3,5‐Di­fluoro‐4‐nitro­pyridine N‐oxide and 3,5‐di­amino‐4‐nitro­pyridine N‐oxide monohydrate

The mol­ecule of 3,5‐di­fluoro‐4‐nitro­pyridine N‐oxide, C₅H₂F₂N₂O₃, is twisted around the C—NO₂ bond by 38.5 (1)°, while the 3,5‐di­amino analogue, 3,5‐di­amino‐4‐nitro­pyridine N‐oxide monohydrate, C₅H₆N₄O₃·H₂O, adopts a planar conformation stabilized by intramolecular hydrogen bonds, with a significant redistribution of π electrons.     

Isomorphous brucinium 4‐nitro­benzoate methanol solvate and brucinium 4‐nitro­benzoate dihydrate

In isomorphous crystals of brucinium 4‐nitro­benzoate methanol solvate, C₂₃H₂₇N₂O₄⁺·C₇H₄NO₄⁻·CH₃OH, and brucinium 4‐nitro­benzoate dihydrate, C₂₃H₂₇N₂O₄⁺·C₇H₄NO₄⁻·2H₂O, the brucinium cations form reverse corrugated layers, in which the amine N and amide O atoms of the brucinium cations are located in the grooves and at convex points of the layer surface, respectively. Similarly, as observed for the commonly occurring corrugated brucinium layers, the amide O atoms of the cations are involved in hydrogen bonds in which solvent mol­ecules are the donors.     

Hexa­methyl­enetetra­mine–4‐nitro­catechol–water (1/2/1)

In the title adduct, 1,3,5,7‐tetra­aza­tri­cyclo[3.3.1.1^3,7]dec­ane–4‐nitro­benzene‐1,2‐diol–water (1/2/1), C₆H₁₂N₄·2C₆H₅NO₄·H₂O, the hexa­methyl­ene­tetra­mine mol­ecule acts as an acceptor of intermolecular O—H?N hydrogen‐bonding interactions from the water mol­ecule and the hydroxy groups of one of the two symmetry‐independent 4‐nitro­catechol mol­ecules. The structure is built from molecular layers which are stabilized by three intermolecular O—H?O, two intermolecular O—H?N and four intermolecular C—H?O hydrogen bonds. The layers are further interconnected by one additional intermolecular O—H?N and two intermolecular C—H?O hydrogen bonds.     

l‐Phenyl­alanine–4‐nitro­phenol (1/1)

In the 1:1 adduct formed between l ‐phenyl­alanine and 4‐nitro­phenol [alternative IUPAC name: (2S)‐2‐ammonio‐3‐phenyl­propanoate–4‐nitro­phenol (1/1)], C₉H₁₁NO₂·C₆H₅NO₃, the l ‐phenyl­alanine mol­ecule is in the zwitterionic state. The overall structure is stabilized via strong hydrogen bonding between polar zones and van der Waals inter­actions between non‐polar zones, which alternate with the polar zones.     

Two‐component molecular crystals from N‐heteroaromatics and nitro­benzoic acids

Five two‐component molecular crystals, benzimidazolium 3‐nitro­benzoate, C₇H₇N₂⁺·C₇H₄NO₄^?, (I), benzimidazolium 4‐nitro­benzoate, C₇H₇N₂⁺·C₇H₄NO₄^?, (II), 1H‐benzotriazole–3‐nitro­benzoic acid (1/1), C₆H₅N₃·C₇H₅NO₄, (III), imidazol­ium 3‐nitro­benzoate, C₃H₅N₂⁺·C₇H₄NO₄^?, (IV), and imid­azolium 4‐nitro­benzoate, C₃H₅N₂⁺·C₇H₄NO₄^?, (V), were prepared with the aim of making chiral crystals. Only (I) crystallizes in a chiral space group. The mol­ecules of (I) and (II) are linked by hydrogen bonds to form 2₁ spiral chains. In (III), (IV) and (V), macrocyclic structures are formed from two acid and two base components, by an alternate arrangement of the acid and base moieties.     

