1,4‐Diethynyl‐2,5‐di­methoxy­benzene at ca 150 K

The principal determinants of packing in crystals of the title compound, C₁₂H₁₀O₂, which has crystallographically imposed inversion symmetry, are interactions between the alkyne H atoms and the methoxy O atoms [H⋯O = 2.39 (1) Å].     

2,4‐Di­nitro­phenyl­hydrazones of 2,4‐di­hydroxy­benz­aldehyde, 2,4‐di­hydroxy­aceto­phenone and 2,4‐di­hydroxy­benzo­phenone

In 2,4‐di­hydroxy­benz­aldehyde 2,4‐di­nitro­phenyl­hydrazone N,N‐di­methyl­form­amide solvate {or 4‐[(2,4‐di­nitro­phenyl)­hydrazono­methyl]­benzene‐1,3‐diol N,N‐di­methyl­form­amide solvate}, C₁₃H₁₀N₄O₆·C₃H₇NO, (X), 2,4‐di­hydroxy­aceto­phenone 2,4‐di­nitro­phenyl­hydrazone N,N‐di­methyl­form­am­ide solvate (or 4‐{1‐[(2,4‐di­nitro­phenyl)hydrazono]ethyl}benzene‐1,3‐diol N,N‐di­methyl­form­amide solvate), C₁₄H₁₂N₄O₆·C₃H₇NO, (XI), and 2,4‐di­hydroxy­benzo­phenone 2,4‐di­nitro­phenyl­hydrazone N,N‐di­methyl­acet­amide solvate (or 4‐­{[(2,4‐di­nitro­phenyl)hydrazono]phenyl­methyl}benzene‐1,3‐diol N,N‐di­methyl­acet­amide solvate), C₁₉H₁₄N₄O₆·C₄H₉NO, (XII), the molecules all lack a center of symmetry, crystallize in centrosymmetric space groups and have been observed to exhibit non‐linear optical activity. In each case, the hydrazone skeleton is fairly planar, facilitated by the presence of two intramolecular hydrogen bonds and some partial N—N double‐bond character. Each molecule is hydrogen bonded to one solvent mol­ecule.     

Diethyl 4‐(2,5‐di­methoxy­phenyl)‐2,6‐di­methyl‐1,4‐di­hydro­pyridine‐3,5‐di­carboxyl­ate,conformational change with solvent of crystallization

The title compound, C₂₁H₂₇NO₆, has been crystallized from ethanol containing nitro­benzene and shows the phenyl ring, B, in an ap conformation. This structure may be compared with that of the mol­ecule crystallized from ethanol alone, in which the B ring is seen in an sp conformation. The isolation of this rotamer has implications for the understanding of the docking of calcium beta‐blocking di­hydro­pyridine mol­ecules with their receptor site.     

1‐Chloro‐3,6‐di­methoxy‐2,5‐di­methyl­benzene and 1‐chloro‐3,6‐di­methoxy‐2,4‐di­methyl­benzene

The title compounds, 1‐chloro‐3,6‐di­methoxy‐2,5‐di­methyl­benzene, (IIIa), and 1‐­chloro‐3,6‐di­methoxy‐2,4‐di­methyl­benzene, (IIIb), both C₁₀H₁₃ClO₂, were obtained from 2,5‐ and 2,6‐di­methyl‐1,4‐benzo­quinone, respectively, and are intermediates in the synthesis of ammonium quinone derivatives. The isomers have different substituents around the methoxy groups and crystallize in different space groups. In both mol­ecules, the methoxy groups each have different orientations with respect to the benzene ring. In both cases, one methoxy group lies in the plane of the ring and can participate in conjugation with the aromatic system, while the second is almost perpendicular to the plane of the aromatic ring. The C—O—C bond angles around these substituents are also different: 117.5 (4) and 118.2 (3)° in (IIIa) and (IIIb), respectively, when the methoxy groups lie in the plane of the ring, and 114.7 (3) and 113.6 (3)° in (IIIa) and (IIIb), respectively, when they are out of the plane of the ring.     

Charge‐transfer complexes of 4‐(di­methyl­amino)­pyridine with 2,4‐, 3,4‐ and 3,5‐di­nitro­benzoic acid

In the three title crystal structures 4‐(di­methyl­amino)­pyridinium 2,4‐di­nitro­benzoate, (I), 4‐(di­methyl­amino)­pyri­dinium 3,4‐di­nitro­benzo­ate, (II), and 4‐(di­methyl­amino)pyri­din­ium 3,5‐di­nitro­benzo­ate, (III), all C₇H₁₁N₂⁺·C₇H₃N₂O₆^?, the ions are connected by an N—H?O hydrogen bond. Dihedral angles between the pyridine and phenyl rings are 69.9 (1), 26.7 (1) and 56.2 (1)° in (I), (II) and (III), respectively. Donor–acceptor π–π stacking is observed in (II) and (III), but not in (I).     

