1,8,14,20‐Tetra­oxa‐11,23‐dithia­tricyclo­[21.3.0.09,13]hexa­cosa‐9,12,21,24‐tetra­ene

Mol­ecules of the title compound, C₂₀H₂₈O₄S₂, the first compound with a tetra­oxacyclo­hexa­cosane ring to be structurally characterized, lie on crystallographic centres of inversion, but have approximate C_2h mol­ecular symmetry. The parallel thio­phene rings are almost exactly planar; the overall conformation of the mol­ecule is chair‐like. The mol­ecules have voids that could, in principle, accommodate small guest mol­ecules, although in the crystal structure access to these voids is blocked by neighbouring mol­ecules.     

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.     

(Z)‐7‐Chloro‐3‐[(3‐chloro­phenyl)­methyl­idene]‐4‐p‐tosyl‐3,4‐di­hydro‐2H‐1,4‐benzoxazine

In the title compound, C₂₂H₁₇Cl₂NO₃S, the mol­ecule is a substituted 3,4‐di­hydro‐2H‐1,4‐benzoxazine compound which has three phenyl rings which are essentially planar. The 3,4‐di­hydro‐2H‐oxazine part of the mol­ecule is fused to the benzo ring and has a half‐boat conformation; the dihedral angle between the planar part of the oxazine ring and the benzo ring is 10.2 (2)°. The (3‐chloro­phenyl)­methyl­idene substituent has a Z configuration in relation to the ring N atom of the oxazine moiety. Interestingly, the p‐toluenesulfonyl (p‐tosyl) substituent on the ring N atom protrudes away from the 3‐­chloro­phenyl substituent thus avoiding any steric interaction.     

A pair of epimeric 13‐hydroxy‐2,3,6,7‐tetra­methoxy‐8b,11,12,12a,13,13a‐hexa­hydro‐9H‐9a‐aza­cyclo­penta­[b]tri­phenyl­ene‐10‐ones

The structures of two compounds which are intermediates in the synthesis of phenanthroindolizidine alkaloids have been determined. (8bS,13aS,14R,14aR)‐8b,9,11,12,13,13a,14,14a‐Octa­hydro‐14‐hydroxy‐2,3,6,7‐tetra­methoxy­dibenzo­[f,h]pyrrolo[1,2‐b]­isoquinolin‐11‐one acetone solvate, C₂₄H₂₇NO₆·C₃H₆O, (II), crystallizes in a chiral space group with one solvent mol­ecule (acetone) present in the asymmetric unit. On the other hand, (8bS,13aS,14S,14aR)‐8b,9,11,12,13,13a,14,14a‐octa­hydro‐14‐hydroxy‐2,3,6,7‐tetra­methoxy­dibenzo­[f,h]pyrrolo[1,2‐b]­isoquinolin‐11‐one, C₂₄H₂₇NO₆, (III), crystallizes in a centrosymmetric space group with two mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit and with no solvent present. The two mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit of (III) are structurally the same. Compounds (II) and (III) are epimers at the C atom carrying the OH group; otherwise they are very similar in structure.     

4‐Dimethyl­amino‐β‐nitro­styrene and 4‐dimethyl­amino‐β‐ethyl‐β‐nitro­styrene at 100 K

The structures of 4‐dimethyl­amino‐β‐nitro­styrene (DANS), C₁₀H₁₂N₂O₂, and 4‐dimethyl­amino‐β‐ethyl‐β‐nitro­styrene (DAENS), C₁₂H₁₆N₂O₂, have been solved at T = 100 K. The structure solution for DANS was complicated by the presence of a static disorder, characterized by a misorientation of 17% of the mol­ecules. The mol­ecule of DANS is almost planar, indicating significant conjugation, with a push–pull effect through the styrene skeleton extending up to the terminal substituents and enhancing the dipole moment. As a consequence of this conjugation, the hexa­gonal ring displays a quinoidal character; the lengths of the C—N [1.3595 (15) Å] and C—C [1.448 (2) Å] bonds adjacent to the benzene ring are shorter than single bonds. The mol­ecules are stacked in dimers with anti­parallel dipoles. In contrast, the mol­ecule of DAENS is not planar. The ethyl substituent pushes the nitro­propene group out of the benzene plane, with a torsion angle of −21.9 (3). Nevertheless, the mol­ecule remains conjugated, with a shortening of the same bonds as in DANS.     

(±)‐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.     

