl group, F（1）/F（1＇）, F（2）/F（2＇） and F（3）/F（3＇））, is disordered over two orientations in an approximate 3：1 ratio.     

The First Example of a Supramolecular Structure Containing [2-（1H-Pyrazol-3-yl）-pyridine] Complex and both α- and β-Octamolybdates

The title compound, [Ni（C8N3H7）3]4[Mo8O26]2·6H2O 1, has been synthesized from the reaction of 2-（1H-pyrazol-3-yl）-pyridine （L） with （NH4）2MoO4·2H2O and NiCl2·6H2O. Elemental analysis, IR, UV spectra and X-ray single-crystal diffraction were carried out to determine the composition and crystal structure of the compound. Crystal data： C96H96Mo16N36Ni4O58, Mr = 4451.97, monoclinic system, space group P21/n, a = 20.846（5）, b = 14.825（5）, c = 23.122（5） A ,β= 91.594（5）°, V = 7143（3）A^3, Z = 2, F（000） = 4344, Dc = 2.070 g/cm^3,μ = 1.968 mm^-1, R = 0.0452 and wR = 0.1056 for 17102 independent reflections （Rint = 0.0442） and 11074 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. Structural analysis indicates that two kinds of octamolybdates （[α-Mo8026]^4- and [β-Mo8026]^4-） co-exist in the compound. This is the first example of a supramolecular structure containing L complex as well as both α- and β-octamolybdate clusters.     

Crystal Structure and Biological Activities of N-（5-（4-Chloro-2-（trifluoromethyl）phenyl）furan-2-carbonyl）-N＇-（4,6,dimethylpyrimidin-2-yl）thiourea

The new title compound N-（5-（4-chloro-2-（trifluoromethyl）phenyl）furan-2-carbon-yl）- N＇-（4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-2-yl）thiourea （C19H14C1F3N4O2S） has been synthesized, and its crystal structure and biological behaviors were studied. The title compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 7.932（5）, b = 33.46（2）, c = 7.556（5） A, β = 98.058（9）°, V = 1986（2） A^3 Mr = 454.85, Z = 4, Dc = 1.521 g/cm^3, μ = 0.349 mm^-1 and F（000） = 928. The structure was solved by direct methods and refined to R = 0.0724 and wR= 0.1429 for 3494 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. Intermolecular hydrogen bonds along the b axis together with the continuous π-π interactions construct the three-dimensional architecture of the title compound. The preliminary biological tests show definite herbicidalactivity for the title compound.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Antibacterial Activity of （E）-N1,N4-Bis（2,3,4-trimethoxy-6- methylbenzylidene）butane- 1,4-diamine

The title compound （E）-N1,N4-bis（2,3,4-trimethoxy-6-methylbenzylidene） butane- 1,4- diamine （C26H36N2O6, Mr = 472.57） was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectra and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to triclinic, space group C2/c with a = 36.102（4）, b = 5.6620（11）, c = 13.015（2）A,β = 105.491 （2）°, V = 2563.7（7）A3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.224 g/cm3, 2 = 0.71073 A,μ（MoKα） = 0.087 mm^-1, F（000） = 1016, the final R = 0.0456 and wR = 0.1257 for 2255 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the molecule adopts an E configuration about the central C=N functional bond. The phenyl rings of two 2,3,4-trimethoxy-6-methylbenzaldehyde groups are parallel by symmetry. The molecules are linked through π-π and C-H…π stacking interactions and C-H…O hydrogen bonding interactions. The title compound possesses moderate antibacterial activity.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 1-（2,6-Dichloro-4-nitrophenyl）-5-amino-4-cyanopyrazole

The crystal structure of 1-（2,6-dichloro-4-nitrophenyl）-5-amino-4-cyanopyrazole （C10H10Cl2N5O2, Mr = 298.09） has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P1^- with a = 8.1258（10）, b = 8.6460（10）, c = 10.0214（12） A, α = 68.986（2）, β = 71.598（2）, γ = 85.181（2）°, V = 623.26（13） A3, Z = 2, Dc = 1.588 g/cm^3,μ = 0.525 mm^-1, F（000） = 300, R = 0.0613 and wR = 0.1524 for 1890 observed reflections, and the extinction coefficient = 0.010（5）. The crystal structure is stabilized by N-H...N hydrogen bonds.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of （Z）-1- （3-Fluorobenzyl）-5-（（3-fluorobenzylimino）（2-hydroxy-4-methoxyphenyl）methyl）pyridin-2（1H）-one

