Three anilides of 2,2′‐thiodibenzoic acid

The structures of N,N′‐bis(2‐methylphenyl)‐2,2′‐thiodibenzamide, C₂₈H₂₄N₂O₂S, (Ia), N,N′‐bis(2‐ethylphenyl)‐2,2′‐thiodibenzamide, C₃₀H₂₈N₂O₂S, (Ib), and N,N′‐bis(2‐bromophenyl)‐2,2′‐thiodibenzamide, C₂₆H₁₈Br₂N₂O₂S, (Ic), are compared with each other. For the 19 atoms of the consistent thiodibenzamide core, the r.m.s. deviations of the molecules in pairs are 0.29, 0.90 and 0.80 Å for (Ia)/(Ib), (Ia)/(Ic) and (Ib)/(Ic), respectively. The conformations of the central parts of molecules (Ia) and (Ib) are similar due to an intramolecular N—H...O hydrogen‐bonding interaction. The molecules of (Ia) are further linked into infinite chains along the c axis by intermolecular N—H...O interactions, whereas the molecules of (Ib) are linked into chains along b by an intermolecular N—H...π contact. The conformation of (Ic) is quite different from those of (Ia) and (Ib), since there is no intramolecular N—H...O hydrogen bond, but instead there is a possible intramolecular N—H...Br hydrogen bond. The molecules are linked into chains along c by intermolecular N—H...O hydrogen bonds.     

Two polymorphic forms of N‐(4‐chloro­phenyl)‐5‐[(4‐chlorophenyl)aminomethyl]‐6‐methyl‐2‐phenyl­pyrimidin‐4‐amine

Two polymorphic forms of the title compound, C₂₄H₂₀Cl₂N₄, were obtained and characterized using X‐ray crystal structure analysis. Colourless crystals of polymorph (Ia) were obtained from the oily mother residue. Recrystallization of polymorph (Ia) from an acetone–methanol mixture resulted in pale‐yellow crystals of polymorph (Ib). The major feature distinguishing the two polymorphic forms is their inter­action modes, and hence their packing arrangements. In the crystal structure of polymorph (Ia), there are N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds and also aromatic π–π stacking inter­actions between mol­ecules. The mol­ecules of polymorph (Ib) are linked by N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds only.     

Polymorphism of 2,5‐[(diphenylphosphanyl)methyl]‐1,1,2,4,4,5‐hexaphenyl‐1,4‐diphospha‐2,5‐diboracyclohexane

2,5‐[(Diphenylphosphanyl)methyl]‐1,1,2,4,4,5‐hexaphenyl‐1,4‐diphospha‐2,5‐diboracyclohexane shows polymorphism as two tetrahydrofuran (THF) disolvates [C₆₄H₅₈B₂P₄·2C₄H₈O, (Ia) and (Ib)] and pseudo‐polymorphism as its toluene monosolvate [C₆₄H₅₈B₂P₄·C₇H₈, (Ic)]. In each of polymorphs (Ia) and (Ib), the diphosphadiboracyclohexane molecule is located on a centre of inversion. The THF molecule of (Ib) is disordered over two sites, with a site‐occupation factor of 0.612 (8) for the major‐occupied site. Both structures crystallize in the same space group (P2₁/n), but they display a different crystal packing. For pseudo‐polymorph (Ic), although the space group is P2₁/c, which is just a different setting of the P2₁/n space group of (Ia) and (Ib), the crystal packing is completely different. Although the crystal packing in these three structures is significantly different, their molecular conformations are surprisingly the same.     

Structures of 1‐hydrophenanthroimidazoles: building blocks in the synthesis of expanded‐ring bis(imidazoles)