A new pseudopolymorph of hexa­kis(4‐cyano­phenyl)benzene

The title compound (systematic name: benzene‐4,4′,4′′,4′′′,4′′′′,4′′′′′‐­hexayl­hexa­benzo­nitrile dichloro­methane disolvate), C₄₈H₂₄N₆·2CH₂Cl₂, crystallizes as an inclusion compound during the slow diffusion of methanol into a solution of hexa­kis(4‐cyano­phenyl)­benzene in CH₂Cl₂. The hexa­kis(4‐cyano­phenyl)benzene mol­ecule lies on an axis of twofold rotation in the space group Pbcn. Weak C—H⋯N inter­actions between hexa­kis(4‐cyano­phenyl)benzene mol­ecules define an open network with space for including guests. The resulting structure is a new pseudopolymorph of hexa­kis(4‐cyano­phenyl)benzene. The eight known pseudopolymorphs have few shared architectural features, in part because none of the inter­molecular inter­actions that are present plays a dominant role or forces neighboring mol­ecules to assume particular relative orientations.     

Two hydrates of 2,6‐bis­(1H‐benzimidazol‐2‐yl)­pyridine

The structures of the mono‐ and sesquihydrates of 2,6‐bis(1H‐benz­imi­da­zol‐2‐yl)­pyridine (bbip) are reported. Phase (I), C₁₉H₁₃N₅·H₂O, has one water and one bbip mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit, while phase (II), C₁₉H₁₃N₅·1.5H₂O, has three water mol­ecules and two bbip mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit. The compounds exhibit very similar molecular geom­etries but different packing organizations, which result from intricate hydrogen‐bonding schemes.     

(±)‐6‐tert‐Butyl‐8‐hydroxymethyl‐2‐­phenyl‐4H‐1,3‐benzodioxin and 2,2,2′,2′,6,6′‐hexamethyl‐8,8′‐methylenebis(4H‐1,3‐benzodioxin)

Two compounds containing 1,3‐benzodioxin groups are reported, namely (±)‐6‐tert‐butyl‐8‐hydroxy­methyl‐2‐phenyl‐4H‐1,3‐benzodioxin, C₁₉H₂₂O₃, (I), and 2,2,2′,2′,6,6′‐hexamethyl‐8,8′‐methyl­enebis(4H‐1,3‐benzodioxin), C₂₃H₂₈O₄, (II).The hydroxy groups of neighbouring mol­ecules in (I) are hydrogen bonded to each other, giving rise to double‐row chains. The mol­ecule in (II) adopts a `butterfly' conformation, with the O atoms in distal positions. In both compounds, the dioxin rings are in distorted half‐chair conformations.     

tert‐Butyl (3S,6R,9R)‐(5‐oxo‐3‐{[1(R)‐phenyl­ethyl]­carbamoyl}‐1,2,3,5,6,7,8,8a‐octa­hydro­indolizin‐6‐yl)­carbamate monohydrate at 95 K

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C₂₂H₃₁N₃O₄·H₂O, incorporates one water mol­ecule, which is hydrogen bonded to the 3‐oxo O atom of the indolizidinone system. The two rings of the peptidomimetic mol­ecule are trans‐fused, with the six‐membered ring having a slightly distorted half‐chair conformation and the five‐membered ring having a perfect envelope conformation. The structure is stabilized by intermolecular O—H?O interactions between the water and adjacent peptide mol­ecules, and by N—H?O interactions between the peptide mol­ecules, which link the mol­ecules into infinite chains.     

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.     

1,2,4,5‐Tetrakis(2‐vinyl­pyridyl)­benzene–di­chloro­methane (1/2)

The title compound, C₃₄H₂₆N₄·2CH₂Cl₂, lies about an inversion center. The solvent mol­ecules interact with the benzene mol­ecule both through C—H⃛N hydrogen bonding to span pyridine N atoms of adjacent vinyl groups, possibly stabilizing the rotational conformation observed, and through a π interaction between a dichloromethane Cl atom and a pyridyl ring C—C bond of a c‐glide‐related mol­ecule. The benzene mol­ecules form stacks along the a axis such that two of the four olefin groups are properly oriented for photoreactivity (2+2 cyclo­dimerization).     

Two biologically active thio­phene‐3‐carbox­amide derivatives

The two title compounds, 2‐({(1Z)‐[4‐(di­methyl­amino)phenyl]methylene}amino)‐4,5‐dimethyl‐N‐(2‐methylphenyl)thiophene‐3‐carboxamide, C₂₃H₂₅N₃OS, (I), and 2‐({(1E)‐[4‐(dimethylamino)phenyl]methylene}amino)‐N‐(4‐methylphenyl)‐4,5,6,7‐tetrahydro‐1‐benzothiophene‐3‐carboxamide,C₂₅H₂₇N₃OS, (II), show antibacterial and antifungal activities. The asymmetric unit of (II) contains two crystallographically independent mol­ecules. The o‐toluidine ring in (I) lies gauche with respect to the thio­phene ring. In (II), the p‐toluidine ring is coplanar with the thio­phene ring in one mol­ecule, but is tilted from it in the other mol­ecule. Neither structure exhibits any significant intermolecular interactions, but in both, an intramolecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bond forms a pseudo‐six‐membered ring, thus locking the molecular conformation and removing conformational flexibility.     

