Bis(hinokitiolato)copper(II): modification (III)

Bis(hinokitiolato)copper(II), Cu(hino)₂, exhibits both antibacterial and antiviral properties, and has been previously shown to exist in two modifications. A third modification has now been confirmed, namely tetrakis(μ₂‐3‐isopropyl‐7‐oxocyclohepta‐1,3,5‐trien‐1‐olato)bis(3‐isopropyl‐7‐oxocyclohepta‐1,3,5‐trien‐1‐olato)tricopper(II)–bis(μ₂‐3‐isopropyl‐7‐oxocyclohepta‐1,3,5‐trien‐1‐olato)bis[(3‐isopropyl‐7‐oxocyclohepta‐1,3,5‐trien‐1‐olato)copper(II)] (1/1), [Cu(C₁₀H₁₁O₂)₂]₃·[Cu(C₁₀H₁₁O₂)₂]₂, where 3‐isopropyl‐7‐oxocyclohepta‐1,3,5‐trien‐1‐olate is the systematic name for the hinokitiolate anion. This new modification is composed of discrete [cis‐Cu(hino)₂]₂[trans‐Cu(hino)₂] trimers and [cis‐Cu(hino)₂]₂ dimers. The Cu atoms are bridged by μ₂‐O atoms from the hinokitiolate ligands to give distorted square‐pyramidal and distorted octahedral Cu^II coordination environments. Hence, the Cu^II environments are CuO₅/CuO₆/CuO₅ for the trimer and CuO₅/CuO₅ for the dimer. Each trimer and dimer has crystallographically imposed inversion symmetry. The trimer has never been observed before, the dimer has been seen only once before, and the combination of the two together in the same lattice is unprecedented. The CuO₅ cores exhibit four strong basal Cu—O bonds [1.915 (2)–1.931 (2) Å] and one weak apical Cu—O bond [2.652 (2)–2.658 (2) Å]. The CuO₆ core exhibits four strong equatorial Cu—O bonds [1.922 (2)–1.929 (2) Å] and two very weak axial Cu—O bonds [2.911 (3) Å]. The bite angles for the chelating hinokitiolate ligands range from 83.13 (11) to 83.90 (10)°.     

A urea adduct of bis(hinokitiolato)copper(II)

Bis(μ₂‐3‐isopropyl‐7‐oxocyclohepta‐1,3,5‐trien‐1‐olato)bis[(3‐isopropyl‐7‐oxocyclohepta‐1,3,5‐trien‐1‐olato)copper(II)]–urea–acetone (1/6/2), [Cu₂(C₁₀H₁₁O₂)₄]·6CH₄N₂O·2C₃H₆O, where 3‐isopropyl‐7‐oxocyclohepta‐1,3,5‐trien‐1‐olate is the systematic name for the hinokitiolate anion, contains three novel structural features. First, it contains a bis(hinokitiolato)copper(II) dimer, [Cu(hino)₂]₂, unlike any other, demonstrating that linkage isomerism is another avenue by which Cu(hino)₂ can transmute from one form to another. Second, [Cu(hino)₂]₂ is hydrogen bonded to two urea molecules, indicating that hydrogen bonding cannot yet be discounted from any proposed mechanism of action for the antimicrobial and antiviral properties of bis(hinokitiolato)copper(II). Finally, corrugated urea layers crosslinked by [Cu(hino)₂]₂ dimers are observed, suggesting that a new family of host–guest materials, i.e. metallo–urea clathrates, exists to challenge our understanding of crystal engineering and crystal growth and design. Selected details of the structure are that the [Cu(hino)₂]₂ dimers possess crystallographic inversion symmetry, the Cu atoms have square‐pyramidal coordination geometries, the basal Cu—O bonds are in the range 1.916 (2)–1.931 (2) Å, the apical Cu—O bond length is 2.582 (2) Å, the hinokitiolate bite angles are in the range 83.41 (7)–83.96 (8)°, the urea–Cu(hino)₂ interactions have an R₂²(8) motif, and the urea layers result from the close packing of R₈⁶(28) `butterflies' and R<sub>8</sub><sup>6</sup>(24) `strips of tape'.     

