Layered zincoarsenate templated by N,N,N′,N′‐tetra­methyl­ethyl­ene‐di­amine mol­ecules

The title compound, N,N,N′,N′‐tetra­methyl­ethyl­enedi­ammon­ium di­aqua­(arsenate)­(hydrogen arsenate)­dizinc(II), (C₆H₁₈N₂)_0.5[Zn₂(AsO₄)(HAsO₄)(H₂O)₂], is a new zincoarsenate obtained by hydro­thermal synthesis. The structure consists of infinite two‐dimensional anionic layers alternating with planes containing centrosymmetric organic diprotonated template N,N,N′,N′‐tetra­methyl­ethyl­enedi­ammonium cations, [H₃N­C₆H₁₂NH₃]²⁺. The latter are interconnected to the framework through hydrogen bonds.     

[N,N′‐Bis(3‐aminopropyl)ethylenediamine‐κ4N,N′,N′′,N′′′](trithiocyanurato‐κ2N,S)zinc(II) ethanol solvate

In the crystal structure of the title compound, [N,N′‐bis(3‐­amino­propyl)­ethyl­enedi­amine‐κ⁴N,N′,N′′,N′′′][1,3,5‐triazine‐2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)‐tri­thionato(2−)‐κ²N,S]­zinc(II) ethanol sol­vate, [Zn(C₈H₂₂N₄)₂(C₃HN₃S₃)]·C₂H₆O, the Zn^II atom is octa­hedrally coordinated by four N atoms [Zn—N = 2.104 (2)–2.203 (2) Å] of a tetradentate N‐donor N,N′‐bis(3‐­amino­propyl)­ethyl­enedi­amine (bapen) ligand and by two S and N atoms [Zn—S = 2.5700 (7) Å and Zn—N = 2.313 (2) Å] of a tri­thio­cyanurate(2−) (ttcH²⁻) dianion bonded as a bidentate ligand in a cis configuration. The crystal structure of the compound is stabilized by a network of hydrogen bonds.     

(Acetonitrile‐κN){2‐[bis­(2‐pyridylethyl)­amino]ethanol‐κ4N,N′,N′′,O}zinc(II) bis­(perchlorate) monohydrate

In the title compound, [Zn(C₂H₃N)(C₁₆H₂₁N₃O)](ClO₄)₂·H₂O, the Zn^II ion is coordinated by two pyridyl N atoms, one amine N atom, and an ethanol O atom from the N,N′,N′′,O‐tetra­dentate 2‐[bis­(2‐pyridylethyl)amino]­ethanol donor ligand. The fifth coordination site is filled by an acetonitrile N atom, and there is one solvent water mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit. The 2+ charge of the cationic portion of the complex is balanced by two perchlorate counter‐anions.     

Comparison of conventional and synchrotron X‐ray structure deter­minations of the adduct 1,2,4,5‐tetrahydroxybenzene–2,5‐dihydroxy‐1,4‐benzoquinone (1/1) and a conventional X‐ray structure determination of 1,2,4,5‐tetrahydroxybenzene monohydrate

The X‐ray structure of 1,2,4,5‐tetra­hydroxy­benzene (benzene‐1,2,4,5‐tetrol) monohydrate, C₆H₆O₄·H₂O, (I), reveals columns of 1,2,4,5‐tetra­hydroxy­benzene parallel to the b axis that are separated by 3.364 (12) and 3.453 (11) Å. Molecules in adjacent columns are tilted relative to each other by 27.78 (8)°. Water mol­ecules fill the channels between the columns and are involved in hydrogen‐bonding interactions with the 1,2,4,5‐tetra­hydroxy­benzene mol­ecules. The crystal structure of the adduct 1,2,4,5‐tetra­hydroxy­benzene–2,5‐di­hydroxy‐1,4‐benzo­quinone (1/1), C₆H₆O₄·C₆H₄O₄, (II), reveals alternating mol­ecules of 1,2,4,5‐tetra­hydroxy­benzene and 2,5‐di­hydroxy‐1,4‐benzo­quinone (both lying on inversion centers), and a zigzag hydrogen‐bonded network connecting mol­ecules in three dimensions. For compound (II), the conventional X‐ray determination, (IIa), is in very good agreement with the synchrotron X‐ray determination, (IIb). When differences in data collection temperatures are taken into account, even the displacement parameters are in very good agreement.     

