Hydrogen-bonded sheets in the 1:1 salt of tet-b and trimesic acid

Tet-b (racemic 5,5,7,12,12,14-hexa­methyl-1,4,8,11-tetra­aza­cyclo­tetra­decane, C₁₆H₃₆N₄) and trimesic acid (1,3,5-benzene­tri­carboxylic acid, C₉H₆O₆) form a salt partially solvated by both water and methanol, i.e. 5,5,7,12,12,14-hexa­methyl-1,4,8,11-tetra­aza­cyclo­tetra­decane–1,3,5-benzene­tri­carboxyl­ic acid–methanol–water (1/1/0.78/1.12), C₁₆H₃₈N₄²⁺·C₉H₄O₆²⁻·0.78CH₄O·1.12H₂O. The anions are linked by O—H⃛O hydrogen bonds [O⃛O 2.442 (4) and 2.458 (4) Å; O—H⃛O 170 and 171°] into zigzag chains; orientationally disordered cations are linked to the anion chains by means of N—H⃛O hydrogen bonds [major orientation: N⃛O 2.695 (3)–3.071 (4) Å, N—H⃛O 148–179°; minor orientation: N⃛O 2.75 (2)–3.34 (2) Å, N—H⃛O 147–170°] and link the chains into sheets. The solvent mol­ecules are all disordered, but appear to play no significant structural role apart from space filling.     

2-[1-(Hydroxyimino)ethyl]-2,5,5-trimethylperhydropyrimidine–butane-2,3-dione monooxime (1/1)

The title compound, C₉H₁₉N₃O·C₄H₇NO₂, displays strong intramolecular O—H⃛N [O⃛N 2.6743 (13) Å] and N—H⃛N [N⃛N 2.6791 (15) Å] hydrogen bonds, and strong intermolecular O—H⃛N [O⃛N 2.7949 (15) Å] and N—H⃛O [N⃛O 3.0924 (16) Å] hydrogen bonds. This creates chains of per­hydro­pyrimidine mol­ecules, linked by hydrogen bonds. Each chain is linked to a partner chain, through hydrogen bonds to two butane-2,3-dione monooxime mol­ecules, in a structure reminiscent of a ladder.     

Two bis­(ammonium) 1,5‐naphthalene­disulfonate salts

The title compounds, bis­(ammonium) naphthalene‐1,5‐di­sul­fon­ate, 2NH₄⁺·C₁₀H₆O₆S₂²⁻, and bis­[1‐(hydroxy­methyl)‐3,5,7‐tri­aza‐1‐azoniatri­cyclo­[3.3.1.1^3,7]­decane] 1,5‐naphthalene­di­sul­fon­ate, 2C₇H₁₅N₄O⁺·C₁₀H₆O₆S₂²⁻, were prepared from the acid‐promoted reaction of hexa­methyl­enetetr­amine. In both structures, the di­sulfonate anion is positioned on an inversion center, with each sulfonate group contributing to the supramolecular assemblies via hydrogen bonds. The ammonium cations are linked to sulfonate groups by four distinct N⁺—H⃛⁻O—S contacts [N⃛O = 2.846 (2)–2.898 (2) Å and N—H⃛O = 160 (2)–175 (2)°], whereas the 1‐(hydroxy­methyl)‐3,5,7‐tri­aza‐1‐azoniatri­cyclo­[3.3.1.1^3,7]­decane cations form one O—H⃛⁻O—S [O⃛O = 2.628 (2) Å and O—H⃛O = 176°] and three C—H⃛⁻O—S [C⃛O = 3.359 (2)–3.380 (2) Å and C—H⃛O = 148–155°] interactions to neighboring sulfonate groups.     