(+ac,−ac)‐trans‐Bis(hinokitiolato)copper(II) and its chloroform disolvate

The complex trans‐bis(hinokitiolato)copper(II) [systematic name: trans‐bis(3‐isopropyl‐7‐oxocyclohepta‐1,3,5‐trienolato)copper(II); abbreviated name: trans‐Cu(hino)₂], [Cu(C₁₀H₁₁O₂)₂], is a biologically active compound. Three polymorphs of this square‐planar monomer, all with (+sp,−sp) isopropyl substituents, have been reported previously. A fourth polymorph containing (+ac,−ac) isopropyl groups and its chloroform disolvate, [Cu(C₁₀H₁₁O₂)₂]·2CHCl₃, both exhibiting nonmerohedral twinning and with all Cu atoms on centers of crystallographic inversion symmetry, are reported here. One of the differences between all of these polymorphs is the relative conformation of the isopropyl groups with respect to the plane of the molecule. Stacking and Cu...olefin π distances ranging from 3.214 (4) to 3.311 (2) Å are observed, and the chloroform solvent molecules participate in bifurcated C—H...O hydrogen bonds [H...O = 2.26–2.40 Å, C...O = 3.123 (5)–3.214 (5) Å, C—H...O = 127–151° and O...H...O = 74°].     

Two new polymorphs of trans‐bis(hinokitiolato)copper(II)

The title complex [systematic name: trans‐bis(3‐iso­propyl‐7‐oxo­cyclo­hepta‐1,3,5‐trienolato)copper(II)], [Cu(C₁₀H₁₁O₂)₂],is a substance possessing antimicrobial activity. The compound crystallizes in a number of polymorphic forms, the structures for two of which are reported here. Stacks of square‐planar mol­ecules exhibiting weak intermolecular copper–olefin π interactions (not observed in earlier reports on this substance) are described. The mol­ecules have crystallographically imposed inversion symmetry, with stacking and copper–olefin π distances ranging from 3.226 (2) to 3.336 (1) Å.     

trans‐(2‐Methyl­thio­benzoato‐O)phenylbis­(tri­phenyl­phosphine)­palladium(II), two conformational isomers

The title compound, trans‐[Pd(C₆H₅)(C₈H₇O₂S)(C₁₈H₁₅P)₂], crystallizes in two modifications differing only in the orientation of the 2‐methyl­thio­benzoato ligand. In both cases, this ligand binds to the metal centre via one O atom in a monodentate fashion. The only significant difference is a rotation about the C(Ph)—COO bond, with O—C—C—C torsion angles having values of 6.3 (7) and 157.3 (3)° in the two isomeric forms.     

(2‐Methyl­quinolin‐8‐olato)­iron(III) and ‐copper(II) complexes

The crystal structures of tris(2‐methyl­quinolin‐8‐olato‐N,O)­iron(III), [Fe­(C₁₀­H₈­NO)₃], (I), and aqua­bis(2‐methyl­quinolin‐8‐olato‐N,O)­copper(II), [Cu­(C₁₀­H₈NO)₂­(H₂O)], (II), have been determined. Compound (I) has a distorted octahedral configuration, in which the central Fe atom is coordinated by three N atoms and three O atoms from three 2‐methylquinolin‐8‐olate ligands. The three Fe—O bond distances are in the range 1.934 (2)–1.947 (2) Å, while the three Fe—N bond distances range from 2.204 (2) to 2.405 (2) Å. In compound (II), the central Cu^II atom and H₂O group lie on the crystallographic twofold axis and the coordination geometry of the Cu^II atom is close to trigonal bipyramidal, with the three O atoms in the basal plane and the two N atoms in apical positions. The Cu—N bond length is 2.018 (5) Å. The Cu—O bond length in the basal positions is 1.991 (4) Å, while the Cu—O bond length in the apical position is 2.273 (6) Å. There is an intermolecular OW—H?O hydrogen bond which links the mol­ecules into a linear chain along the b axis.     