The structures of 1H‐phenanthro[9,10‐d]imidazole, C₁₅H₁₀N₂, (I), and 3,6‐dibromo‐1H‐phenanthro[9,10‐d]imidazole hemihydrate, C₁₅H₈Br₂N₂·0.5H₂O, (II), contain hydrogen‐bonded polymeric chains linked by columns of π–π stacked essentially planar phenanthroimidazole monomers. In the structure of (I), the asymmetric unit consists of two independent molecules, denoted (Ia) and (Ib), of 1H‐phenanthro[9,10‐d]imidazole. Alternating molecules of (Ia) and (Ib), canted by 79.07 (3)°, form hydrogen‐bonded zigzag polymer chains along the a‐cell direction. The chains are linked by π–π stacking of molecules of (Ia) and (Ib) along the b‐cell direction. In the structure of (II), the asymmetric unit consists of two independent molecules of 3,6‐dibromo‐1H‐phenanthro[9,10‐d]imidazole, denoted (IIa) and (IIb), along with a molecule of water. Alternating molecules of (IIa), (IIb) and water form hydrogen‐bonded polymer chains along the [110] direction. The donor–acceptor distances in these N(imine)...H—O(water)...H—N(amine) hydrogen bonds are the shortest thus far reported for imidazole amine and imine hydrogen‐bond interactions with water. Centrosymmetrically related molecules of (IIa) and (IIb) alternate in columns along the a‐cell direction and are canted by 48.27 (3)°. The present study provides the first examples of structurally characterized 1H‐phenanthroimidazoles.     

Polymorphism and solvolysis of 2‐cyano‐3‐[4‐(N,N‐diethyl­amino)­phenyl]­prop‐2‐ene­thio­amide

Two new polymorph forms, (Ia) and (Ib), of the title compound, C₁₄H₁₇N₃S, and its solvate with aceto­nitrile, C₁₄H₁₇N₃S·0.25C₂H₃N, (Ic), have been investigated. Crystals of the two polymorphs were grown from different solvents, viz. ethanol and N,N‐di­methyl­form­amide, respectively. The polymorphs have different orientations of the thio­amide group relative to the CN substituent, with s‐cis and s‐trans geometry of the C=C—C=S diene fragment, respectively. Compound (Ic) contains two independent mol­ecules, A and B, with s‐cis geometry, and the solvate mol­ecule lies on a twofold axis. The core of each mol­ecule is slightly non‐planar; the dihedral angles between the conjugated C=C—CN linkage and the phenyl ring, and between this linkage and the thio­amide group are 13.4 (2) and 12.0 (2)° in (Ia), 14.0 (2) and 18.2 (2)° in (Ib), 2.3 (3) and 12.7 (4)° in molecule A of (Ic), and 23.2 (3) and 8.1 (4)° in molecule B of (Ic). As a result of strong conjugation between donor and acceptor parts, the substituted phenyl rings have noticeable quinoid character. In (Ib), there exists a very strong intramolecular steric interaction (H⋯H = 1.95 Å) between the bridging and thio­amide parts of the mol­ecule, which makes such a form less stable. In the crystal structure of (Ia), intermolecular N—H⋯N and N—H⋯S hydrogen bonds link mol­ecules into infinite tapes along the [10] direction. In (Ib), such intermolecular hydrogen bonds link mol­ecules into infinite (101) planes. In (Ic), intermolecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds link mol­ecules A and B into dimers, which are connected via N—H⋯S hydrogen bonds and form infinite chains along the c direction.     

2‐[4‐Phenyl‐5‐(2‐pyridyl)‐4H‐1,2,4‐triazol‐3‐yl]nicotinic acid: a case of solvent‐dependent polymorphism

The title compound, C₁₉H₁₃N₅O₂, crystallizes in two monoclinic forms depending on the solvent used. From methanol or acetone, a yellow form [(Ia), m.p. 533 K] in the space group P2₁ is obtained, while with ethanol as the solvent, an orange form [(Ib), m.p. 541 K] in the space group Cc results. The conformers observed in the two polymorphs differ primarily in the relative orientation of pyridine/phenyl and triazole rings. Molecules of both polymorphs form chains through carboxyl O—H...N hydrogen bonding; however, in each crystal structure, a different group acts as acceptor, viz. a triazole and a pyridyl N atom for (Ia) and (Ib), respectively. This is the first case of polymorphism observed for crystals of a 3,4,5‐trisubstituted 1,2,4‐triazole derivative.     