Bis(2,9‐dimethyl‐1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)copper(I) hydrogen squarate hemihydrate

In the crystal structure of the synthetically prepared title compound, [Cu(C₁₄H₁₂N₂)₂](C₄HO₄)·0.5H₂O or [Cu(dmphen)₂](HSq)·0.5H₂O (dmphen is 2,9‐dimethyl‐1,10‐phenanthroline or neocuproine and HSq is hydrogen squarate), the Cu^I centre has distorted tetra­hedral coordination geometry comprised of four N atoms from two bidentate dmphen ligands. The squarate monoanions form a ten‐membered dimer, graph set R₂²(10), linked by two strong inter­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. These squarate dimers are linked into chains that propagate along the [100] direction. An extensive three‐dimensional network of C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and π–π inter­actions is responsible for stabilization of the crystal structure.     

Di‐μ‐hydro­xo‐bis­(diiso­propyl­gallium)–1,4,8,11‐tetra­methyl‐1,4,8,11‐tetra­aza­cyclo­tetra­decane (1/1)

The hydro­lysis product [Ga₂(C₃H₇)₄(OH)₂]·C₁₄H₃₂N₄, derived from the tetrakis­(triiso­propyl­gallium)–1,4,8,11‐tetra­methyl‐1,4,8,11‐tetra­aza­cyclo­tetra­decane (1/1) adduct, consists of a centrosymmetric [ⁱPr₂Ga(μ‐OH)]₂ unit hydrogen bonded through the hydroxyl group to a nitro­gen on an adjacent centrosymmetric 1,4,8,11‐tetra­methyl‐1,4,8,11‐tetra­aza­cyclo­tetra­decane molecule, resulting in the generation of a molecular chain through the crystal.     

Bis(2,2‐bi­pyridine‐N,N′)tetra‐μ‐chloro‐tetracopper(I)

A novel centrosymmetric chair‐like dimer, bis(2,2′‐bi­pyridine)‐1κ²N,N′;3κ²N,N′‐tetra‐μ‐chloro‐1:2κ²Cl;­2:3κ²Cl;­3:4κ²Cl;1:4κ²Cl‐tetra­copper(I), [Cu₄Cl₄­(C₁₀­H₈­N₂)₂], has been solvothermally synthesized and structurally characterized. The complex self‐assembles into a three‐dimensional network via C—H?Cl hydrogen bonds, π–π stacking and weak Cu?Cl electrostatic interactions.     

Methoxy‐ether and crown‐ether ­derivatives of tetrahomodioxa‐ and octahomotetraoxacalix­[4]­arenes

Three methoxy­‐ether and one methoxy‐­ether/crown‐ether derivatives of p‐tert‐butyl­tetrahomodioxa‐ and p‐R‐octahomo­tetraoxacalix­[4]­arenes (R = methyl, tert‐butyl, H) have been investigated. The first three compounds, 7,15,21,27‐tetra‐tert‐butyl‐29,30,31,32‐tetra­methoxy‐3,11‐dioxapenta­cyclo­[23.3.­1.1^5,9.1^13,17.1^19,23]­ditriaconta‐1(29),5,7,­9(30),­13,15,‐17(31),­19,21,23(32),25,27‐dodecaene, C₅₀H₆₈O₆, 33,34,35,36‐tetra­methoxy‐7,15,23,31‐tetra­methyl‐3,11,19,27‐tetra­oxa­penta­cyclo[27.3.1.1^5,9.1^13,17.1^21,25]­hexa­tri­aconta‐1(33),5,7,9(34),13,15,­17(35),21,23,25(36),29,31‐dodecaene, C₄₀H₄₈O₈, and 7,23‐di‐tert‐butyl‐33,34,35,36‐tetra­methoxy‐3,11,19,27‐tetraoxapenta­cyclo­[27.3.1.1^5,9.1^13,17.1^21,25]­hexatriaconta‐1(33),5,7,9(34),13,15,­17(35),‐ 21,23,25(36),29,31‐dodecaene, C₄₄H₅₆O₈, in the partial‐cone or 1,2‐alternate conformations, present the common feature of methoxy‐­ether self‐inclusion, while the fourth, 42,43‐di­methoxy‐7,15,23,31‐tetra­methyl‐3,11,19,27,34,37,40‐heptaoxahexa­cyclo[15.15.9.1^5,9.1^21,25.0^13,41.0^29,33]­tritetra­conta‐5(42),6,8,13(41),­14,16,21(43),22,24,29(33),30,32‐dodecaene, C₄₂H₅₀O₉, adopts the 1,3‐alternate conformation owing to the presence of a 1,3‐polyether chain.     

