Crystal structure analysis of 4-phenylquinolin-2-(1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>)-one

The crystal structure of 4-phenylquinolin-2-(1H)-one (C₁₅H₁₁NO) is determined by X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic crystal system (space group Pbca) with the unit cell parameters a = 7.382(2) Å, b = 21.795(3) Å, c = 14.066(5) Å, and Z = 8. The structure is solved by direct methods and refined to an R-value of 0.0398 for 1360 observed reflections [F₀ > 4σ (F₀)]. The quinoline moiety and the substituted phenyl ring are nearly planar. The dihedral angle between these two moieties is 64.65(6)°. The crystal structure is stabilized by two intermolecular N-H?O and C-H?O interactions.     

X-ray crystallography of methyl (6-amino-5-cyano-2-methyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-4<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-pyran)-3-carboxylate

The organic carbonitrile namely methyl (6-amino-5-cyano-2-methyl-4-(2-nitrophenyl)-4H-pyran)- 3-carboxylate is synthesized via one-pot multi-component reaction at room temperature using commercially available urea as inexpensive and environmentally benign organo-catalyst and its crystal structure is determined by X-ray technique. The crystals are monoclinic, sp. gr. C2/c, a = 12.3069(8) Å, b = 9.7023(7) Å, c = 24.812(2) Å, β = 94.862(6)°, Z = 8. The dihedral angle between pyran and phenyl rings is 87.8(1)°; the pyran ring is almost planar The dihedral angle between the mean planes of phenyl ring and nitro group is 44.4(2)°. The crystal structure is stabilized by N?H···N and N?H···O hydrogen bonds. In addition, C?H···π interactions are also observed in the crystal structure.     

Crystal structure of the supramolecular system of indole-2,3-dione 1-(2-oxopropyl)-3-ethylene ketal and its thiosemicarbazone

The crystal structure of a supramolecular system consisting of indole-2,3-dione 1-(2-oxopropyl)-3-ethylene ketal (I) and indole-2,3-dione 1-(2-oxopropyl)-3-ethylene ketal thiosemicarbazone (II) molecules that are linked together by hydrogen bonds is determined using X-ray diffraction. The crystal is monoclinic, and the unit cell parameters are as follows: a = 12.8360(3) Å, b = 10.7330(3) Å, c = 19.4610(3) Å, β = 99.566(1)°, space group P2₁/c, and Z = 4 (C₂₇H₂₉N₅O₇S). In molecules I and II, the indole-2,3-dione 3-ethylene ketal fragments have a virtually identical structure. The pyrrole and dioxolane fragments are spiro-linked through the carbon atom with a dihedral angle close to 90°. The adjacent pyrrole and benzene rings are coplanar to within 4.4°. In molecule II, the oxygen atom of the dioxolane fragment and the terminal nitrogen atom of the thiosemicarbazide fragment are involved in the N-HïO intramolecular hydrogen bond [3.294(2) Å]. The key role in the formation of the crystal structure is played by intermolecular hydrogen bonds of the N-H?dO, C-H?O, C-H?N, and N-H?S types.     

Crystal and molecular structure of 2-[(4-nitrophenyl)carbonyl]cyclohex-1-ene-1-yl 4-nitrobenzoate

The crystal structure of 2-[(4-nitrophenyl)carbonyl]cyclohex-1-ene-1-yl 4-nitrobenzoate is studied (T = 173 K, R1 = 0.0354 for 2713 observed reflections). This crystal is orthorhombic, a = 7.8367(8) Å, b = 9.6082(10) Å, c = 23.856(3) Å, V = 1796.3(3) ų, space group P2₁2₁2₁, and Z = 4. The molecule has a folded configuration, which is stabilized by π-π interactions between its two parts. A system of intermolecular C-H...O hydrogen bonds (H...O, 2.44–2.67 Å; CHO angles 122°–169°) and intramolecular C-H...O contacts closing five-membered cycles (H...O, 2.42–2.59 Å; CHO angles 96°–102°) are formed in the structure.     