Methyl 2‐benzamido‐4‐(3,4‐dimethoxyphenyl)‐5‐methylbenzoate and N‐{5‐benzoyl‐2‐[(Z)‐2‐methoxyethenyl]‐4‐methylphenyl}benzamide

Methyl 2‐benzamido‐4‐(3,4‐dimethoxyphenyl)‐5‐methylbenzoate, C₂₄H₂₃NO₅, (Ia), and N‐{5‐benzoyl‐2‐[(Z)‐2‐methoxyethenyl]‐4‐methylphenyl}benzamide, C₂₄H₂₁NO₃, (IIa), were formed via a Diels–Alder reaction of appropriately substituted 2H‐pyran‐2‐ones and methyl propiolate or (Z)‐1‐methoxybut‐1‐en‐3‐yne, respectively. Each of these cycloadditions might yield two different regioisomers, but just one was obtained in each case. In (Ia), an intramolecular N—H...O hydrogen bond closes a six‐membered ring. A chain is formed due to aromatic π–π interactions, and a three‐dimensional framework structure is formed by a combination of C—H...O and C—H...π(arene) hydrogen bonds. Compound (IIa) was formed not only regioselectively but also chemoselectively, with just the triple bond reacting and the double bond remaining unchanged. Compound (IIa) crystallizes as N—H...O hydrogen‐bonded dimers stabilized by aromatic π–π interactions. Dimers of (IIa) are connected into a chain by weak C—H...π(arene) interactions.     

Conformations and resulting hydrogen‐bonded networks of hydrogen {phosphono[(pyridin‐1‐ium‐3‐yl)amino]methyl}phosphonate and related 2‐chloro and 6‐chloro derivatives

In the crystal structures of the conformational isomers hydrogen {phosphono[(pyridin‐1‐ium‐3‐yl)amino]methyl}phosphonate monohydrate (pro‐E), C₆H₁₀N₂O₆P₂·H₂O, (Ia), and hydrogen {phosphono[(pyridin‐1‐ium‐3‐yl)amino]methyl}phosphonate (pro‐Z), C₆H₁₀N₂O₆P₂, (Ib), the related hydrogen {[(2‐chloropyridin‐1‐ium‐3‐yl)amino](phosphono)methyl}phosphonate (pro‐E), C₆H₉ClN₂O₆P₂, (II), and the salt bis(6‐chloropyridin‐3‐aminium) [hydrogen bis({[2‐chloropyridin‐1‐ium‐3‐yl(0.5+)]amino}methylenediphosphonate)] (pro‐Z), 2C₅H₆ClN₂⁺·C₁₂H₁₆Cl₂N₄O₁₂P₄²⁻, (III), chain–chain interactions involving phosphono (–PO₃H₂) and phosphonate (–PO₃H⁻) groups are dominant in determining the crystal packing. The crystals of (Ia) and (III) comprise similar ribbons, which are held together by N—H...O interactions, by water‐ or cation‐mediated contacts, and by π–π interactions between the aromatic rings of adjacent zwitterions in (Ia), and those of the cations and anions in (III). The crystals of (Ib) and (II) have a layered architecture: the former exhibits highly corrugated monolayers perpendicular to the [100] direction, while in the latter, flat bilayers parallel to the (001) plane are formed. In both (Ib) and (II), the interlayer contacts are realised through N—H...O hydrogen bonds and weak C—H...O interactions involving aromatic C atoms.     

Two polymorphs,with Z′ = 1 and 2, of 2‐amino‐4‐chloro‐6‐morpholino­pyrimidine in P21/c,and 2‐amino‐4‐chloro‐6‐piperidino­pyrimidine,which is isomorphous and almost isostructural with the Z′ = 2 polymorph

Crystallization of 2‐amino‐4‐chloro‐6‐morpholino­pyrimidine, C₈H₁₁ClN₄O, (I), yields two polymorphs, both with space group P2₁/c, having Z′ = 1 (from diethyl ether solution) and Z′ = 2 (from di­chloro­methane solution), denoted (Ia) and (Ib), respectively. In polymorph (Ia), the mol­ecules are linked by an N—H⋯O and an N—H⋯N hydrogen bond into sheets built from alternating R(8) and R(40) rings. In polymorph (Ib), one mol­ecule acts as a triple acceptor of hydrogen bonds and the other acts as a single acceptor; one N—H⋯O and three N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds link the mol­ecules in a complex chain containing two types of R(8) and one type of R(18) ring. 2‐Amino‐4‐chloro‐6‐piperidino­pyrimidine, C₉H₁₃ClN₄, (II), which is isomorphous with polymorph (Ib), also has Z′ = 2 in P2₁/c, and the mol­ecules are linked by three N—­H⋯N hydrogen bonds into a centrosymmetric four‐mol­ecule aggregate containing three R(8) rings.     