Di­propyl 3,6‐di­phenyl‐1,2‐di­hydro‐1,2,4,5‐tetrazine‐1,2‐di­carboxyl­ate

The title compound, C₂₂H₂₄N₄O₄, was prepared from propyl chloro­formate and 3,6‐di­phenyl‐1,2‐di­hydro‐s‐tetrazine. This reaction yields the title compound rather than di­propyl 3,6‐di­phenyl‐1,4‐di­hydro‐s‐tetrazine‐1,4‐di­carboxyl­ate. The 2,3‐di­aza­buta­diene group in the central six‐membered ring is not planar; the C=N double‐bond length is 1.285 (2) Å, and the average N—N single‐bond length is 1.401 (3) Å, indicating a lack of conjugation. The ring has a twist conformation, in which adjacent N atoms lie 0.3268 (17) Å from the plane of the ring. The mol­ecule has twofold crystallographic symmetry.     

6‐Di­methoxy­methyl‐1‐methoxy­carbonyl­bi­cyclo­[3.1.0]­hex‐2‐ene‐2‐carboxyl­ic acid

The title compound, C₁₂H₁₆O₆, prepared by a standard synthetic method, was determined by single‐crystal X‐ray crystallography to exist with a cyclo­propane ring fused to a cyclo­pentene ring. Comparison of the unit‐cell dimensions and space group of this material with those of a crystal of the same material prepared using a route involving pig liver esterase hydro­lysis shows them to be identical.     

5,6‐Di­phenyl­[1,3]­di­thiolo­[4,5‐b]di­thiine‐2‐thione

In the title compound, C₁₇H₁₀S₅, the dithiine ring adopts a boat conformation while the di­thiole ring has an envelope conformation. The phenyl groups are planar and make dihedral angles of 40.7 (2) and 59.8 (2)° with the best plane of the thiine ring. The shortest intermolecular S?S contact is 3.305 (2) Å.     

R(30) rectangular rings in 2,5‐dioxopiperazine‐1,4‐di­acetic acid

Molecules of the title 2,5‐dioxopiperazinedione derivative, C₈H₁₀N₂O₆, occupy centres of symmetry in the crystal structure. The six‐membered ring has an almost planar conformation, with the substituent on nitrogen nearly perpendicular to the ring. The ideal geometry of the isolated mol­ecule, as determined by ab initio HF–LCAO quantum‐mechanical calculations, is slightly more puckered than that observed in the solid state. In the crystal structure, a strong hydrogen bond joins neighbouring mol­ecules, thus forming a network of rectangular (30) rings.     

2,4‐Di­hydroxy‐1,3‐bis­(methoxy­carbonyl­methoxy)­calix­[4]­arene and 1,3‐bis­(ethoxy­carbonyl­methoxy)‐2,4‐di­hydroxy­calix­[4]­arene chloro­form solvate

The two title calix­[4]­arene compounds, C₃₄H₃₂O₈, (I), and C₃₆H₃₆O₈·CH₃Cl, (II), respectively, which differ only in the size of the alkyl function on the pendant ester group, are compared. Compound (I) forms a novel supramolecular array, whilst (II) fails to do so due to accommodating a chloro­form guest molecule in the lower‐rim cavity.     

(±)‐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.     

2‐(4‐Acetyl‐3,5‐di­hydroxy‐2‐methyl­phenoxy)‐4,6‐di­methoxy‐3‐methyl­benzoic acid

In the title compound, C₁₉H₂₀O₈, the benzene rings are nearly perpendicular to each other [dihedral angle 80.2 (2)°]. The carboxy group is twisted out while both the methoxy and acetyl groups are almost coplanar with their attached benzene rings. The hydroxy group is involved in an intramolecular O—H?O hydrogen bond with the acetyl O atom and the compound is connected through an intermolecular O—H?O contact to form a dimer. The crystal structure is stabilized by intermolecular O—H?O hydrogen bonds.     

A second triclinic modification of 2′,6′‐di­methoxy­flavone

Crystals of a second triclinic modification of the title compound, 2‐(2,6‐di­methoxy­phenyl)‐4H‐1‐benzo­pyran‐4‐one, C₁₇H₁₄O₄, were grown from a hot cyclo­hexane solution. In the mol­ecule, the O—C—C—C torsion angle at the junction between the benzo­pyran and phenyl rings is 67.6 (3)°.     

Di­cyclo­hexyl­ammonium 2,4‐di­chloro­phenoxy­acetate and (2,4‐di­chloro­phenoxy­acetato‐O,O′)bis­(tri­phenylphosphine‐P)silver(I)

The monoclinic cell of di­cyclo­hexyl­ammonium 2,4‐di­chloro­phenoxy­acetate contains four C₁₂H₂₄N⁺·C₅H₈Cl₂O₃^? ion pairs. The ammonium N atom is hydrogen bonded to the oxy­gen ends of two carboxyl groups to form a 12‐membered O—C—O?HNH?O—C—O?HNH ring. In (2,4‐di­chloro­phenoxy­lacetato)­bis­(tri­phenyl­phosphine)silver(I), [Ag(C₈H₅Cl₂O₃)(C₁₈H₁₅P)₂], the carboxyl CO₂ unit chelates to the Ag atom in an anisobidentate manner [Ag—O = 2.436 (2) and 2.517 (2) Å]; the Ag atom shows distorted tetrahedral geometry.     