Hydro­gen‐bond networks in tris(4‐hydroxy­phenyl)­methane and its 1:1 molecular complex with 4,4′‐bi­pyridine

In tris(4‐hydroxy­phenyl)­methane (or 4,4′,4′′‐methane­triyl­tri­phenol), C₁₉H₁₆O₃, mol­ecules are connected by O—H⃛O hydrogen bonds [O⃛O = 2.662 (2) and 2.648 (2) Å] into two‐dimensional square networks that are twofold interpenetrated. In tris(4‐hydroxy­phenyl)­methane–4,4′‐bi­pyridine (1/1), C₁₉H₁₆O₃·C₁₀H₈N₂, trisphenol mol­ecules form rectangular networks via O—H⃛O [O⃛O = 2.694 (3) Å] and C—H⃛O [C⃛O = 3.384 (3) Å] hydrogen bonds. Bi­pyridine mol­ecules hydrogen bonded to phenol moieties [O⃛N = 2.622 (3) and 2.764 (3) Å] fill the voids to complete the structure.     

meso‐5,5,7,12,12,14‐Hexa­methyl‐4,11‐di­aza‐1,8‐diazo­nia­cyclo­tetra­decane (S)‐malate(2–) methanol disolvate: a chain of rings generated by two pairs of N—H⃛O hydrogen bonds

The title compound is a methanol‐solvated salt, C₁₆H₃₈N₄²⁺·C₄H₄O₅²⁻·2CH₃OH, in which the ionic components are linked into chains by two pairs of N—H⃛O hydrogen bonds [H⃛O = 1.78–2.21 Å, N⃛O = 2.702 (14)–3.094 (8) Å and N—H⃛O = 160–179°]. The methanol mol­ecules are pendent from the chain and are linked to it by O—H⃛O hydrogen bonds [H⃛O = 1.86 and 1.89 Å, O⃛O = 2.691 (9) and 2.708 (16) Å, and O—H⃛O = 168 and 165°].     

4,4′‐Tri­methyl­enedipyridinium bis­[carboxy­methyl­phos­pho­nate(1–)]: a three‐dimensional framework structure built from O—H⃛O,N—H⃛O and C—H⃛O hydrogen bonds

In the title compound, C₁₃H₁₆N₂²⁺·2C₂H₄O₅P⁻, the cation lies across a twofold rotation axis in space group Fdd2. The anions are linked into molecular ladders by two O—H⃛O hydrogen bonds [H⃛O = 1.73 and 1.77 Å, O⃛O = 2.538 (2) and 2.598 (3) Å, and O—H⃛O = 160 and 170°], these ladders are linked into sheets by a single type of N—H⃛O hydrogen bond [H⃛O = 1.75 Å, N⃛O = 2.624 (3) Å and N—H⃛O = 171°] and the sheets are linked into a three‐dimensional framework by a single type of C—H⃛O hydrogen bond [H⃛O = 2.48 Å, C⃛O = 3.419 (4) Å and C—H⃛O = 167°].     

meso‐5,5,7,12,12,14‐Hexamethyl‐1,4‐diaza‐8,11‐diazoniacyclotetradecane bis(2‐naphthoate) ethanol disolvate: centrosymmetric five‐component aggregates linked into sheets by C—H⃛π(arene) hydrogen bonding

The title compound is an ethanol‐solvated salt, C₁₆H₃₈N₄²⁺·2C₁₁H₇O₂⁻·2C₂H₆O, in which the cation lies across a centre of inversion in P2₁/c. The ions are linked by N—H⃛O hydrogen bonds [H⃛O = 1.70 and 2.30 Å, N⃛O = 2.624 (2) and 3.136 (2) Å, and N—H⃛O = 178 and 151°], and the ethanol mol­ecule is linked to the anion by an O—H⃛O hydrogen bond [H⃛O = 1.90 Å, O⃛O = 2.728 (2) Å and O—H⃛O = 171°], to form a centrosymmetric five‐component aggregate. C—H⃛O hydrogen bonds and aromatic π–π‐stacking interactions are absent, but the aggregates are linked into sheets by a single C—H⃛π(arene) hydrogen bond.     