Crystal structure of zinc(II) hydrated trinuclear complex with monoprotonated ethylenediaminetetraacetate anion(3−), [Zn<Subscript>3</Subscript>(H<Emphasis Type="Italic">Edta</Emphasis>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>(H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O)<Subscript>6</Subscript>]

The crystal structure of the [Zn₃(HEdta)₂(H₂O)₆] complex (I) is determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystals are orthorhombic, a = 14.780 Å, b = 29.699 Å, c = 7.032 Å, Z = 4, and space group Pna2₁. The structural units of crystals I are trinuclear linear molecules, in which the peripheral atoms Zn(1) and Zn(2) each coordinate two N atoms and three O atoms of the HEdta ^3? ligand and the O(w) atom of the H₂O molecule, whereas the central Zn(3) atom coordinates four O(w) atoms of the H₂O molecules and two terminal O atoms of the two HEdta ^3? ligands. The HEdta ^3? ligand fulfills a hexadentate chelating—bridging function. The bond lengths are as follows: Zn-O(HEdta), 2.006(4)–2.123(4) Å; Zn-N, 2.214(6) and 2.128(5) Å; and Zn-O(w), 2.006(6)–2.225(5) Å. In structure I, there is a specific contact formed by hydrogen bonds, owing to which the distance between the central atoms of individual molecules appears to be shorter than that in covalently bonded complexes.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure,and Free Radical Scavenging Activity of 4-Aminopyridinium 3,5-Dinitrobenzoate

The crystal structure of 4-aminopyridinium 3,5-dinitrobenzoate, C₁₂H₁₀O₆N₄, has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction technique. The title compound crystallizes in the monoclinic sp. gr. P21/n with the unit cell parameters: a = 7.4726(3) Å, b = 23.0898(9) Å, c = 8.0744(4) Å, V = 1338.64(10) ų, Z = 4. The asymmetric unit of the compound consists of one 3,5-dinitrobenzoate anion and 4-aminopyridine cation. The adjacent anions and cations are linked through two N?H···O hydrogen bonds, N2?H2A···O5 and N₂?H2B···O6, to form an infinite chain of anions and cations, extended along the [010] direction.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Four-coordinated Cobalt Complex with 1-Methylbenzimidazole

A four-coordinated complex, L₂Co(NCO)₂, (L = 1-methylbenzimidazole) has been synthesized and characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analyses, and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal is monoclinic, a = 14.522(2) Å, b = 14.610(2) Å, c = 8.6850(13) Å, β = 92.037(3)°, Z = 4, sp. gr. P2₁/c. Bond lengths Co–N(L) are equal to 2.0165(16) and 2.0174(15) Å, Co–O(NCO) are 1.944(2) and 1.945(2) Å. Intermolecular C–H···O, C–H···N, and C–H···π interactions link the molecules into three-dimensional networks in the crystal.     

Crystal structure of [<Emphasis Type="Italic">N</Emphasis>-(2-aminoethyl)iminodiacetato](1,10-phenanthroline)copper(II) tetrahydrate, [Cu(<Emphasis Type="Italic">Aeida</Emphasis>)(<Emphasis Type="Italic">Phen</Emphasis>)] · 4H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O

Crystals of [N-(2-aminoethyl)iminodiacetato](1,10-phenanthroline)copper(II) tetrahydrate, [Cu(Aeida)(Phen)] · 4H₂O (I), are obtained, and their structure is determined. Crystals I are triclinic, and the unit cell parameters are as follows: a = 8.341(1) Å, b = 9.424(1) Å, c = 13.864(2) Å, α = 74.23(1)°, β = 79.25(1)°, γ = 82.67(1)°, Z = 2, and space group P1. The structural units of the crystal are [Cu(Aeida)(Phen)] molecular complexes and crystallization water molecules. The coordination polyhedron of the copper atom is a tetragonal bipyramid with four nitrogen atoms in the equatorial plane (mean Cu-N, 2.05 Å) and two oxygen atoms of the acetate groups in axial positions (Cu-O, 2.264 and 2.426 Å; O-Cu-O angle, 148.8°). The Aeida and Phen ligands fulfill the tetradentate (2N + 2O) chelate and bidentate (2N) chelate functions, respectively. The complexes are joined into dimer associates in which the interplanar spacing between Phen molecules is equal to 3.54 Å and the Cu?Cu distance is 7.02 Å.     

Electronic nature of substituents and the structure of 4,4′-dipyridylium dications: Crystal structure of <Emphasis Type="Italic">N,N′</Emphasis>-di(2-carboxyethyl)-4,4′-dipyridylium diperchlorate

The crystal structure of N,N′-di(2-carboxyethyl)-4,4′-dipyridylium diperchlorate, C₁₆H₁₈Cl₂N₂O₁₂, is determined using X-ray diffraction analysis at 293 K. The crystals are orthorhombic, a = 20.084(4) Å, b = 8.687(2) Å, c = 11.725(2) Å, space group Pna2₁, and Z = 4; 1688 reflections measured; and R = 0.056 and R _w = 0.059 for 1244 reflections with I > 3σ(I). It is found that, in the absence of charge transfer or short intramolecular O?N contacts, the nucleus of the dication adopts a twist conformation (the angle of rotation between the planes of the pyridine rings is equal to 23°).     

