(±)‐6‐Benzyl‐3,3‐di­methyl­morpholine‐2,5‐dione and its 5‐mono­thio and 2,5‐di­thio derivatives

The morpholine ring of the title dione, C₁₃H₁₅NO₃, shows a boat conformation that is distorted towards a twist‐boat, with the boat ends being the two Csp³ atoms of the ring. The benzyl substituent is in the favoured `exo' position. In the mono­thione derivative, (±)‐6‐benzyl‐3,3‐di­methyl‐5‐thioxo­morpholin‐2‐one, C<sub>13</sub>H<sub>15</sub>NO<sub>2</sub>S, this ring has a much flatter conformation that is midway between a boat and an envelope, with the di­methyl end being almost planar. The orientation of the benzyl group is `endo'. The di­thione derivative, (±)‐6‐benzyl‐3,3‐di­methyl­morpholine‐2,5‐di­thione, C₁₃H₁₅N­OS₂, has two symmetry‐independent mol­ecules, which show different puckering of the morpholine ring. One mol­ecule has a flattened envelope conformation distorted towards a screw‐boat, while the conformation in the other mol­ecule is similar to that in the mono­thione derivative. Intermolecular hydrogen bonds link the mol­ecules in the three compounds, respectively, into centrosymmetric dimers, infinite chains, and dimers made up of one of each of the symmetry‐independent mol­ecules.     

Aquabromo(6‐carboxypyridine‐2‐carboxylato‐O,N,O′)mercury(II)

The title compound, [HgBr(C₇H₄NO₄)(H₂O)], was obtained by the reaction of an aqueous solution of mercury(II) bromide and pyridine‐2,6‐di­carboxylic acid (picolinic acid, dipicH₂). The shortest bond distances to Hg are Hg—Br 2.412 (1) Å and Hg—N 2.208 (5) Å; the corresponding N—Hg—Br angle of 169.6 (1)° corresponds to a slightly distorted linear coordination. There are also four longer Hg—O interactions, three from dipicH^? [2.425 (4) and 2.599 (4) Å within the asymmetric unit, and 2.837 (4) Å from a symmetry‐related mol­ecule] and one from the bonded water mol­ecule [2.634 (4) Å]. The effective coordination of Hg can thus be described as 2+4. The mol­ecules are connected to form double‐layer chains parallel to the y axis by strong O—H?O hydrogen bonds between carboxylic acid groups of neighbouring mol­ecules, and by weaker hydrogen bonds involving both H atoms of the water mol­ecule and the O atoms of the carboxylic acid groups.     

2‐(1,3‐Dithian‐2‐yl)benzaldehyde and N‐{2‐[2‐(1,3‐dioxan‐2‐yl)phenoxy]­ethyl}phthalimide

The crystal structures of two elaborated‐porphyrin precursors have been determined. In the crystalline state, 2‐(1,3‐di­thian‐2‐yl)­benz­aldehyde, C₁₁H₁₂OS₂, has its di­thiane ring in a slightly distorted chair conformation. The mol­ecules pack in anti‐parallel chains. N‐{2‐[2‐(1,3‐Dioxan‐2‐yl)­phenoxy]­ethyl}­phthal­imide, C₂₀H₁₉NO₅, is in a folded conformation. The dihedral angle between the phthal­imide and phenyl planes is 80.07 (3)°. In the crystalline states, mol­ecules stack on top of one another.     

The antifolate trimetrexate: ­observation of the enzyme‐binding conformation

The crystal structure of the title compound contains four 2,4‐di­amino‐5‐methyl‐6‐[(3,4,5‐tri­methoxy­anilino)­methyl]­quin­az­oline mol­ecules, two di­methyl sulfoxide mol­ecules and three water mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit, i.e. 4C₁₉H₂₃N₅O₃·2C₂H₆OS·3H₂O. All four quinazoline mol­ecules adopt trans,gauche conformations. An extensive hydrogen‐bond network involving N?N base‐pairing interactions, as well as the di­methyl sulfoxide and water mol­ecules, stabilizes the crystal structure.     