Two polymorphs of 2‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐4‐methylchromenium perchlorate

Crystallization (from ethyl acetate solution) of 2‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐4‐methylchromenium perchlorate, C₁₆H₁₂ClO⁺·;ClO₄⁻, (I), yields two monoclinic polymorphs with the space groups P2₁/n [polymorph (Ia)] and P2₁/c [polymorph (Ib)]; in both cases, Z = 4. Cations and anions, disordered in polymorph (Ib), form ion pairs in both polymorphs as a result of Cl—O...π interactions. Related by a centre of symmetry, neighbouring ion pairs in polymorph (Ia) are linked viaπ–π interactions between cationic fragments, and the resulting dimers are linked through a network of C—H...O(perchlorate) interactions between adjacent cations and anions. The ion pairs in polymorph (Ib), arranged in pairs of columns along the a axis, are linked through a network of C—H...O(perchlorate), C—Cl...π, π–π and C—Cl...O(perchlorate) interactions. The aromatic skeletons in polymorph (Ia) are parallel in the cationic fragments involved in dimers, but nonparallel in adjacent ion pairs not constituting dimers. In polymorph (Ib), these skeletons are parallel in pairs of columns, but nonparallel in adjacent pairs of columns; this is visible as a herring‐bone pattern. Differences in the crystal structures of the polymorphs are most probably the cause of their different colours.     

Two polymorphs of 5‐cyclohexyl‐5‐ethylbarbituric acid and their packing relationships with other barbiturates

Polymorph (Ia) (m.p. 474 K) of the title compound, C₁₂H₁₈N₂O₃, displays an N—H...O=C hydrogen‐bonded layer structure which contains R₆⁶(28) rings connecting six molecules, as well as R₂²(8) rings linking two molecules. The 3‐connected hydrogen‐bonded net resulting from these interactions has the hcb topology. Form (Ib) (m.p. 471 K) displays N—H...O=C hydrogen‐bonded looped chains in which neighbouring molecules are linked to one another by two different R₂²(8) rings. Polymorph (Ia) is isostructural with the previously reported form II of 5‐(2‐bromoallyl)‐5‐isopropylbarbituric acid (noctal) and polymorph (Ib) is isostructural with the known crystal structures of four other barbiturates.     

2‐(4‐Bromophenyl)‐1,2‐dihydropyrimido[1,2‐a]benzimidazol‐4(3H)‐one and 4‐(4‐methylphenyl)‐3,4‐dihydropyrimido[1,2‐a]benzimidazol‐2(1H)‐one form hydrogen‐bonded base‐paired dimers

The title compounds, 2‐(4‐bromo­phenyl)‐1,2‐di­hydro­pyrimido­[1,2‐a]­benzimidazol‐4‐(3H)‐one, C₁₆H₁₂Br­N₃O, (IVa), and 4‐(4‐methylphenyl)‐3,4‐dihydropyrimido[1,2‐a]benzimidazol‐2‐(1H)‐one, C₁₇H₁₅N₃O, (Vb), both form R(8) centrosymmetric dimers via N—H?N hydrogen bonds. The N?N distance is 2.943 (3) Å for (IVa) and 2.8481 (16) Å for (Vb), with the corresponding N—H?N angles being 129 and 167°, respectively. However, in other respects, the supra­molecular structures of the two compounds differ. Both compounds contain different C—H?π interactions, in which the C—H?π(centroid) distances are 2.59 and 2.47 Å for (IVa) and (Vb), respectively (the latter being a short distance), with C—H?π(centroid) angles of 158 and 159°, respectively. The supramolecular structures also differ, with a short Br?O distance of 3.117 (2) Å in bromo derivative (IVa), and a C—H?O interaction with a C?O distance of 3.2561 (19) Å and a C—H?O angle of 127° in tolyl system (Vb). The di­hydro­pyrimido part of (Vb) is disordered, with a ratio of the major and minor components of 0.9:0.1. The disorder consists of two non‐interchangeable envelope conformers, each with an equatorial tolyl group and an axial methine H atom.     