Crystal and molecular structure of barium cyclohexane-1,2-diamine-<Emphasis Type="Italic">N,N,N′,N′</Emphasis>-tetraacetatonickeloate decahydrate Ba[Ni(<Emphasis Type="Italic">Cdta</Emphasis>)] · 10H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O

The X-ray diffraction study of Ba[Ni(Cdta)] · 10H₂O is performed (R1 = 0.0441 for 5136 observed reflections). The crystals are triclinic, a = 8.833(2) Å, b = 9.025(2) Å, c = 16.922(3) Å, α = 80.56(3)°, β = 82.77(3)°, γ = 76.98(3)°, Z = 2, and space group \(P\bar 1\). The crystal is built of the [Ni(Cdta)]^2? anionic complexes, the [Ba(H₂O)₆]²⁺ hydrated cations, and crystallization water molecules. The distorted octahedral coordination of the Ni atom includes two N and four O atoms of the Cdta^4? ligand (mean Ni-N, Ni-O_G, and Ni-O_R re 2.080, 2.082, and 2.036 Å, respectively). The irregular nine-fold coordination of the Ba atom consists of six O atoms of water molecules and three O(Cdta) atoms from three anionic complexes (Ba—O, 2.715–3.090 Å). With consideration for the bonds with three Ba atoms, the Cdta^4? ligand is octadentate (2N + 6O) and fulfills the pentadentate μ₄-bridging function. The structural units are linked through an extended network of hydrogen bonds.     

Crystal structure of SrFe(<Emphasis Type="Italic">EDTA</Emphasis>)Cl · 5H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O

The crystal structure of the SrFe(Edta)Cl · 5H₂O (I) complex is determined. The crystals are monoclinic, a = 7.530(4) Å, b = 10.575(3) Å, c = 23.308(10) Å, β = 95.75(4)°, Z = 4, and space group P2₁/c. The structural units of I are infinite ribbons of the molecular type that are formed by tetranuclear fragments. A tetranuclear fragment involves the centrosymmetric positively charged dimer group [Sr(H₂O)₄Cl] ₂ ²⁺ at the center and the [Fe(Edta)(H₂O)]_? anionic complexes, which compensate for the positive charge of the dimer group, at the periphery. These constituents are bound via bridging oxygen atoms of the Edta ligands. The coordination number of the Sr atom is nine. The Sr-O bond lengths lie in the range between 2.552 and 2.766 Å, the Sr-Cl bond length is 3.216(3) Å, and the Sr?Sr distance is 4.371(1) Å. The parameters of the [Fe(Edta)(H₂O)]^? group are within the range of values observed in such complexes: Fe-O, 1.996–2.086(3) Å; Fe-O(w), 2.110(4) Å; and Fe-N, 2.289(4) and 2.327(4) Å. Separate ribbons are linked by hydrogen bonds involving all H₂O molecules and terminal oxygen atoms of the Edta ligand.     

Synthesis and an X-ray diffraction study of Rb<Subscript>2</Subscript>[(UO<Subscript>2</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>(C<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript>]

The synthesis and X-ray diffraction study of compound Rb₂[(UO₂)₂(C₂O₄)₃], which crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, are performed. The unit cell parameters are as follows: a = 7.9996(6) Å, b = 8.8259(8) Å, c = 11.3220(7) Å, β = 105.394(2)°, and V = 770.7(1) ų; space group P2₁/n, Z = 2, and R ₁ = 0.0271. [(UO₂)₂(C₂O₄)₃]^2? layers belonging to the AK _0.5 ⁰² T ¹¹ crystal chemical group of uranyl complexes (A = UO ₂ ²⁺ , K ⁰² = C₂O ₄ ^2? , and T ¹¹ = C₂O ₄ ^2? ) are uranium-containing structural units of the crystals. The layers are connected with outer-sphere rubidium cations by electrostatic interactions.     