Bis(acesulfamato‐κO4)diaqua­bis­(3‐methyl­pyridine‐κN)nickel(II)

In the crystal structure of the title compound [systematic name: diaqua­bis(6‐methyl‐2,2‐dioxo‐1,2,3‐oxathia­zin‐4‐olato‐κO⁴)bis­(3‐methyl­pyridine‐κN)nickel(II)], [Ni(C₄H₄NO₄S)₂(C₆H₇N)₂(H₂O)₂], the Ni^II centre resides on a centre of symmetry and has a distorted octa­hedral geometry. The basal plane is formed by two carbonyl O atoms of two monodentate trans‐oriented acesulfamate ligands and two trans aqua ligands. The axial positions in the octa­hedron are occupied by two N atoms of two trans pyridine ligands. Mol­ecules are stacked in columns running along the a axis. There are π–π stacking inter­actions between the mol­ecules in each column, with a distance of 3.623 (2) Å between the centroids of the pyridine rings. There are also O—H⋯O inter­actions between the columns.     

Structural properties of trans‐cyclohexane‐1,2‐diamine complexes of copper(II) and zinc(II) acesulfamates

The title compounds, trans‐bis(trans‐cyclohexane‐1,2‐diamine)bis(6‐methyl‐2,2,4‐trioxo‐3,4‐dihydro‐1,2,3‐oxathiazin‐3‐ido)copper(II), [Cu(C₄H₄NO₄S)₂(C₆H₁₄N₂)₂], (I), and trans‐diaquabis(cyclohexane‐1,2‐diamine)zinc(II) 6‐methyl‐2,2,4‐trioxo‐3,4‐dihydro‐1,2,3‐oxathiazin‐3‐ide dihydrate, [Zn(C₆H₁₄N₂)₂(H₂O)₂](C₄H₄NO₄S)₂·2H₂O, (II), are two‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded supramolecular complexes. In (I), the Cu^II ion resides on a centre of symmetry in a neutral complex, in a tetragonally distorted octahedral coordination environment comprising four amine N atoms from cyclohexane‐1,2‐diamine ligands and two N atoms of two acesulfamate ligands. Intermolecular N—H...O and C—H...O hydrogen bonds produce R₂²(12) motif rings which lead to two‐dimensional polymeric networks. In contrast, the Zn^II ion in (II) resides on a centre of symmetry in a complex dication with a less distorted octahedral coordination environment comprising four amine N atoms from cyclohexane‐1,2‐diamine ligands and two O atoms from aqua ligands. In (II), an extensive two‐dimensional network of N—H...O, O—H...O and C—H...O hydrogen bonds includes R₂¹(6) and R₄⁴(16) motif rings.     

Copper(II) bis(4,4,4‐trifluoro‐1‐phenylbutane‐1,3‐dionate) complexes with pyridin‐2‐one, 3‐hydroxypyridine and 3‐hydroxypyridin‐2‐one ligands: molecular structures and hydrogen‐bonded networks

Copper(II) bis(4,4,4‐trifluoro‐1‐phenylbutane‐1,3‐dionate) complexes with pyridin‐2‐one (pyon), 3‐hydroxypyridine (hpy) and 3‐hydroxypyridin‐2‐one (hpyon) were prepared and the solid‐state structures of (pyridin‐2‐one‐κO )bis(4,4,4‐trifluoro‐3‐oxo‐1‐phenylbutan‐1‐olato‐κ²O ,O ′)copper(II), [Cu(C₁₀H₆F₃O₂)₂(C₅H₅NO)] or [Cu(tfpb‐κ²O ,O ′)₂(pyon‐κO )], (I), bis(pyridin‐3‐ol‐κO )bis(4,4,4‐trifluoro‐3‐oxo‐1‐phenylbutan‐1‐olato‐κ²O ,O ′)copper(II), [Cu(C₁₀H₆F₃O₂)₂(C₅H₅NO)₂] or [Cu(tfpb‐κ²O ,O ′)₂(hpy‐κO )₂], (II), and bis(3‐hydroxypyridin‐2‐one‐κO )bis(4,4,4‐trifluoro‐3‐oxo‐1‐phenylbutan‐1‐olato‐κ²O ,O ′)copper(II), [Cu(C₁₀H₆F₃O₂)₂(C₅H₅NO₂)₂] or [Cu(tfpb‐κ²O ,O ′)₂(hpyon‐κO )₂], (III), were determined by single‐crystal X‐ray analysis. The coordination of the metal centre is square pyramidal and displays a rare example of a mutual cis arrangement of the β‐diketonate ligands in (I) and a trans‐octahedral arrangement in (II) and (III). Complex (II) presents the first crystallographic evidence of κO‐monodentate hpy ligation to the transition metal enabling the pyridine N atom to participate in a two‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded network through O—H…N interactions, forming a graph‐set motif R ₂²(7) through a C—H…O interaction. Complex (III) presents the first crystallographic evidence of monodentate coordination of the neutral hpyon ligand to a metal centre and a two‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded network is formed through N—H…O interactions facilitated by C—H…O interactions, forming the graph‐set motifs R ₂²(8) and R ₂²(7).     