2,5‐Diaryl‐1,3,4‐selenadiazoles prepared from Woollins' reagent

Two polymorphs of 2,5‐diphenyl‐1,3,4‐selenadiazole, C₁₄H₁₀N₂Se, denoted (Ia) and (Ib), and a new polymorph of 2,5‐bis(thiophen‐2‐yl)‐1,3,4‐selenadiazole, C₁₀H₆N₂S₂Se, (IIb), form on crystallization of the compounds, prepared using Woollins' reagent (2,4‐diphenyl‐1,3‐diselenadiphosphetane 2,4‐diselenide). These compounds, along with 2‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐5‐phenyl‐1,3,4‐selenadiazole, C₁₄H₉ClN₂Se, (III), and 2‐(furan‐2‐yl)‐5‐(p‐tolyl)‐1,3,4‐selenadiazole, C₁₃H₁₀N₂OSe, (IV), show similar intermolecular interactions, with π–π stacking, C—H...π interactions and weak hydrogen bonds typically giving rise to molecular chains. However, the combination of interactions differs in each case, giving rise to different packing arrangements. In polymorph (Ib), the molecule lies across a crystallographic twofold rotation axis, and (IV) has two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit.     

Concomitant but disappearing: two polymorphs of 1,4‐bis(tribromomethyl)benzene

The title compound, C₈H₄Br₆, (I), initially crystallized from deuterochloroform as the comcomitant polymorphs (Ia) (prisms, space group P2₁/n, Z = 2) and (Ib) (hexagonal plates, space group C2/c, Z = 4). The molecules in both forms display crystallographic inversion symmetry. All further attempts to crystallize the compound led exclusively to (Ib), so that (Ia) may be regarded as a `disappearing polymorph'. Surprisingly, however, the density of (Ia) is greater than that of (Ib). The only significant difference between the molecular structures is the orientation of the CBr<sub>3</sub> groups. The molecular packing of both structures is largely determined by Br...Br interactions, although (Ia) also displays a C—H...Br hydrogen bond and both polymorphs display one Br...π contact. For (Ia), six of the eight contacts combine to form a tube‐like substructure parallel to the a axis. For (Ib), the two shortest Br...Br contacts link `half' molecules consisting of C—CBr₃ groups to form double layers parallel to (001) in the regions z≃, .     

Two polymorphs of bis(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)copper(I) iodide

The title complex, [Cu(C₁₂H₈N₂)₂]I, (I), has been crystallized in two polymorphic forms, both containing four‐coordinate copper. Both forms are orthorhombic, with form (Ia) crystallizing in the primitive space group Pban and form (Ib) in the c‐centred space group Ccca. In (Ia), the complex cation and the I⁻ anion both have 222 crystallographic symmetry, and in (Ib), the complex cation has approximate 222 symmetry, with the I⁻ counter‐ion distributed over three special positions.     

2‐Ammonio‐5‐chloro‐4‐methylbenzenesulfonate,its 1‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidone and dimethyl sulfoxide monosolvates and a corrected structure of 2,2′‐(1,4‐phenylene)di(4,5‐dihydroimidazolium) bis(4‐aminobenzenesulfonate) dihydrate