The title compound （Z）-1-（3-fluorobenzyl）-5-（（3-fluorobenzylimino）（2-hydroxy-4- methoxyphenyl）methyl）pyridin-2（1H）-one （C27H22F2N2O3,Mr = 460.47） was synthesized and crystallized. The crystal belongs to the triclinic system,space group P1 with a = 9.951（6）,b = 10.059（6）,c = 12.927（7）A,α = 109.828（7）,β = 102.304（7）,γ = 104.898（7）°,Z = 2,V = 1110.2（11）A^3,Dc =1.377 Mg/m^3,μ（MoKα） = 0.102 mm^-1,F（000） = 480,the final R = 0.0449 and Rw = 0.1250 for 4595 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. X-ray analysis reveals that both m-fluorobenzyl groups are diorientationally disordered because of the rotation of C–C single bond which was represented as F（1）,F（2） and F（1＇）,F（2＇）. The diorientational disorder was refined and gave the occupancies of 0.665（4） and 0.335（4） for F（1） and F（1＇）,0.631（3） and 0.369（3） for F（2） and F（2＇）. Hydrogen bonds existing in the cell link different components to stabilize the crystal structure. The active data proved that the title compound has good anti-HBV activity.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Photoluminescence of [Gd（C6NO2H5）3- （H2O）2]2n·（nH5O2）（nHgCl5）（2nHgCl4）·（2nH2O）

A heterometallic 4f-5d inorganic-organic metaMsonicotinato hybrid [Gd（C6NO2H5）3- （H2O）2]2n·（nH5O2）（nHgCl5）（2nHgCl4）·（2nH2O） 1 has been synthesized via hydrothermal reaction and structurally characterized. Complex 1 crystallizes in the space group C2/c of monoclinic system with four formula units in a cell： a = 24.234（8）, b = 20.816（7）, c = 15.333（3）A , β= 128.091（8）°, V = 6088（3）A^3, C36H47Cl13Gd2Hg3N6O20, Mr = 2260.92, Dc = 2.467 g/cm^3, S = 0.896, μ（MoKα） = 10.331 mm^-1, F（000） = 4216, R = 0.0344 and wR = 0.0629. The crystal structure analysis reveals that the title complex is characteristic of a one-dimensional chain-like structure. Photoluminescent investigation reveals that the title complex displays a broad and intense emission in the green region.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure and Fluorescent Property of 2,2＇-Bipyridyl-3,3＇- bis（N,N＇-disalicylidene）-formyhydrazone

A binicotinic biscarbohydrazone compound,2,2＇-bipyridyl-3,3＇-bis（N,N＇-disali- cylidene）-formyhydrazone,1 has been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis,FT-IR,1H- NMR,ESI-MS and single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to triclinic,space group P1 with a = 9.419（3）,b = 11.745（4）,c = 12.035（5）A,V = 1178.8（7）A^3,Z = 2,Dc = 1.354 g/cm^3,μ = 0.095 mm^-1,F（000） = 500,λ（MoKα） = 0.71073 ,C26H20N6O4,Mr = 480.48,the final R = 0.0480 and wR = 0.1084 for 3634 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that a 1D supramolecular structure of 1 has been constructed by multiply intermolecular N–H···N and O–H···O H-bonding interactions. Besides,compound 1 exhibits a strong green-light emission in the solid state at room temperature.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of （SiCl3）2Fe（CO）4

The compound （SiCl3）2Fe（CO）4 was synthesized and structurally characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P2 1/n with α = 8.287（2）, b = 9.829（2）, c = 9.042（2） A, β = 96.19（3）°, V= 732.2（3） A^3, C4Cl6FeO4Si2, Mr = 436.77, Z = 2, Dc = 1.981 g/cm^3, F（000） = 424, μ（MoKα） = 2.282 mm^-1, the final R = 0.048 and wR = 0.164 for 1109 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. The crystal structure of （SiCl3）2Fe（CO）4 reveals that the Si（l）- Fe-Si（l）^a sequence is linear and perpendicular to the Fe（CO）4 cross-shaped plane.     

Synthesis,Structure and Norbornene Polymerization Activity of a Novel Palladium（ II ） Complex with N,N＇-bis（2-benzoyl-3-oxobutane）-trans-l,2- diaminocyclohexane Ligand

The title complex N,N＇-bis（2-benzoyl-3-oxobutane）-trans-l,2-diaminocyclo- hexane-palladium （C28H28N2PdO4） has been synthesized by the reaction of N,N＇-bis（2- benzoyl-3-oxobutane）-trans-l,2-diamino-cyclohexane with PdCI2, and characterized by ele- mental analysis, IR spectrum, WAXD and TG. The spatial structures of the complex have been confirmed by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group C2/c with a = 29.763（6）, b = 10.320（2）, c = 18.921（4） A, fl = 102.75（3）°, V = 5668（2） A3, C28H28N2PdO4·CH3OH, Mr = 594.97, Z = 8, Dc = 1.394 g/cm3, μ（MoKa） = 0.694 mm-1, F（000） = 2448, T= 293（2） K, R = 0.0572 and wR = 0.1347 （I〉 2σ（I））. The compound was investigated for the catalytic behavior towards norbornene （NB） vinyl addition polymerization. And the palladium complex showed excellent catalytic activity up to 9.97x 106g of PNB （mol of Pd）-1 h-1 with high monomer conversion using methylaluminoxane （MAO） as a cocatalyst.     