2,3,6,7‐Tetra­hydroxy‐9,10‐di­methyl‐9,10‐di­hydro‐9,10‐ethano­anthracene bis(1,4‐dioxane) solvate

2,3,6,7‐Tetra­hydroxy‐9,10‐di­methyl‐9,10‐di­hydro‐9,10‐ethano­anthracene crystallizes with 1,4‐dioxane to give a bis‐solvate, C₁₈H₁₈O₄·2C₄H₈O₂. The bis­(catechol) mol­ecule is located on a twofold axis and the two aromatic rings form a dihedral angle of 130.61 (4)°. Hydro­gen bonds are formed between the hydroxyl groups and either a neighbouring bis­(catechol) mol­ecule or the ether‐O atom of a dioxane mol­ecule.     

3′,4′‐Bis(4‐chloro­phenyl)­spiro­[chroman‐3,5′(4′H)‐isoxazol]‐4‐one

The title compound, C₂₃H₁₅Cl₂NO₃, crystallizes with two independent mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit. The chroman­one moiety consists of a benzene ring fused with a six‐membered heterocyclic ring which adopts a sofa conformation. The five‐membered spiro­isoxazoline ring is in an envelope conformation. The p‐chloro­phenyl rings bridged by the five‐membered ring are nearly perpendicular to each other. The chromanone moiety of one mol­ecule packs into the cavity formed by the p‐chloro­phenyl rings of a second mol­ecule through the formation of C—H?π interactions. The structure is stabilized by weak C—H?O, C—H?Cl and C—H?π interactions.     

4‐Acetamido‐3,3,5,5‐[2H4]‐2,2,6,6‐tetra­([2H3]methyl)piperidin‐1‐yloxyl 0.33‐hydrate

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, C₁₁H₅D₁₆N₂O₂·0.33H₂O, is formed by three crystallographically independent piperidin‐1‐yloxyl mol­ecules and a mol­ecule of water. The mol­ecules are crosslinked by nine hydrogen bonds into layers parallel with the ac plane. The water mol­ecule contributes to the stability of the low‐symmetry arrangement by four hydrogen bonds.     

1,3,5,7‐Tetraselena‐2,4,6,8(2,5)‐tetrathiophenaoctaphane

The novel title tetraselenacalix[4]arene, C₁₆H₈S₄Se₄ or [(C₄H₂S)Se]₄, has a centrosymmetric cyclic molecular structure with approximate C_2h molecular symmetry. The four thienyl rings are joined together by Se bridges and exhibit a syn–syn–anti–anti arrangement around the mol­ecule. The lattice consists of skewed stacks of mol­ecules, with chalcogen–chalcogen close contacts binding the stacks together, forming a two‐dimensional network of mol­ecules.     

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‐(1,3‐Di­thian‐2‐yl)‐2‐phenyl­ethanone

The title mol­ecule, C₁₂H₁₄OS₂, has approximate C_s symmetry. The di­thia­ne ring adopts a chair conformation with the acetyl substituent in an axial orientation. Weak intermolecular C—H?O hydrogen bonds link mol­ecules into a chain along the y axis.     

4‐Chloro­aceto­phenone [1‐(4‐methoxyphenyl)­ethyl­idene]­hydra­zone

The crystal structure of the title mixed azine, C₁₇H₁₇ClN₂O, contains four independent mol­ecules, A–D, and mol­ecule B is disordered. All four mol­ecules have an N—N gauche conformation, with C—N—N—C torsion angles of 136.5 (4), 137.0 (4), ?134.7 (4) and ?134.7 (4)°, respectively. The phenyl rings are also somewhat twisted with respect to the plane defined by C_ipso and the imine bond. On average, the combined effect of these twists results in an angle of 64.7° between the best planes of the two phenyl rings. Arene–arene double T‐contacts are the dominant intermolecular inter­action. The methoxy‐substituted phenyl ring of one azine mol­ecule interacts to form a T‐contact with the methoxy‐substituted phenyl ring of an adjacent mol­ecule and, similarly, two chloro‐substituted phenyl rings of neighboring mol­ecules interact to form another T‐contact. The only exception is for mol­ecule B, for which the disorder leads to the formation of T‐­contacts between methoxy‐ and chloro‐substituted phenyl rings. The prevailing structural motif of T‐contact formation between like‐substituted arene rings results in a highly dipole‐parallel‐aligned crystal structure.