2‐Ammonio‐5‐chloro‐4‐methylbenzenesulfonate, C₇H₈ClNO₃S, (Ia), is an intermediate in the synthesis of lake red azo pigments. The present structure determination from single‐crystal data confirms the results of a previous powder diffraction determination [Bekö, Thoms, Brüning, Alig, van de Streek, Lakatos, Glaubitz & Schmidt (2010). Z. Kristallogr. 225 , 382–387]. The zwitterionic tautomeric form is confirmed. During a polymorph screening, two additional pseudopolymorphs were obtained, viz. 2‐ammonio‐5‐chloro‐4‐methylbenzenesulfonate 1‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidone monosolvate, C₇H₈ClNO₃S·C₅H₉NO, (Ib), and 2‐ammonio‐5‐chloro‐4‐methylbenzenesulfonate dimethyl sulfoxide monosolvate, C₇H₈ClNO₃S·C₂H₆OS, (Ic). The molecules of (Ib) have crystallographic m symmetry. The 1‐methyl‐2‐pyrrolidone solvent molecule has an envelope conformation and is disordered around the mirror plane. The structure shows hydrogen‐bonded ladders of molecules [graph‐set notation C₂²(6)R₂²(12)] in the [010] direction. The benzene groups of adjacent ladders are also stacked in this direction. A different type of hydrogen‐bonded ladder [graph‐set notation C(6)R₂²(4)R₄⁴(12)] occurs in (Ic). In (Ia), (Ib) and (Ic), the molecules correspond to the zwitterionic tautomer. The structure of the cocrystal of 4‐aminobenzenesulfonic acid with 1,4‐bis(4,5‐dihydroimidazol‐2‐yl)benzene [Shang, Ren, Wang, Lu & Yang (2009). Acta Cryst. E 65 , o2221–o2222] is corrected; it actually contains 4‐aminobenzenesulfonate anions and 2,2′‐(1,4‐phenylene)di(dihydroimidazolium) dications, i.e. 2,2′‐(1,4‐phenylene)di(4,5‐dihydroimidazolium) bis(4‐aminobenzenesulfonate) dihydrate, C₁₂H₁₆N₄²⁺·2C₆H₆NO₃S⁻·2H₂O. Hence, all known structures of aminobenzenesulfonic acid complexes contain ionic or zwitterionic molecules; there is no known structure with a neutral aminobenzenesulfonic acid molecule.     

Competing intermolecular interactions in some `bridge‐flipped' isomeric phenylhydrazones

To examine the roles of competing intermolecular interactions in differentiating the molecular packing arrangements of some isomeric phenylhydrazones from each other, the crystal structures of five nitrile–halogen substituted phenylhydrazones and two nitro–halogen substituted phenylhydrazones have been determined and are described here: (E)‐4‐cyanobenzaldehyde 4‐chlorophenylhydrazone, C₁₄H₁₀ClN₃, (Ia); (E)‐4‐cyanobenzaldehyde 4‐bromophenylhydrazone, C₁₄H₁₀BrN₃, (Ib); (E)‐4‐cyanobenzaldehyde 4‐iodophenylhydrazone, C₁₄H₁₀IN₃, (Ic); (E)‐4‐bromobenzaldehyde 4‐cyanophenylhydrazone, C₁₄H₁₀BrN₃, (IIb); (E)‐4‐iodobenzaldehyde 4‐cyanophenylhydrazone, C₁₄H₁₀IN₃, (IIc); (E)‐4‐chlorobenzaldehyde 4‐nitrophenylhydrazone, C₁₃H₁₀ClN₃O₂, (III); and (E)‐4‐nitrobenzaldehyde 4‐chlorophenylhydrazone, C₁₃H₁₀ClN₃O₂, (IV). Both (Ia) and (Ib) are disordered (less than 7% of the molecules have the minor orientation in each structure). Pairs (Ia)/(Ib) and (IIb)/(IIc), related by a halogen exchange, are isomorphous, but none of the `bridge‐flipped' isomeric pairs, viz. (Ib)/(IIb), (Ic)/(IIc) or (III)/(IV), is isomorphous. In the nitrile–halogen structures (Ia)–(Ic) and (IIb)–(IIc), only the bridge N—H group and not the bridge C—H group acts as a hydrogen‐bond donor to the nitrile group, but in the nitro–halogen structures (III) (with Z′ = 2) and (IV), both the bridge N—H group and the bridge C—H group interact with the nitro group as hydrogen‐bond donors, albeit via different motifs. The occurrence here of the bridge C—H contact with a hydrogen‐bond acceptor suggests the possibility that other pairs of `bridge‐flipped' isomeric phenylhydrazones may prove to be isomorphous, regardless of the change from isomer to isomer in the position of the N—H group within the bridge.     