Syntheses and Structures of Two New Cobalt Supramolecular Complexes, [Co（4,4＇-bipy）2（H2O）4]·[Co2（4,4＇-bipy）3（H2O）8]·2TST·2（4,4＇-bipy）·4H2O and [Co（4,4＇-bipy）2（H2O）4]DSNT·4,4＇-bipy

Two new cobalt（II） supramolecular complexes [Co（4,4＇-bipy）2（H2O）4]·[Co2（4,4＇-bipy）3（H2O）8]·2TST·2（4,4＇-bipy）·4H2O 1 and [Co（4,4＇-bipy）2（H2O）4]DSNT·4,4＇-bipy 2 based upon the assembly of Co（II）, 4,4＇-bipyridine （4,4＇-bipy） and two new multifunctional organic ligands, 2,4,6-tris（4-sulfophenyl- amino）-1,3,5-triazine （H3TST） and 2,4-bis（p-sulfanilato）-6-diethylamino-1,3,5-triazine （H2DSNT）, have been prepared by hydrothermal method and characterized by elemental analysis, IR spectrum, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal structure of 1 is of monoclinic, space group P21/n with a = 13.599（4）, b = 18.988（6）, c = 22.995（7） A, β = 90.273（6）°, V = 5938（3）A^3, Z = 4, C56H59Co1.5N13O17S3, Mr = 1370.74, Dc = 1.533 g/cm^3, μ = 0.613 mm^-1, F（000） = 2842, GOOF = 1.018, the final R = 0.0796 and wR = 0.1498 for 9019 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The crystal structure of 2 belongs to the monoclinic system, space group C2/c with a = 18.864（6）, b = 14.283（5）, c = 20.246（7）A, β = 107.799（6）°, V = 5194（3）A^3, Z = 4, C49H52CoN12O10S2, Mr = 1092.08, Dc = 1.397 g/cm^3, μ = 0.480 mm^-1, F（000） = 2276, GOOF = 1.059, the final R = 0.0665 and wR = 0.1900 for 4887 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The results of X-ray crystal structure analysis revealed that complexes 1 and 2 exhibit layered supramolecular frameworks stabilized by electrostatic interactions, π-π interactions and hydrogen bonds.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Manganese（Ⅱ） Complex with 2-（4′-Chlorine- benzoyl）-benzoic Acid and 1,10-Phenanthroline

A new metal-organic complex Mn2（cbba）4（phen）2 （Hcbba = 2-（4＇-chlorine-benzoyl）- benzoic acid, phen = 1,10-phenanthroline） 1 has been hydrotherrnally synthesized and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analyses and IR spectroscopy. The compound crystallizes in orthorhombic, space group Pbcn with α = 12.154（5）, b = 18.166（7）, c = 31.197（13） A, V = 6887（5） A^3, C80H48Cl4Mn2N4O12, Mr= 1508.90, Dc = 1.455 g/cm^3, μ（MoKα） = 0.591 mm^-1, F（000） = 3080, Z = 4, the final R = 0.0408 and wR = 0.0873 for 4033 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. In the crystal structure, the manganese atom is six-coordinated with four carboxylate oxygen atoms from three different cbba ligands and two nitrogen atoms from phen ligands, showing a distorted octahedral geometry. Furthermore, it exhibits a 3D supramolecular network through π-π interactions.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Three-dimensional Supramolecule of Copper（Ⅱ） Schiff Base Complex

A new three-dimensional supramolecule composed of copper-Schiff base complex, [Cu（naphdien）]Cl·H2O, where naphdien is Schiff base of 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde and diethylenetriamine, has been synthesized and determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/c, with a = 7.3490（15）, b = 7.0847（16）, c = 30.845（3）A, β= 95.33（3）°, V = 1599.0（5）A3, Z = 4, C15 H20ClCuN3O2, Mr = 373.33, De = 1.551 g/cm3, μ = 1.543 mm^-1, F（000） = 772, R = 0.0536 and wR = 0.0927 for 2788 unique reflections with 1659 observed ones （I 〉2σ（I））. In the crystal structure, mononuclear units [Cu（naphdien）]Cl·H2O are linked into a two-dimensional framework via strong hydrogen bonds, and extended into a three-dimensional supramolecular structure through π-π stacking interactions.