Supramolecular hydrogen‐bonded hexamers in two 5‐aryl‐3‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐1,6,7,8‐tetra­hydro­pyrazolo­[3,4‐b][1,4]­diazepines

In both title compounds, i.e. 3‐methyl‐1,5‐di­phenyl‐1,6,7,8‐tetra­hydro­pyrazolo­[3,4‐b][1,4]­diazepine, C₁₉H₁₈N₄, (I), and 5‐(4‐chloro­phenyl)‐3‐methyl‐1‐phenyl‐1,6,7,8‐tetra­hydro­pyra­zolo­[3,4‐b][1,4]­diazepine, C₁₉H₁₇ClN₄, (II), an N—H?N hydrogen bond links six mol­ecules to form an R(30) ring. Compound (I) crystallizes in the R space group and (II) crystallizes in P with three mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit. The mol­ecule of (I) contains a disordered seven‐membered ring.     

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.     

(5,11,17,23‐Tetra‐tert‐butyl‐26,28‐di­hydroxy­calix­[4]­arene‐25,27‐dioxy)­di­acetic acid N,N‐di­methyl­form­amide trisolvate

The title compound, C₄₈H₆₀O₈·3C₃H₇NO, is a derivative of calix­[4]­arene in the cone conformation, modified with distal carboxylic acid functional groups at the lower rim. A clathrate di­methyl­form­amide (DMF) mol­ecule is located within the calix­[4]­arene cone, and two DMF solvate mol­ecules participate in hydrogen bonding with the carboxylic acid groups. Intramolecular hydrogen bonds are also formed between the OH groups and the adjacent ether groups in the partially substituted calix­[4]­arene.     

3,5‐Di­amino‐6‐(2‐fluoro­phenyl)‐1,2,4‐triazine–di­methyl­form­amide (1/1)

The title compound, C₉H₈FN₅·C₃H₇NO, contains two independent complexes in the asymmetric unit, each consisting of one 3,5‐di­amino‐6‐(2‐fluoro­phenyl)‐1,2,4‐triazine mol­ecule and one di­methyl­form­amide solvent mol­ecule. One triazine mol­ecule is disordered over two conformations within the crystal, the occupancies being 62 (1) and 38 (1)%. The phenyl ring of this mol­ecule resolves into two conformations rotated by almost 180° about the bridging bond between the two rings, while the triazine rings approximately superimpose on each other. The triazine mol­ecules of the asymmetric unit differ in the dihedral angles between their respective phenyl and triazine ring planes, these being 57.6 (2)° for the fully occupied, and 76.9 (6) and 106.8 (8)° for the partially occupied mol­ecules. An extensive network of hydrogen bonds maintains the crystal structure.     

Hydrogen‐bonded one‐dimensional networks in 1:1 complexes of N,N′‐bis(2‐pyridyl)aryldiamines with anilic acid

The 1:1 complexes N,N′‐bis(2‐pyridyl)­benzene‐1,4‐di­amine–anilic acid (2,5‐di­hydroxy‐1,4‐benzo­quinone) (1/1), C₁₆H₁₄N₄·C₆H₄O₄, (I), and N,N′‐bis(2‐pyridyl)­bi­phenyl‐4,4′‐di­amine–anilic acid (1/1), C₂₂H₁₈N₄·C₆H₄O₄, (II), have been prepared and their solid‐state structures investigated. The component mol­ecules of these complexes are connected via conventional N—H?O and O—H?N hydrogen bonds, leading to the formation of an infinite one‐dimensional network generated by the cyclic motif R(9). The anilic acid molecules in both crystal structures lie around inversion centres and the observed bond lengths are typical for the neutral mol­ecule. Nevertheless, the pyridine C—N—C angles [120.9 (2) and 120.13 (17)° for complexes (I) and (II), respectively] point to a partial H‐atom transfer from anilic aicd to the bispyridyl­amine, and hence to H‐atom disorder in the OHN bridge. The bispyridyl­amine mol­ecules of (I) and (II) also lie around inversion centres and exhibit disorder of their central phenyl rings over two positions.     

4,5‐Di­azafluoren‐9‐one benzoyl­hydrazone monohydrate

The title compound, C₁₈H₁₂N₄O·H₂O, adopts the keto tautomeric form and the azomethine C=N double bond is in the E configuration. The dihedral angle between the planes of the di­aza­fluorene moiety and the phenyl ring is 11.3 (1)°. In the solid state, the mol­ecules form infinite chain‐like structures via O—H?N hydrogen bonds involving the water mol­ecules and di­aza­fluorene moieties.     