Crystal structures of complexes of the <Emphasis Type="Italic">cys-syn-cys</Emphasis> isomer of dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 with oxonium hexafluorotantalate and oxonium hexafluoroniobate

The crystal structures of [(cys-syn-cys-dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 · H₃O)][TaF₆] and [(cys-syn-cys-dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 · H₃O)][NbF₆] complex compounds are determined using X-ray diffraction analysis. The tantalum complex has two polymorphic modifications, namely, the monoclinic (I) and triclinic (II) modifications. The unit cell parameters of these compounds are as follows: a = 8.507(4) Å, b = 11.947(5) Å, c = 27.392(12) Å, β = 93.11(1)°, Z = 4, and space group P2₁/n for modification I; and a = 10.828(1) Å, b = 11.204(1) Å, c = 12.378(1) Å, α = 72.12(1)°, β = 79.40(1)°, γ = 73.70(1)°, Z = 2, and space group P-1 for modification II. The triclinic niobium complex [(cys-syn-cys-dicyclohexano-18-crown-6 · H₃O)][NbF₆] (III) with the unit cell parameters a = 10.796(3) Å, b = 11.183(3) Å, c = 12.352(3) Å, α = 72.364(5)°, β = 79.577(5)°, γ = 73.773(4)°, Z = 2, and space group P-1 is isostructural with tantalum complex II. The structures of all three complexes are ionic in character. The oxonium cation in complexes I–III is encapsulated by the crown ether and thus forms one ordinary and two bifurcated hydrogen bonds with the oxygen atoms of the crown ether. This macrocyclic cation is bound to the anions through the C-H...F contacts (H...F, 2.48–2.58 Å). The conformation of the macrocycle in complex I differs substantially from that in complex II (III).     

Synthesis and crystal structure of <Emphasis Type="Italic">catena</Emphasis>-bis(nicotinamide)aqua(μ-phthalato)copper(II) hemihydrate

The copper(II) phthalate complex with nicotinamide [CuL ₂(μ-Pht)(H₂O)] · 0.5H₂O(I) (where L is nicotinamide and Pht ^2? is an anion of phthalic acid) is synthesized and investigated using IR spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. The crystals of compound I are monoclinic, a = 13.368(2) Å, b = 7.891(3) Å, c = 20.480(2) Å, β = 108.69(2)°, Z = 4, and space group P2₁/c. The structural units of crystal I are linear chains formed by bridging phthalate anions and crystallization water molecules. The copper atom is coordinated by two pyridine nitrogen atoms of two nicotinamide ligands (Cu-N, 2.001 and 2.045 Å), two oxygen atoms of different phthalate anions (Cu-O, 1.964 and 2.235 Å), and the oxygen atom of the H₂ O molecule (Cu-O, 2.014 Å). The coordination polyhedron of the copper atom is completed to an elongated (4 + 1 + 1) tetragonal bipyramid by the second (chelating) oxygen atom of the carboxyl group (Cu-O, 2.587 Å), which is one of the anions of phthalic acid. The linear polymer molecules are joined into complex macromolecular dimers with the closest internal contacts of the specific type. The macromolecular dimers are the main supramolecular ensembles of the crystal structure.     

Refinement of the crystal structure of Zn-containing greifensteinite

The crystal structure of Zn-containing greifensteinite from the Pirineus Mine (Minas Gerais, Brazil) was refined (R = 0.045, 562 reflections with |F| > 2σ(F)). The unit-cell parameters are a = 15.941(3) Å, b = 11.877(3) Å, c = 6.625(2) Å, β = 95.09(2)°; V = 1249.4 ų; sp. gr. C2/c; and Z = 2. The idealized formula is [Mn(Fe²⁺, Zn)₄]Ca₂Be₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄ · 6H₂O. The mineral is isostructural with the previously studied monoclinic representatives of the roscherite group from different deposits and differs from these representatives in that it contains Zn in one of two octahedral positions.     

Crystal and molecular structure of phenanthrolinium peroxodisulfate dihydrate (C<Subscript>12</Subscript>H<Subscript>9</Subscript>N<Subscript>2</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>S<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>8</Subscript> · 2H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O

The crystal structure of (HPhen)₂S₂O₈ · 2H₂O is studied using X-ray diffraction. The crystals are monoclinic, a = 23.716(5) Å, b = 10.220(2) Å, c = 13.103(3) Å, β = 128.03(2)°, V = 2501.6(9) ų, Z = 4, space group C2/c, and R = 0.0745 for 1579 reflections with I > 2σ(I). The crystal is built of S₂O ₈ ^2? centrosymmetric anions, HPhen ⁺ cations, and molecules of crystallization water. Hydrogen bonds link the structural units into chains. Within a chain, stacking interactions are observed between the phenanthroline rings (the interplanar spacing between the rings is 3.8 Å, and the dihedral angle between their planes is 8°). The data of IR spectroscopy confirm the formation of the N(Phen)-H bond.     