2‐Amino‐5‐nitro‐4,6‐dipiperidinopyrimidinium hydrogen­sulfate monohydrate: hydrogen‐bonded sheets containing highly distorted cations

In the title compound, C₁₄H₂₃N₆O₂⁺·HSO₄⁻·H₂O, the pyrimidinium ring of the cation adopts a twist‐boat conformation, induced by steric clashes between adjacent ring substituents; the anions and the water mol­ecules are linked by three O—H⃛O hydrogen bonds [H⃛O = 1.70–1.78 Å, O⃛O = 2.548 (2)–2.761 (2) Å and O—H⃛O = 161–168°] into chains of edge‐fused R(12) rings, which are linked into sheets by the cations, via three N—H⃛O hydrogen bonds [H⃛O = 1.96–2.17 Å, N⃛O = 2.820 (2)–2.935 (2) Å and N—H⃛O = 145–173°].     

4‐Iodo‐N‐(2‐nitro­phenyl­sulfanyl)­aniline: π‐stacked sheets generated by a combination of N—H⃛O and C—H⃛O hydrogen bonds

Molecules of the title compound, C₁₂H₉IN₂O₂S, are linked by one N—H⃛O hydrogen bond [H⃛O = 2.16 Å, N⃛O = 2.935 (4) Å and N—H⃛O 147°] and two C—H⃛O hydrogen bonds [H⃛O both 2.49 Å, C⃛O = 3.231 (5) and 3.220 (5) Å, and C—H⃛O = 135 and 134°] into sheets which themselves are weakly linked by an aromatic π–π‐stacking interaction between iodinated rings in centrosymmetrically related mole­cules. There are no iodo–nitro interactions.     

4‐Amino‐2,6‐di­methoxy­pyrimidine: hydrogen‐bonded sheets of R22(8) and R66(28) rings,reinforced by an aromatic π–π‐stacking interaction

Molecules of the title compound, C₆H₉N₃O₂, are linked by an N—H⃛O hydrogen bond [H⃛O = 2.29 Å, N⃛O = 3.169 (2) Å and N—H⃛O = 173°] and an N—H⃛N hydrogen bond [H⃛N = 2.12 Å, N⃛N = 2.999 (2) Å and N—H⃛N = 175°] into sheets containing centrosymmetric R(8) and R(28) rings; the sheets are reinforced by a single aromatic π–π‐stacking interaction.     

4-{[(1E)-(2-Hydroxyphenyl)methyl­idene]amino}-1,5-dimethyl-2-phenyl-2,3-dihydro-1H-pyrazol-3-one

In the title compound, C₁₈H₁₇N₃O₂, a strong intramolecular O—H⃛N hydrogen bond [N⃛O 2.607 (3), O—H 0.97 (3) and H⃛N 1.71 (3) Å, and O—H⃛N 153 (2)°] was observed, which leads to a unique phenol–imine tautomerism in the solid state. The C=N imine bond distance and the C—N—C bond angle [1.287 (2) Å and 121.7 (1)°, respectively] indicate the existence of this phenol–imine tautomer. In solution, the phenol–imine tautomer of the title free Schiff base ligand is dominant in both polar and non-polar solvents, as supported by ¹H NMR and UV–visible spectroscopic data.     

6‐Amino‐3‐methyl‐5‐nitro­so­pyrimi­dine‐2,4(1H,3H)‐dione forms a three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded framework structure

Molecules of the title compound, C₅H₆N₄O₃, are linked into a single three‐dimensional framework by a two‐centre N—H⃛O hydrogen bond [H⃛O = 1.92 Å, N⃛O = 2.785 (2) Å and N—H⃛O = 168°], a two‐centre N—H⃛H hydrogen bond [H⃛N = 2.19 Å, N⃛N = 3.017 (2) Å and N—H⃛N = 157°] and the intermolecular component of an effectively planar three‐centre N—H⃛(O)₂ hydrogen bond [H⃛O = 2.03 and 2.31 Å, N⃛O = 2.645 (2) and 2.957 (2) Å, N—H⃛O = 126 and 130°, and O⃛H⃛O = 101°].     