4,1′,6′‐Trichloro‐4,1′,6′‐trideoxysucrose monohydrate

At 160 K, the gluco­pyran­osyl ring in 1,6‐di­chloro‐1,6‐di­deoxy‐β‐d ‐fructo­furan­osyl 4‐chloro‐4‐deoxy‐α‐d ‐gluco­pyran­oside monohydrate, C₁₂H₁₉Cl₃O₈·H₂O, has a near ideal ⁴C₁ chair conformation, while the fructo­furan­osyl ring has a ⁴T₃ conformation. The conformation of the sugar mol­ecule is quite different to that of sucralose, particularly in the conformation about the glycosidic linkage, which affects the observed pattern of intramolecular hydrogen bonds. A complex series of intermolecular hydrogen bonds links the sugar and water mol­ecules into an infinite three‐dimensional framework.     

Copper(II) and zinc(II) complexes of pyridine‐2,6‐di­carboxyl­ic acid

The title compounds, bis­(pyridine‐2,6‐di­carboxyl­ato‐N,O,O′)copper(II) monohydrate, [Cu(C₇H₄NO₄)₂]·H₂O, andbis(pyridine‐2,6‐dicarboxylato‐N,O,O′)zinc(II) trihydrate, [Zn(C₇H₄NO₄)₂]·3H₂O, have distorted octahedral geometries about the metal centres. Both metal ions are bonded to four O atoms and two pyridyl‐N atoms from the two terdentate ligand mol­ecules, which are nearly perpendicular to each other. The copper(II) complex has twofold crystallographic symmetry and contains two different ligand mol­ecules, one of which is neutral and another doubly ionized. In contrast, the zinc(II) complex contains two identical singly ionized ligand mol­ecules. Both crystal structures are stabilized by O—H?O intermolecular hydrogen bonds between the complex and the water mol­ecules.     

(6R*,16R*)‐9,14‐Dihydro‐6‐methyl‐6,16‐methano‐6H,16H‐[2,4]benzothiazepino[3,4‐d][1,3,5]benzoxadiazocine hydrobromide dimethylformamide hemisolvate

The title compound, C₁₉H₁₉N₂OS⁺·Br^?·0.5C₃H₇NO, is an oxygen‐bridged phenyl­pyrimidine derivative in which the heterocyclic ring is protonated, the positive charge being dispersed over both of the N atoms. Both mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit exist in an identical conformation, which consists of a central planar portion with the two terminal phenyl rings protruding from the same side of the plane. One of the independent mol­ecules forms a strong hydrogen bond with the bromide anion, while the other is hydrogen bonded to the di­methyl­form­amide solvent mol­ecule.     

4‐[N,N‐Bis(2‐cyano­ethyl)­amino]­pyridine

The title compound, 3,3′‐(4‐pyridyl­imino)­di­propane­nitrile, C₁₁H₁₂N₄, has a twofold axis and consists of a pyridine ring head and two cyano­ethyl tails, the three groups being linked by an N atom. The planar geometry around the amino N atom suggests conjugation with the π‐system of the pyridine ring. The mol­ecules are stacked in a layer structure via relatively weak to very weak intermolecular C—H⃛π and C—H⃛N hydrogen‐bond interactions.     

(–)‐Dioxosantadienic acid: hydrogen‐bonding patterns in a bicyclic sesquiterpenoid keto acid and its mono­hydrate

The an­hydrous form, (I), of the title compound, (?)‐2‐(1,2,3,4,4a,7‐hexa­hydro‐4a,8‐di­methyl‐1,7‐dioxo‐2‐naphthyl)­propionic acid, C₁₅H₁₈O₄, derived from a naturally occurring sesquiterpenoid, has two mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit, (I) and (I′), differing in the conformations of the saturated ring and the carboxyl group. The compound aggregates as carboxyl‐to‐ketone hydrogen‐bonding catemers [O?O = 2.776 (3) and 2.775 (3) Å]. Two crystallographically independent sets of single‐strand hydrogen‐bonding helices with opposite end‐to‐end orientation pass through the cell in the b direction, one consisting exclusively of mol­ecules of (I) and the other entirely of (I′). Three C—H?O=C close contacts are found in (I). The monohydrate, C₁₅H₁₈O₄·H₂O, (II), with two mol­ecules of (I) plus two water mol­ecules in its asymmetric unit, forms a complex three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonding network including acid‐to‐water, water‐to‐acid, water‐to‐ketone, water‐to‐water and acid‐to‐acid hydrogen bonds, plus three C—H?O=C close contacts. In both (I) and (II), only the ketone remote from the acid is involved in hydrogen bonding.     