Crystal structure and microtwinning of monoclinic La<Subscript>3</Subscript>SbZn<Subscript>3</Subscript>Ge<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>14</Subscript> crystals of the langasite family

The crystal structure of monoclinic La₃SbZn₃Ge₂O₁₄ crystals from the langasite family is determined by X-ray diffraction analysis [a = 5.202(1) Å, b = 8.312(1) Å, c = 14.394(2) Å, β = 90.02(1)°, sp. gr. A2, Z = 2, and R/R _w = (5.2/4.6)%]. The structure is a derivative of the Ca₃Ga₂Ge₄O₁₄-type structure (a = 8.069 Å, c = 4.967 Å, sp. gr. P321, Z = 1). The crystal studied is a polysynthetic twin with the twin index n = 2, whose monoclinic components are related by pseudomerohedry by a threefold rotation axis of the supergroup P321.     

Synthesis and structure of a terephthalato-bridged nickel complex [Ni(tpt)(imi)<Subscript>3</Subscript>(H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O)]<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>

At room temperature, a new coordination polymer [Ni(tpt)(imi)₃(H₂O)]n was synthesized by the reaction of NiCl₂?6H₂O, terephthalic acid, and imidazole in aqueous solution. The structure was determined by X-ray crystallography. It crystallizes in monoclinicP2₁/n space group with the crystal cell parameters ofa = 9.8626(4) Å,b = 15.2498(3) Å, andc = 12.7681(3)Å, β = 90.309(2)^°,V = 1920.33(10) ų, andZ = 4. The crystal X-ray analysis shows that each nickel atom is coordinated by three imidazole ligands, two terephthalate ions, and one water molecule. Each terephthalate ion bridges two nickel atoms to form a zigzag chain. The chains are further linked together via hydrogen bonds to a three-dimensional network.     

Crystal structures of dioxonium hexafluorotantalate and dioxonium hexafluoroniobate complexes with tetrabenzo-30-crown-10

Two isostructural complexes of dioxonium [H₅O₂]⁺ with tetrabenzo-30-crown-10 of the compositions [(tetrabenzo-30-crown-10 · H₅O₂)][TaF₆] (I) and [(tetrabenzo-30-crown-10 · H₅O₂)][NbF₆] (II) are studied using X-ray diffraction. The complexes crystallize in the monoclinic crystal system (space group C2/c, Z = 4). The unit cell parameters of these compounds are as follows: a = 15.6583(12) Å, b = 15.2259(13) Å, c = 16.4473(13) Å, and β = 99.398(6)° for complex I and a = 15.7117(12) Å, b = 15.2785(15) Å, c = 16.5247(15) Å, and β = 99.398(7)° for complex II. These complexes belong to the ionic type. The dioxonium cation [H₅O₂]⁺ in the form of the two-unit cluster [H₃O · H₂O]⁺ is stabilized by the strong hydrogen bond OH?O [O?O, 2.353(4) Å] and encapsulated by the crown ether. Each oxygen atom of the dioxonium cation also forms two oxygen bonds O?O(crown). The crown ether adopts an unusual two-level (pocket-like) conformation, which provides a complete encapsulation of the oxonium associate. The interaction of the cationic complex with the anion in the crystal occurs through contacts of the C-H?F type.     

Synthesis and characterization of 9-(4-nitrophenyl)3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexahydro-1,8(2H,5H) acridinedione and its methoxyphenyl derivative

9-(4-Nitrophenyl)-3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexahydro-1,8(2H,5H) acridinedione (NTHA) crystallizes in orthorhombic space group P2₁2₁2₁ with a = 5.9716(1) Å, b = 18.0476(3) Å, c = 19.2445(2) Å, V = 2074.04(5) ų, Z = 4, D_cal = 1.263 Mg m^?3 and R = 0.0521 (wR = 0.1326) for 4078 observed reflections. 9-(4-Nitrophenyl)-10-(4-methoxyphenyl)-3,3,6,6-tetramethyl-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexahydro-1,8(2H,5H) acridinedione NMTHA, crystallizes in monoclinic space group P2₁/c with a = 15.669(5) Å, b = 10.652(4) Å, c = 18.337(6) Å, β = 108.25(1)^°, V = 2906.66(2) ų, Z = 4, D_cal = 1.245 Mg m^?3 and R = 0.0725 (wR = 0.1847) for 5105 observed reflections. The experimental values are compared with the theoretical values calculated based on the semiemperical methods. The structures are stabilized by N–H?sO and C–H?sO types of intermolecular interactions in addition to van der Waals forces.