The proton‐transfer compounds of strychnine with achiral salicylic acids: strychninium 3,5‐dinitro­salicylate and the strychninium 5‐nitro­salicylate bis­(5‐nitro­salicylic acid) adduct

In the crystal structures of the proton‐transfer compounds of strychnine with 3,5‐dinitro­salicylic acid, namely strychninium 3,5‐dinitro­salicylate, C₂₁H₂₃N₂O₂⁺·C₇H₃N₂O₇⁻, (I), and 5‐nitro­salicylic acid, namely strychninium–5‐nitro­salicylate–5‐nitro­salicylic acid (1/1/2), C₂₁H₂₃N₂O₂⁺·C₇H₄NO₅⁻·2C₇H₅NO₅, (II), protonation of one of the N atoms of the strychnine mol­ecule occurs and this group is subsequently involved in inter­molecular hydrogen‐bonding inter­actions. In (I), this is four‐centred, the primary being with an adjacent strychninium carbonyl O‐atom acceptor in a side‐to‐side inter­action giving linear chains. Other inter­actions are with the phenolate and nitro O‐atom acceptors of the anionic species, resulting in a one‐dimensional polymer structure. In (II), the N⁺—H inter­action is three‐centred, the hydrogen bonding involving carboxyl O‐atom acceptors of the anion and both acid adduct species, giving unique discrete hetero‐tetramer units. The structure of (II) also features π‐bonding inter­actions between the two acid adduct mol­ecules.     

Hydro­gen‐bonded dimers in N‐(2‐nitro­phenyl­thio)­saccharin

In the title compound, 2‐(2‐nitro­phenyl­thio)‐1,2‐benzo­thia­zol‐3(2H)‐one 1,1‐dioxide, 2‐O₂NC₆H₄S(C₇H₄NO₃S) or C₁₃H₈N₂­O₅S₂, the planes of the saccharin and nitro­phenyl­thiol­ate portions are almost orthogonal. The mol­ecules are linked by C—H?O=S hydrogen bonds [C?O 3.308 (3) Å, H?O 2.44 Å and C—H?O 155°] into cyclic centrosymmetric R²₂(16) dimers, reinforced by aromatic π?π stacking interactions between the nitrated aryl rings.     

2,6‐Diiodo‐4‐nitrophenol, 2,6‐diiodo‐4‐nitrophenyl acetate and 2,6‐diiodo‐4‐nitroanisole: interplay of hydrogen bonds,iodo–nitro interactions and aromatic π–π‐stacking interactions to give supramolecular structures in one,two and three dimensions

In 2,6‐di­iodo‐4‐nitro­phenol, C₆H₃I₂NO₃, the mol­ecules are linked, by an O—H?O hydrogen bond and two iodo–nitro interactions, into sheets, which are further linked into a three‐dimensional framework by aromatic π–π‐stacking interactions. The mol­ecules of 2,6‐di­iodo‐4‐nitro­phenyl acetate, C₈H₅I₂NO₄, lie across a mirror plane in space group Pnma, with the acetyl group on the mirror, and they are linked by a single iodo–nitro interaction to form isolated sheets. The mol­ecules of 2,6‐di­iodo‐4‐nitro­anisole, C₇H₅I₂NO₃, are linked into isolated chains by a single two‐centre iodo–nitro interaction.     

N,N′‐Di­thio­bisphthal­imide–nitro­benzene (2/1): a Pn solvate with localized solvent mol­ecules ordered head‐to‐tail in channels

N,N′‐Di­thio­bisphthal­imide crystallizes from nitro­benzene solution as a solvate, 2C₁₆H₈N₂O₄S₂·C₆H₅NO₂, having space group Pn. The bisphthal­imide mol­ecules are linked by C—H?O hydrogen bonds and by aromatic π–π‐stacking interactions, forming a framework enclosing continuous channels running along the [100] direction and accounting for ca 20% of the unit‐cell volume. The nitro­benzene mol­ecules lie in these channels, ordered in a head‐to‐tail fashion and linked to the bis­phthal­imide framework by C—H?O and C—H?π(arene) hydrogen bonds.     

The ternary complex 4‐(2‐pyridyl)pyridinium–3,5‐di­nitro­benzoate–3,5‐di­nitro­benzoic acid (1/1/1)

In the title ternary complex, C₁₀H₉N₂⁺·C₇H₃N₂O₆^?·C₇H₄N₂O₆, the pyridinium cation adopts the role of the donor in an intermolecular N—H?O hydrogen‐bonding interaction with the carboxyl­ate group of the 3,5‐di­nitro­benzoate anion. The mol­ecules of the ternary complex form molecular ribbons perpendicular to the b direction, which are stabilized by one N—H?O, one O—H?O and five C—H?O intermolecular hydrogen bonds. The ribbons are further interconnected by three intermolecular C—H?O hydrogen bonds into a three‐dimensional network.     

The sodium salt of 2‐hydroxy‐5‐nitrobenzylsulfonic acid

The structural data for sodium 2‐hydroxy‐5‐nitro­benzyl­sulfonate monohydrate, Na⁺·C₇H₆NO₆S^?·H₂O, which mimics an artificial substrate for human aryl­sulfatase A, viz. p‐­nitrocatechol sulfate, reveal that the geometric parameters of the substrate and its analogue are very similar. Two water mol­ecules, the phenolic O atom and three sulfonate O atoms form the coordination sphere of the Na⁺ ion, which is a distorted octahedron. The Na⁺ cations and the O atoms join to form a chain polymer.     