Three oxo complexes with a tetra­nuclear [Cu4(μ2‐Cl)6(μ4‐O)] unit

The three title compounds, namely 4‐phenyl‐1H‐imidazolium hexa‐μ₂‐chloro‐chloro‐μ₄‐oxo‐tris­(4‐phenyl‐1H‐imidazole‐κN¹)­tetra­copper(II) monohydrate, (C₉H₉N₂)[Cu₄Cl₇O(C₉H₈N₂)₃]·H₂O, hexa‐μ₂‐chloro‐μ₄‐oxo‐tetra­kis­(pyridine N‐oxide‐κO)tetra­copper(II), [Cu₄Cl₆O(C₅H₅NO)₄], and hexa‐μ₂‐chloro‐tetra­kis(2‐methyl‐1H‐imidazole‐κN¹)‐μ₄‐oxo‐tetra­copper(II) methanol trisolvate, [Cu₄Cl₆O(C₄H₆N₂)₄]·3CH₄O, exhibit the same Cu₄OCl₆ framework, where the O atom at the centre of an almost regular tetra­hedron bridges four copper cations at the corners. This group is in turn surrounded by a Cl₆ octa­hedron, leading to a rather globular species. This special arrangement of the Cu^II cations results in a diversity of magnetic behaviours.     

Hydrogen bonding and π–π stacking in methyl­aminium 4′,7‐dihydroxy­isoflavone‐3′‐sulfonate dihydrate and hexa­aqua­iron(II) bis­(4′,7‐diethoxy­isoflavone‐3′‐sulfonate) tetra­hydrate

In methyl­aminium 4′,7‐dihydroxy­isoflavone‐3′‐sulfonate dihydrate, CH₆N⁺·C₁₅H₉O₇S⁻·2H₂O, 11 hydrogen bonds exist between the methyl­aminium cations, the iso­flavone‐3′‐sulfonate anions and the solvent water mol­ecules. In hexa­aqua­iron(II) bis­(4′,7‐diethoxy­isoflavone‐3′‐sulfonate) tetra­hydrate, [Fe(H₂O)₆](C₁₉H₁₇O₇S)₂·4H₂O, 12 hydrogen bonds exist between the centrosymmetric [Fe(H₂O)₆]²⁺ cation, the isoflavone‐3′‐sulfonate anions and the solvent water mol­ecules. Additional π–π stacking inter­actions generate three‐dimensional supramolecular structures in both compounds.     

Hydrogen bonding in N,N,N′,N′‐tetra­methyl­ethyl­ene­di­ammonium bis­(benzene­selenol­ate)

The crystal structure of the title compound, [Me₂NHC₂H₄NHMe₂][SePh]₂ or C₆H₁₈N₂²⁺·2C₆H₅Se^?, reveals hydrogen bonding between the benzene­seleno­late anions and the tetra­methyl­ethyl­ene­di­ammonium cations. The asymmetric unit contains one formula unit of the title compound. The two Se?H distances are 2.22 (4) and 2.34 (4) Å.     

Mono­alkyl­ated 4′‐aryl‐substituted terpyridines

1‐Methyl‐2‐[4‐phenyl‐6‐(pyridinium‐2‐yl)­pyridin‐2‐yl]­pyridinium diperchlorate, C₂₂H₁₉N₃²⁺·2ClO₄⁻, (I), and 2‐[4‐(methoxy­phenyl)‐2,2′‐bipyridin‐6‐yl]‐1‐methyl­pyridinium iodide, C₂₃H₂₀N₃O⁺·I⁻, (II), both crystallize in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c. In contrast with the monocharged mol­ecule of (II), the doubly charged mol­ecule of (I) contains an additional protonated pyridine ring. One of the two perchlorate counter‐anions of (I) interacts with the cation of (I) via an N—H⋯O hydrogen bond. In (II), two mol­ecules related by a centre of symmetry are connected by weak π–π interactions, forming dimers in the crystal structure.     