Four (2,2′‐bipyridyl)(ferrocenyl)boronium derivatives

Crystal structures are reported for four (2,2′‐bipyridyl)(ferrocenyl)boronium derivatives, namely (2,2′‐bipyridyl)(ethenyl)(ferrocenyl)boronium hexafluoridophosphate, [Fe(C₅H₅)(C₁₇H₁₅BN₂)]PF₆, (Ib), (2,2′‐bipyridyl)(tert‐butylamino)(ferrocenyl)boronium bromide, [Fe(C₅H₅)(C₁₉H₂₂BN₃)]Br, (IIa), (2,2′‐bipyridyl)(ferrocenyl)(4‐methoxyphenylamino)boronium hexafluoridophosphate acetonitrile hemisolvate, [Fe(C₅H₅)(C₂₂H₂₀BN₃O)]PF₆·0.5CH₃CN, (IIIb), and 1,1′‐bis[(2,2′‐bipyridyl)(cyanomethyl)boronium]ferrocene bis(hexafluoridophosphate), [Fe(C₁₇H₁₄BN₃)₂](PF₆)₂, (IVb). The asymmetric unit of (IIIb) contains two independent cations with very similar conformations. The B atom has a distorted tetrahedral coordination in all four structures. The cyclopentadienyl rings of (Ib), (IIa) and (IIIb) are approximately eclipsed, while a bisecting conformation is found for (IVb). The N—H groups of (IIa) and (IIIb) are shielded by the ferrocenyl and tert‐butyl or phenyl groups and are therefore not involved in hydrogen bonding. The B—N(amine) bond lengths are shortened by delocalization of π‐electrons. In the cations with an amine substituent at boron, the B—N(bipyridyl) bonds are 0.035 (3) Å longer than in the cations with a methylene C atom bonded to boron. A similar lengthening of the B—N(bipyridyl) bonds is found in a survey of related cations with an oxy group attached to the B atom.     

Two polymorphs of N‐(2,6‐difluorophenyl)formamide

The structures of two distinct polymorphic forms of N‐(2,6‐difluorophenyl)formamide, C₇H₅F₂NO, have been studied using single crystals obtained under different crystallizing conditions. The two forms crystallize in different space groups, viz. form (Ia) in the orthorhombic Pbca and form (Ib) in the monoclinic P2₁ space group. Each polymorph crystallizes with one complete molecule in the asymmetric unit and they have a similar molecular geometry, showing a trans conformation with the formamide group being out of the plane of the aromatic ring. The packing arrangements of the two polymorphs are quite different, with form (Ia) having molecules that are stacked in an alternating arrangement, linked into chains of N—H...O hydrogen bonds along the crystallographic a direction, while form (Ib) has its N—H...O hydrogen‐bonded molecules stacked in a linear fashion. A theoretical study of the two structures allows information to be gained regarding other contributing interactions, such as π–π and weak C—H...F, in their crystal structures.     

Three structures containing (E)‐1,2‐bis­(benzimidazol‐2‐yl)ethene groups

Two of the title compounds, namely (E)‐1,2‐bis­(1‐methyl­benzimidazol‐2‐yl)ethene, C₁₈H₁₆N₄, (Ib), and (E)‐1,2‐bis­(1‐ethyl­benzimidazol‐2‐yl)ethene, C₂₀H₂₀N₄, (Ic), consist of centrosymmetric trans‐bis­(1‐alkyl­benzimidazol‐2‐yl)ethene mol­ecules, while 3‐eth­yl‐2‐[(E)‐2‐(1‐ethyl­benzimidazol‐2‐yl)­ethen­yl]benzimidazol‐1‐ium perchlorate, C₂₀H₂₁N₄⁺·ClO₄⁻, (II), contains the monoprotonated analogue of compound (Ic). In the three structures, the benzimidazole and benzimidazolium moieties are essentially planar; the geometric parameters for the ethene linkages and their bonds to the aromatic groups are consistent with double and single bonds, respectively, implying little, if any, conjugation of the central C=C bonds with the nitro­gen‐containing rings. The C—N bond lengths in the N=C—N part of the benzimidazole groups differ and are consistent with localized imine C=N and amine C—N linkages in (Ib) and (Ic); in contrast, the corresponding distances in the benzimidazolium cation are equal in (II), consistent with electron delocalization resulting from protonation of the amine N atom. Crystals of (Ib) and (Ic) contain columns of parallel mol­ecules, which are linked by edge‐over‐edge C—H⋯π overlap. The columns are linked to one another by C—H⋯π inter­actions and, in the case of (Ib), C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds. Crystals of (II) contain layers of monocations linked by π–π inter­actions and separated by both perchlorate anions and the protruding eth­yl groups; the cations and anions are linked by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.