The salt‐type 1:2 adduct of meso‐5,5,7,12,12,14‐hexa‐C‐methyl‐1,4,8,11‐tetraazacyclotetradecane (tet‐a) and 5‐nitroisophthalic acid forms a hydrogen‐bonded sheet ­structure containing two configur­ational isomers of [(tet‐a)H2]2+

The title compound, meso‐5,7,7,12,14,14‐hexa­methyl‐4,11‐di­aza‐1,8‐diazo­nia­cyclo­tetra­decane bis(3‐carboxy‐5‐nitro­benz­oate), C₁₆H₃₈N₄²⁺·2C₈H₄NO₆^?, is a salt in which the cation is present as two configurational isomers, disordered across a common centre of inversion in P, with occupancies of 0.847 (3) and 0.153 (3). The anions are linked into chains by a single O—H?O hydrogen bond [H?O 1.71 Å, O?O 2.5063 (15) Å and O—H?O 156°] and the cations link these anion chains into sheets by means of a range of N—H?O hydrogen bonds [H?O 1.81–2.53 Å, N?O 2.718 (5)–3.3554 (19) Å and N—H?O 146–171°].     

The 1:1 adduct of 2,5-dihydroxy-1,4-benzoquinone with 4,4′-bipyridine

2,5-Di­hydroxy-1,4-benzo­quinone (DHBQ) and 4,4′-bi­pyridine (BPY) crystallize in a 1:1 ratio as a neutral molecular adduct, C₆H₄O₄·C₁₀H₈N₂, in space group C2/c, with half of each mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit. The mol­ecules are linked by a strong O—H⃛N hydrogen bond [O⃛N 2.6323 (15) Å] and a weak C—H⃛O hydrogen bond [C⃛O 3.2082 (17) Å] to form infinite stacks of parallel one-dimensional hydrogen-bonded ribbons. The two rings of the bi­pyridine are twisted at 28.3° with respect to each other, and the benzo­quinone ring is inclined at an angle of 18.3° with respect to the plane of the neighbouring pyridine ring. The 4,4′-bi­pyridine mol­ecule lies on a twofold axis and the benzo­quinone mol­ecule lies across an inversion centre.     

Hydro­gen‐bonded adducts of ferrocene‐1,1′‐diyl­bis­(di­phenyl­methanol): a finite cyclic 1:1 adduct with 2,2′‐dipyridyl­amine

In ferrocene‐1,1′‐diyl­bis­(di­phenyl­methanol)–2,2′‐dipyridyl­amine (1/1), [Fe(C₁₈H₁₅O)₂]·C₁₀H₉N₃, (I), there is an intramolecular O—H?O hydrogen bond [H?O 2.03 Å, O?O 2.775 (2) Å and O—H?O 147°] in the ferrocenediol component, and the two neutral molecular components are linked by one O—H?N hydrogen bond [H?N 1.96 Å, O?N 2.755 (2) Å and O—H?N, 157°] and one N—H?O hydrogen bond [H?O 2.26 Å, N?O 3.112 (2) Å and N—H?O 164°] forming a cyclic R(8) motif. One of the pyridyl N atoms plays no part in the intermolecular hydrogen bonding, but participates in a short intramolecular C—H?N contact [H?N 2.31 Å, C?N 2.922 (2) Å and C—H?N 122°].     

Ammonium N‐(6‐amino‐3,4‐di­hydro‐3‐methyl‐5‐nitro­so‐4‐oxopyrimidin‐2‐yl)­glycinate monohydrate forms hydrogen‐bonded bilayers

In the title compound, NH₄⁺·C₇H₈N₅O₄⁻·H₂O, the independent components are linked into bilayers by an extensive series of two‐centre N—H⃛O hydrogen bonds [H⃛O = 1.85–1.96 Å, N⃛O = 2.776 (2)–2.840 (2) Å and N—H⃛O = 149–172°], and by asymmetric three‐centre N—H⃛(O)₂, O—H⃛(N,O) and O—H⃛(O)₂ hydrogen bonds.     