Cobalt(II) and nickel(II) complexes of isoquinoline‐1‐carboxylate

trans‐Di­aqua­bis­(iso­quinoline‐1‐carboxyl­ato‐κ²N,O)­cobalt(II) dihydrate, [Co(C₁₀H₆NO₂)₂(H₂O)₂]·2H₂O, and trans‐di­aqua­bis­(iso­quinoline‐1‐carboxyl­ato‐κ²N,O)­nickel(II) dihydrate, [Ni(C₁₀H₆NO₂)₂(H₂O)₂]·2H₂O, contain the same isoquinoline ligand, with both metal atoms residing on a centre of symmetry and having the same distorted octahedral coordination. In the former complex, the Co—O(water) bond length in the axial direction is 2.167 (2) Å, which is longer than the Co—O(carboxylate) and Co—N bond lengths in the equatorial plane [2.055 (2) and 2.096 (2) Å, respectively]. In the latter complex, the corresponding bond lengths for Ni—O(water), Ni—O(carboxylate) and Ni—N are 2.127 (2), 2.036 (2) and 2.039 (3) Å, respectively. Both crystals are stabilized by similar stacking interactions of the ligand, and also by hydrogen bonds between the hydrate and coordinated water molecules.     

cis‐ and trans‐2‐(4‐tert‐Butylcyclohexyloxy)‐1,3,5‐trinitrobenzene

The structures of cis‐ and trans‐2‐(4‐tert‐butyl­cyclo­hexyl­oxy)‐1,3,5‐tri­nitro­benzene, C₁₆H₂₁N₃O₇, (I) and (II), respectively, were determined at low temperature in order to obtain accurate structural parameters for comparison purposes. The C_alkyl—O_ether bond distances are 1.497 (2) and 1.491 (2) Å for (I) and (II), respectively.     

Intramolecular hydrogen‐bond‐directed coordination: trans‐bis(N‐benzoyl‐N′‐propyl­thio­urea‐κS)di­iodo­platinum(II) and trans‐bis(N‐benzoyl‐N′‐propyl­thio­urea‐κS)di­bromo­platinum(II)

In the title compounds, trans‐[PtI₂(C₁₁H₁₄N₂OS)₂], (I), and trans‐[PtBr₂(C₁₁H₁₄N₂OS)₂], (II), respectively, intramolecular N—H⋯O (propyl­amine side) hydrogen bonds in the potentially bidentate thio­urea ligands lock the carbonyl O atoms into six‐membered rings, determining the S‐mono­dentate mode of coordination of these ligands. Intramolecular N—H⋯X (X is I or Br) interactions (benzoyl­amine side) lead to slight distortions of the Pt^II coordination spheres from ideal square‐planar geometry. The Pt^II ion is located on an inversion centre in both structures.     

trans‐Di­iodo­bis(1,3,5‐tri­aza‐7‐phosphaadamantane)­platinum(II)

The crystal structure of the title compound, trans‐[PtI₂(C₆H₁₂N₃P)₂], describes one of the few platinum(II) complexes containing two of the water‐soluble 1,3,5‐tri­aza‐7‐phosphaadamantane ligands reported to date. The complex crystallizes on an inversion centre with the most important bond lengths and angles being Pt—P 2.3128 (12) Å, Pt—I 2.6022 (6) Å, P—Pt—I 90.94 (3)° and P′—Pt—I 89.06 (3)°.     