Tetra­allyl (2,2′‐bipyridyl)‐rac‐3,3,7,7‐tetra­methyl‐trans‐5‐palladatricyclo[4.1.0.02,4]­heptane‐1,2,4,6‐tetra­carboxyl­ate above and below the phase‐transition temperature of 194 K

The crystal structure of the title compound, (2,2′‐bipyridyl‐κ²N,N′)(tetra­allyl 3,3,3′,3′‐tetra­methyl‐1,1′‐bi­cyclo­propane‐1,1′,2,2′‐tetra­carboxyl­ato‐κ²C²,C^2′)­palladium(II), [Pd(C₂₆H₃₂­O₈)(C₁₀­H₈­N₂)], is disordered above 194 K. A doubling of the unit cell is observed on cooling. The structure at 143 K contains two ordered mol­ecules related by a pseudo‐translation vector of approximately (0.44,0.00,0.50) or a pseudo‐inversion center at approximately (0.22,0.00,0.25). Weak intermolecular C—H?O interactions are enhanced in the low‐temperature structure.     

The diprotonated 2,2‐(propane‐1,3‐di­yl)bis­(1,1,3,3‐tetra­methyl­guanidinium) cation: packing and conformational changes

Subject to packing with different anions, the title cation undergoes various conformational changes with significantly different N—C—C—C torsion angles, as well as different angles between the NCN₂ guanidine planes. The 2,2‐(propane‐1,3‐di­yl)bis­(1,1,3,3‐tetra­methyl­guanidinium) salts reported here, viz. the dibromide, C₁₃H₃₂N₆²⁺·2Br⁻, the tetra­phenyl­borate chloride, C₁₃H₃₂N₆²⁺·C₂₄H₂₀B⁻·Cl⁻, the tetra­chloro­mercurate, (C₁₃H₃₂N₆)[HgCl₄], and the bis­(trifluoro­methanesulfonate), C₁₃H₃₂N₆²⁺·2CF₃SO₃⁻, are dominated by strong inter­molecular N—H⋯X hydrogen bonds, which form different packing patterns.     

Chloro­(3,6,13,16‐tetraethyl‐2,7,12,17‐tetra­methyl­porphycenato‐κ4N)iron(III) chloro­form solvate

The X‐ray crystallographic analysis of the title complex, chloro­[3,10,13,20‐tetraethyl‐4,9,14,19‐tetra­methyl­penta­cyclo[16.2.1.1^2,5.1^8,11.1^12,15]­tetracosa‐2,4,6,8(23),9,12,14,16,18(21),19‐decaene]­iron(III) chloro­form solvate, [Fe(C₃₃H₃₇N₄)Cl]·CHCl₃, reveals a twisted macrocyclic framework with a slightly distorted rectangular pyramidal core, where the deviation of the central Fe^III atom from the least‐squares plane of the C₂₀N₄ core is 0.594 (1) Å. Some important bond distances are as follows: Fe—N 2.019 (3), 2.026 (3), 2.028 (3) and 2.034 (3) Å; Fe—Cl 2.232 (1) Å.     

{Δ‐1,4,7,10‐Tetrakis[(S)‐2‐hydroxy­propyl‐κO]‐1,4,7,10‐tetra­aza­cyclo­do­dec­ane‐κ4N}cad­mium(II) 4‐nitrophenolate per­chlor­ate hydrate

Crystallization of [Cd(S‐thpc12)](ClO₄)₂·H₂O {S‐thpc12 is 1,4,7,10‐tetra­kis[(S)‐2‐hy­drox­y­propyl]‐1,4,7,10‐tetra­aza­cy­clo‐do­dec­ane} in the presence of sodium p‐nitrophenolate forms the title complex, [Cd(C₂₀H₄₄N₄O₄)](C₆H₄NO₃)(ClO₄)·H₂O, in which p‐nitrophenolate and water separately hydrogen bond to a different pair of cis‐related pendant hydroxyl groups which, together with the four N atoms, are themselves bound to Cd^II in an approximately square antiprismatic arrangement. The diastereoselectivity of the complex‐forming process is apparent from the fact that both different disymmetric cations in the asymmetric unit have the same Δ helicity.     