Four (E,Z,E)‐1‐(4‐alkoxy­phen­yl)‐6‐(4‐nitro­phen­yl)hexa‐1,3,5‐trienes

The crystal structures of the four E,Z,E isomers of 1‐(4‐alk­oxy­phen­yl)‐6‐(4‐nitro­phen­yl)hexa‐1,3,5‐triene, namely (E,Z,E)‐1‐(4‐methoxy­phen­yl)‐6‐(4‐nitro­phen­yl)hexa‐1,3,5‐triene, C₁₉H₁₇NO₃, (E,Z,E)‐1‐(4‐ethoxy­phen­yl)‐6‐(4‐nitro­phen­yl)hexa‐1,3,5‐triene, C₂₀H₁₉NO₃, (E,Z,E)‐1‐(4‐nitro­phen­yl)‐6‐(4‐n‐propoxyphen­yl)hexa‐1,3,5‐triene, C₂₁H₂₁NO₃, and (E,Z,E)‐1‐(4‐n‐butoxy­phen­yl)‐6‐(4‐nitro­phen­yl)hexa‐1,3,5‐triene, C₂₂H₂₃NO₃, have been determined. Inter­molecular N⋯O dipole inter­actions between the nitro groups are observed for the meth­oxy derivative, while for the eth­oxy derivative, two adjacent mol­ecules are linked at both ends through N⋯O dipole–dipole inter­actions between the N atom of the nitro group and the O atom of the eth­oxy group to form a supra­molecular ring‐like structure. In the crystal structures of the n‐prop­oxy and n‐but­oxy derivatives, the shortest inter­molecular distances are those between the two O atoms of the alk­oxy groups. Thus, the nearest two mol­ecules form an S‐shaped supra­molecular dimer in these crystal structures.     

Aqua­bis(2‐nitro­benzoato‐κO)(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ2N,N′)­zinc(II)

The title compound, [Zn(C₇H₄NO₄)₂(C₁₂H₈N₂)(H₂O)], has been synthesized. X‐Ray analysis reveals that it is a neutral zinc(II) mononuclear carboxyl­ate complex based on mixed N‐ and O‐donor ligands. The Zn atom is five‐coordinate in a distorted trigonal–bipyramidal coordination environment involving two O atoms of two monodentate 2‐nitro­benzoate mol­ecules, two N atoms of a 1,10‐phenanthroline mol­ecule and one O atom of a water mol­ecule. The axial positions are occupied by a carboxyl­ate O atom from the 2‐nitro­benzoate ligand and an N atom from the 1,10‐phenanthroline ligand [N—Zn—O = 167.66 (9)°].     

[1,3‐Bis(4‐nitrophenyl)triazenido](triphenylphosphine)gold(I)

In the title complex, [Au(C₁₂H₈N₅O₄)(C₁₈H₁₅P)], the coordination geometry about the Au^I ion is linear, with one deprotonated 1,3‐bis(4‐nitro­phenyl)­triazenide ion, [O₂NC₆H₄N=N–NC₆H₄NO₂]⁻, acting as a monodentate ligand (two‐electron donor), and one neutral tri­phenyl­phosphine mol­ecule completing the metal coordination. The triazenide ligand is almost planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.0767 Å), with the largest interplanar angle being 11.6 (7)° between the phenyl ring of one of the terminal 4‐nitro­phenyl substituents and the plane defined by the N=N—N triad. The Au—N and Au—P distances are 2.108 (5) and 2.2524 (13) Å, respectively. Pairs of mol­ecules generated by centrosymmetry are associated into a supramolecular array via intermolecular C—H⋯O inter­actions, and N⋯C and N⋯O π–π interactions.     

Sodium p‐nitro­benzoxasulfamate monohydrate

The title compound, alternatively named sodium 6‐nitro‐3H‐1,2,3‐benzoxa­thia­zole 2,2‐dioxide monohydrate, Na⁺·C₆H₃­N₂O₅S^?·H₂O, consists of chains of NaO₇ units, with the seven donor‐O atoms coming from two water mol­ecules and five p‐­nitro­benzoxasulfamate anions. The seven‐coordinate geometry around the Na⁺ ion is described as monocapped trigonal prismatic, but with a large distortion from ideal geometry. Each triangular face is defined by one O atom each from a water mol­ecule, a nitro group and a sulfonyl group. An O atom from a sulfonyl group caps one of the square faces of the trigonal prism in an unsymmetrical fashion. The water mol­ecules and one sulfonyl O atom are involved in bridging adjacent units, as is the nitro group of the anion. The sulfamate ions adopt an antiparallel alignment between the NaO₇ units and are connected to each other by C—H?O and π–π interactions. The three‐dimensional crystal structure is stabilized by a network of strong O—H?N hydrogen bonds.     