Two 2,2‐dihalo‐N‐(1‐phenyl­ethyl)­cyclo­propane‐1‐carbox­amides

The crystal structures of (1R,1′S)‐2′,2′‐di­chloro‐N‐(1‐phenyl­ethyl)­cyclo­propane‐1′‐carbox­amide, C₁₂H₁₃Cl₂NO, (I), and (1R,1′R)‐2′,2′‐di­fluoro‐N‐(1‐phenyl­ethyl)­cyclo­propane‐1′‐car­box­amide, C₁₂H₁₃F₂NO, (II), have been determined. Both crystals contain two independent mol­ecules with different conformations of the phenyl­ethyl groups. In the crystals of both compounds, the mol­ecules are linked together by N—H⃛O hydrogen bonds, thus forming chains in the a direction.     

(4S,5S)‐(+)‐4‐Hydro­xy­methyl‐2,5‐di­phenyl­oxazoline

The absolute configuration of the title compound, alter­natively called (+)‐(4,5‐di­hydro‐2,5‐di­phenyl­oxazol‐4‐yl)­methanol, C₁₆H₁₅NO₂, has been confirmed as 4S,5S. The hydroxy­methyl group and phenyl ring at the asymmetric C atoms exhibit β and α orientations, respectively. The exocyclic C—C bonds at the asymmetric C atoms are mutually anticlinal (?ac). The hydroxyl group and the N atom of the oxazoline ring are involved in an intermolecular hydrogen bond leading to chains of mol­ecules.     

A new estra‐1,3,5(10)‐triene‐3,17β‐diol solvate: estradiol–methanol–water (3/2/1)

The title solvate of the steroid 17β‐estradiol (E₂) with methanol and water, C₁₈H₂₄O₂·0.67CH₄O·0.33H₂O, is the first E₂ derivative to contain three crystallographically independent mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit. The three steroid mol­ecules, along with two methanol mol­ecules and a water mol­ecule, create a three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded system. Three‐sided columns are formed, with the estradiol mol­ecules aligned lengthwise parallel to (101), and joined by solvent mol­ecules at both hydro­philic ends. The three estradiol mol­ecules differ slightly in their ring‐bowing angles, i.e. the angle between the mean plane of the A ring and that of the BCD ring; this angle ranges from 7.1 to 12.2°.     

Supramolecular structures of 5‐[3‐(4‐methyl­phenyl)‐ and 5‐[3‐(4‐chloro­phenyl)‐2‐propenyl­idene]‐2,2‐di­methyl‐1,3‐dioxane‐4,6‐dione

2,2‐Di­methyl‐5‐[3‐(4‐methyl­phenyl)‐2‐propenyl­idene]‐1,3‐di­ox­ane‐4,6‐dione, C₁₆H₁₆O₄, crystallizes in the triclinic space group , with two mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit. These mol­ecules and a centrosymmetrically related pair, linked together by weak C—H?O hydrogen bonds, form a tetramer. 5‐[3‐(4‐Chloro­phenyl)‐2‐propenyl­idene]‐2,2‐di­methyl‐1,3‐dioxane‐4,6‐dione, C₁₅H₁₃ClO₄, also crystallizes in the triclinic space group , with one mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit. Centrosymmetrically related mol­ecules are linked together by weak C—H?O hydrogen bonds to form dimers which are further linked by yet another pair of centrosymmetrically related C—H?O hydrogen bonds to form a tube which runs parallel to the a axis.     

4,5‐Di­chloro­phthalic acid–trans‐cinnam­amide (1/2) and 3,4,5,6‐tetra­chloro­phthalic acid–trans‐cinnam­amide (1/2)

In the two title adducts, C₈H₄Cl₂O₄·2C₉H₉NO and C₈H₂Cl₄O₄·2C₉H₉NO, respectively, the di­carboxyl­ic acid is connected to two cinnam­amide mol­ecules through cyclic hydrogen bonds. The arrangement of the C=C bonds of neighbouring cinnam­amide mol­ecules is twisted.