Di­spiro­[fluorene‐9,5′‐[1,2,3,4]­tetra­thia­ne‐6′,9′′‐fluorene]

The tetra­thia­ne ring of the title compound, C₂₆H₁₆S₄, has a chair conformation and the mol­ecule has approximate C₂ symmetry. Each of the two fluorene ring systems is virtually planar, with the ring planes intersecting at an angle of 67.58 (5)°. This novel compound has been formed as a side product from the treatment of 9H‐fluorene‐9‐thione with methyl N‐[(benzyl­idene)­phenyl]­glycinate in the presence of LiBr and 1,6‐di­aza­bi­cyclo­[5.4.0]­un­decane.     

The monoclinic polymorph of rac‐5,7,7,12,12,14‐hexa­methyl‐1,4,8,11‐tetraazonia­cyclo­tetra­decane bis­(hexa­fluoro­germanate) tetrahydrate

X‐ray data were obtained for the monoclinic polymorph of rac‐5,7,7,12,12,14‐hexa­methyl‐1,4,8,11‐tetraazonia­cyclo­tetra­decane bis­(hexa­fluoro­germanate) tetrahydrate, (C₁₆H₄₀N₄)[GeF₆]₂·4H₂O. The tetra­aza‐macrocyclic cations lie across inversion centers in space group P2₁/c. Water mol­ecules and [GeF₆]²⁻ anions form zigzag chains, which alternate in a three‐dimensional network with the macrocyclic cations. The structure is sustained by multiple hydrogen bonds.     

Bis­(acetato‐κ2O,O′)(2,9‐di­methyl‐1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)mercury(II) in two differently hydrated crystal forms

Two differently hydrated crystal forms of the title compound, viz. bis­(acetato‐κ²O,O′)(2,9‐di­methyl‐1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ²N,N′)­mercury(II), [Hg(C₂H₃O₂)₂(C₁₄H₁₂N₂)] or [HgAc₂(dmph)] [dmph is 2,3‐di­methyl‐1,10‐phenantroline (neocuproine) and Ac is acetate], (I), and tris­[bis­(acetato‐κ²O,O′)(2,9‐di­methyl‐1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ²N,N′)­mercury(II)] hexadecahydrate, [Hg(C₂H₃O₂)₂(C₁₄H₁₂N₂)]₃·16H₂O or [HgAc₂(dmph)]₃·16H₂O, (II), are presented. Both structures are composed of very simple monomeric units, which act as the building blocks of complex packing schemes stabilized by a diversity of π–π and hydrogen‐bonding interactions.     

A bis­(acetyl­acetonato)­uranium(IV) complex of the Schiff base N,N′‐bis(3‐hydroxy­salicyl­idene)‐2‐methyl‐1,2‐propane­di­amine

The title complex, bis­(acetyl­acetonato‐κ²O,O′)[N,N′‐bis(3‐hydroxy‐2‐oxidobenzaldimino)‐2‐methyl‐1,2‐propane­di­amine‐κ⁴N,O,O′,N′]­uranium(IV) tetra­hydro­furan solvate, [U(C₁₈H₁₈N₂O₄)(C₅H₇O₂)₂]·C₄H₈O, is a rare example of a uranium(IV) complex with a compartmental Schiff base. The U atom is located in the N₂O₂ inner site of the hexadentate N,N′‐bis(3‐hydroxy‐2‐oxidobenzaldimino)‐2‐methyl‐1,2‐pro­pane­di­amine group and is bound also to the two O atoms of both acetyl­acetonate moieties, which results in a dodecahedral coordination environment. Centrosymmetric dimers are formed through intermolecular hydrogen bonds that link the terminal uncoordinated hydroxy groups to one another and to the O atoms of the acetyl­acetonate ligands.