(E,E)‐2,5‐Di­methoxy‐1,4‐bis­[2‐(3,4,5‐tri­methoxy­phenyl)­ethenyl]­benzene

In the title compound, C₃₀H₃₄O₈, molecular symmetry is coincident with crystallographic inversion symmetry. A three‐dimensional network is generated containing both C—H·π and C—H·n(O) interactions. A comparison of the geometry of this mol­ecule and the structure of a number of 2,4,6‐tri­methoxy‐substituted analogues is provided.     

N,N′‐Bis(2‐methoxy­benzyl­idene) adducts of ethane‐1,2‐di­amine,propane‐1,3‐di­amine and butane‐1,4‐di­amine

We have isolated and crystallographically characterized the three homologous compounds N,N′‐bis(2‐methoxy­benzyl­idene)­ethane‐1,2‐di­amine (MeSalen), C₁₈H₂₀N₂O₂, N,N′‐bis(2‐methoxy­benzyl­idene)­propane‐1,3‐di­amine (MeSalpr), C₁₉H₂₂N₂O₂, and N,N′‐bis(2‐methoxy­benzyl­idene)­butane‐1,4‐di­amine (MeSalbu), C₂₀H₂₄N₂O₂. In contrast with MeSalpr, the mol­ecules of MeSalen and MeSalbu, which have an even number of methyl­ene units, have crystallographic symmetry. Comparing these methoxy‐substituted species with their hydroxy equivalents shows that the aryl rings rotate upon removal of the O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds. The packing of MeSalen and MeSalpr is controlled by C—H⋯π interactions, whereas that of MeSalbu has only van der Waals contacts.     

2‐Hydro­xy‐5‐[(E)‐(4‐methoxy­phenyl)­diazenyl]­benzoic acid

The title compound, C₁₄H₁₂N₂O₄, shows an E conformation about the diazenyl N atoms. The crystal structure features layers of mol­ecules with the primary connection between the layers afforded by carboxyl­ic acid dimer motifs; no evidence for extensive π–π stacking between the layers was found.     

Di­methyl 2‐{[2‐(methoxy­carbonyl)‐1‐(methoxy­carbonyl­methyl)pyrrol‐4‐yl]­methyl­ene}propane­dioate

The title compound, C₁₅H₁₇NO₈, is a pyrrole–ethene derivative with potential biological activity. Although a large part of the mol­ecule is planar, there is no structural evidence for any conjugation push–pull effect across the ethyl­enic bond, which is usually observed for substituted ethyl­enes; π‐electron delocalization appears to be restricted to the 2‐(methoxy­carbonyl)­pyrrole moiety.     

Inclusion compounds of 2,5‐di­phenyl­hydro­quinone

The crystal structures of three 1:2 inclusion compounds that consist of host mol­ecule 2,5‐di­phenyl­hydro­quinone (C₁₈H₁₄O₂) and the guest mol­ecules 2‐pyridone (C₅H₅NO), 1,3‐di­phenyl‐2‐propen‐1‐one (chalcone, C₁₅H₁₂O) and 1‐(4‐meth­oxy­phenyl)‐3‐phenyl‐2‐propen‐1‐one (4′‐methoxy­chal­cone, C₁₆H₁₄O₂) were determined in order to study the ability of guest mol­ecules in inclusion compounds to undergo photoreaction. All of the crystals were found to be photoresistant. The three inclusion compounds crystallize in triclinic space group . In each case, the host/guest ratio is 1:2, with the host mol­ecules occupying crystallographic centers of symmetry and the guest mol­ecules occupying general positions. The guest mol­ecules in each of the inclusion compounds are linked to the host mol­ecules by hydrogen bonds. In the inclusion compound where the guest mol­ecule is pyridone, the host mol­ecule is disordered so that the hydroxy groups are distributed between two different sites, with occupancies of 0.738 (3) and 0.262 (3). The pyridone mol­ecules form dimers via N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.     

Ferrocene compounds. XXXVIII. Di­methyl ferrocene‐1,1′‐di­carboxyl­ate

In the title compound, [Fe(C₇H₇O₂)₂], the cyclo­penta­dienyl rings and the two attached methoxy­carbonyl groups, in an anti arrangement, form an extended π‐conjugated system. The Fe—C distances range from 2.035 (3) to 2.061 (3) Å and the average value of the C—C bond lengths in the two cyclo­penta­dienyl rings is 1.419 (5) Å. The rings are almost parallel to one another [1.0 (2)°] and are mutually twisted from an eclipsed conformation by only 1.8 (3)° (average value). The methoxy­carbonyl groups are twisted out of the plane of the cyclo­penta­dienyl rings by 6.5 (4) and 15.7 (4)°, respectively. The mol­ecules are joined into dimers by intermolecular C—H⃛O hydrogen bonds that form ten‐membered rings. The same types of hydrogen bonds form eight‐membered rings and infinite chains along the b axis.