Hydro­gen bonding in C-methyl­ated nitro­anilines: the three-dimensional framework structure of 2-methyl-4-nitro­aniline

Molecules of 2-methyl-4-nitro­aniline, C₇H₈N₂O₂, act as double donors and as double acceptors of N—H⃛O hydrogen bonds [N⃛O 3.117 (3) and 3.239 (3) Å; N—H⃛O 169 and 136°]. The mol­ecules are thereby linked into a three-dimensional framework.     

2‐Benzyl­amino‐6‐benzyl­oxy­pyrimidin‐4(3H)‐one: hydrogen‐bonded chains of rings linked into sheets by a π–π‐stacking interaction

The title compound, C₁₈H₁₇N₃O₂, crystallizes with Z′ = 2 in space group P2₁/c, and the two independent mol­ecules are approximate, but not exact, mirror images. The molecular–electronic structure is strongly polarized, and the mol­ecules are linked by paired N—H⃛O hydrogen bonds [H⃛O = 2.00–2.23 Å, N⃛O = 2.798 (3)–2.992 (3) Å and N—H⃛O = 145–151°] into two independent C(4)C(6)[(6)] chains of rings, which are linked into sheets by a single aromatic π–π‐stacking interaction.     

Three N2‐benzoyl­oxybenz­amidines: sheet structures built from hard and soft hydrogen bonds and aromatic π–π stacking interactions

Molecules of the title compounds N²‐(benzoyl­oxy)­benz­ami­dine, C₁₄H₁₂N₂O₂, (I), N²‐(2‐hydroxy­benzoyl­oxy)­benz­ami­dine, C₁₄H₁₂N₂O₃, (II), and N²‐benzoyloxy‐2‐hydroxybenzamidine, C₁₄H₁₂N₂O₃, (III), all have extended chain conformations, with the aryl groups remote from one another. In (I), the mol­ecules are linked into chains by a single N—H⋯N hydrogen bond [H⋯N = 2.15 Å, N⋯N = 3.029 (2) Å and N—H⋯N = 153°] and these chains are linked into sheets by means of aromatic π–π stacking interactions. There is one intramolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bond in (II), and a combination of one three‐centre N—H⋯(N,O) hydrogen bond [H⋯N = 2.46 Å, H⋯O = 2.31 Å, N⋯N = 3.190 (2) Å, N⋯O = 3.146 (2) Å, N—H⋯N = 138° and N—H⋯O = 154°] and one two‐centre C—H⋯O hydrogen bond [H⋯O = 2.46 Å, C⋯O = 3.405 (2) Å and C—H⋯O = 173°] links the mol­ecules into sheets. In (III), an intramolecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bond and two N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds [H⋯O = 2.26 and 2.10 Å, N⋯O = 2.975 (2) and 2.954 (2) Å, and N—H⋯O = 138 and 163°] link the molecules into sheets.     

Hydrogen‐bonded bilayers in ­piperazinium(2+) bis(mandelate) bis(methanol) solvate

In the title compound, C₄H₁₂N₂²⁺·2C₈H₇O₃^?·2CH₄O, the cations lie across centres of inversion and are disordered over two orientations with equal occupancy; there are equal numbers of (R)‐ and (S)‐mandelate anions present (mandelate is α‐hydroxy­benzene­acetate). The anions and the neutral water mol­ecules are linked by O—H?O hydrogen bonds [O?O 2.658 (3) and 2.682 (3) Å, and O—H?O 176 and 166°] into deeply folded zigzag chains. Each orientation of the cation forms two symmetry‐related two‐centre N—H?O hydrogen bonds [N?O 2.588 (4) and 2.678 (4) Å, and N—H?O 177 and 171°] and two asymmetric, but planar, three‐centre N—H?(O)₂ hydrogen bonds [N?O 2.686 (4)–3.137 (4) Å and N—H?O 137–147°], and by means of these the cations link the anion/water chains into bilayers.