Hydrogen‐bonded supra­molecular arrays of aqua­[20‐(4‐carboxy­phen­yl)‐5,10,15‐triphenyl­porphyrinato]zinc(II) in crystals of its nitro­benzene disolvate

Crystals of the title compound, [Zn(C₄₅H₂₈N₄O₂)(H₂O)]·2C₆H₅NO₂, consist of multiporphyrin supra­molecular assemblies sustained by inter­molecular COOH⋯COOH and Zn(H₂O)⋯COOH hydrogen bonds. One of the two nitro­benzene solvent mol­ecules hydrogen bonds peripherally to these arrays.     

2,3,4,5,6‐Penta­nitro­aniline 1,2‐dichloro­ethane disolvate: `push–pull' deformation of aromatic rings by intra­molecular charge transfer

The title compound, C₆H₂N₆O₁₀·2C₂H₄Cl₂, forms layered stacks of penta­nitro­aniline mol­ecules, which possess twofold symmetry. The voids between these stacks are occupied by dichloro­ethane mol­ecules, which reside near a 2/m symmetry element and display pseudo‐inversion symmetry. The C atoms in one of the two solvent mol­ecules are threefold disordered. In the penta­nitro­aniline mol­ecule, considerable distortion of the benzenoid ring, coupled with the short C—N(H₂) bond and out‐of‐plane NO₂ twistings, point to significant intra­molecular `push–pull' charge transfer at the amino‐ and nitro‐substituted (ortho and para) positions, as theoretically quantified by natural bond orbital analysis of the π‐electron density.     

Isomorphous crystals of strychninium 4‐chloro­benzoate and strychninium 4‐nitro­benzoate

In strychninium 4‐chloro­benzoate, C₂₁H₂₃N₂O₂⁺·C₇H₄ClO₂⁻, (I), and strychninium 4‐nitro­benzoate, C₂₁H₂₃N₂O₂⁺·C₇H₄NO₄⁻, (II), the strychninium cations form pillars stabilized by C—H⋯O and C—H⋯π hydrogen bonds. Channels between the pillars are occupied by anions linked to one another by C—H⋯π hydrogen bonds. The cations and anions are linked by ionic N—H⁺⋯O⁻ and C—H⋯X hydrogen bonds, where X = O, π and Cl in (I), and O and π in (II).     

A ternary complex of aqua(18‐crown‐6)bis(o‐nitrophenolato)barium(II), the triaqua(18‐crown‐6)(o‐nitrophenolato)barium(II) cation and the o‐nitrophenolate anion

In the title compound [systematic name: tri­aqua(1,4,7,10,13,16‐hexaoxa­cyclo­octa­decane‐κ⁶O)(2‐nitro­phenolato‐κO)­barium(II)–aqua(1,4,7,10,13,16‐hexaoxa­cyclo­octa­decane‐κ⁶O)‐ bis(2‐nitro­phenolato‐κ²O,O′)­barium(II)–2‐nitro­phenolate (1/1/1)], [Ba(C₁₂H₂₄O₆)(C₆H₄NO₃)(H₂O)₃][Ba(C₁₂H₂₄O₆)(C₆H₄NO₃)₂(H₂O)](C₆H₄NO₃), the two Ba^II atoms encapsulated by the 18‐crown‐6 rings have different coordinations. Although both Ba^II atoms are coordinated to the six O atoms of the crowns, in the neutral moiety, the Ba^II atom is coordinated to one terminal O atom from a water mol­ecule, two phenolate O atoms and two nitro‐group O atoms, while in the cationic moiety, the Ba^II atom is coordinated to three terminal O atoms from water mol­ecules and one phenolate O atom. Both the crowns are eclipsed and translated along the b direction. In the asymmetric unit, the three components are interconnected by four O—H?O interactions. The packing is stabilized by two intermolecular C—H?O interactions and by one O—H?O interaction.     

2:1 Complexes of 2‐chloro‐4‐nitro­benzoic acid and 2‐chloro‐5‐nitro­benzoic acid with pyrazine

2‐Chloro‐4‐nitro­benzoic acid and 2‐chloro‐5‐nitro­benzoic acid form O—H?N hydrogen bonds with pyrazine to afford 2:1 complexes of 2C₇H₄ClNO₄·C₄H₄N₂, (I) and (II), respectively, that are located on inversion centers. The 2C₇H₄ClNO₄·­C₄H₄N₂ units in both complexes are connected by weak C—H?O hydrogen bonds; the units build a three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bond network in (I) and a ribbon structure in (II).