Formation of lithium,sodium and potassium complexes with 1,3,5‐triamino‐1,3,5‐trideoxy‐cis‐inositol (taci)

Single crystals of (1,3‐diamino‐5‐azaniumyl‐1,3,5‐trideoxy‐cis‐inositol‐κ³O²,O⁴,O⁶)(1,3,5‐triamino‐1,3,5‐trideoxy‐cis‐inositol‐κ³O²,O⁴,O⁶)lithium(I) diiodide dihydrate, [Li(C₆H₁₆N₃O₃)(C₆H₁₅N₃O₃)]I₂·2H₂O or [Li(Htaci)(taci)]I₂·2H₂O (taci is 1,3,5‐triamino‐1,3,5‐trideoxy‐cis‐inositol), (I), bis(1,3,5‐triamino‐1,3,5‐trideoxy‐cis‐inositol‐κ³O²,O⁴,O⁶)sodium(I) iodide, [Na(C₆H₁₅N₃O₃)₂]I or [Na(taci)₂]I, (II), and bis(1,3,5‐triamino‐1,3,5‐trideoxy‐cis‐inositol‐κ³O²,O⁴,O⁶)potassium(I) iodide, [K(C₆H₁₅N₃O₃)₂]I or [K(taci)₂]I, (III), were grown by diffusion of MeOH into aqueous solutions of the complexes. The structures of the Na and K complexes are isotypic. In all three complexes, the taci ligands adopt a chair conformation with axial hydroxy groups, and the metal cations exhibit exclusive O‐atom coordination. The six O atoms of the resulting MO₆ unit define a centrosymmetric trigonal antiprism with approximate D_3d symmetry. The interligand O...O distances increase significantly in the order Li < Na < K. The structure of (I) exhibits a complex three‐dimensional network of R—NH₂—H...NH₂—R, R—O—H...NH₂—R and R—O—H...O(H)—H...NH₂—R hydrogen bonds. The structures of the Na and K complexes consist of a stack of layers, in which each taci ligand is bonded to three neighbours via pairwise O—H...NH₂ interactions between vicinal HO—CH—CH—NH₂ groups.     

Hydrogen‐bond motifs in N‐monosubstituted derivatives of barbituric acid: 5‐allyl‐5‐isopropyl‐1‐methylbarbituric acid (enallylpropymal) and 1,5‐di(but‐2‐enyl)‐5‐ethylbarbituric acid

Both title structures exhibit essentially planar barbiturate rings. The crystal structure of enallylpropymal (5‐allyl‐5‐isopropyl‐1‐methylbarbituric acid), C₁₁H₁₆N₂O₃, is composed of centrosymmetric N—H...O hydrogen‐bonded dimers, while 1,5‐di(but‐2‐enyl)‐5‐ethylbarbituric acid, C₁₄H₂₀N₂O₃, forms N—H...O hydrogen‐bonded helical chains. Each of the ten known crystal structures of closely related N‐monosubstituted derivatives of barbituric acid displays one of the fundamental N—H...O hydrogen‐bonded motifs of the two title structures, i.e. either a dimer or a chain.     

trans‐Diaquabis(1H‐imidazole‐4,5‐di­carboxyl­ate‐κ2N3,O4)­manganese(II)

In the title compound, [Mn(C₅H₃N₂O₄)₂(H₂O)₂], the Mn^II atom lies on an inversion centre, is trans‐coordinated by two N,O‐bidentate 1H‐imidazole‐4,5‐di­carboxyl­ate monoanionic ligands [Mn—O = 2.202 (3) Å and Mn—N = 2.201 (4) Å] and two water mol­ecules [Mn—O = 2.197 (4) Å], and exhibits a distorted octahedral geometry, with adjacent cis angles of 76.45 (13), 86.09 (13) and 89.20 (13)°. The complete solid‐state structure can be described as a three‐dimensional supramol­ecular framework, stabilized by extensive hydrogen‐bonding interactions involving the coordinated water mol­ecules, the carboxy O atoms and the protonated imidazole N atoms of the imidazole‐4,5‐di­carboxyl­ate ligands.     

Monitoring structural transformations in crystals. 13. On photocyclization in 2,3,4,5,6‐pentamethylbenzophenone, 1,3‐diphenylbutan‐1‐one and 2,4,6‐triisopropyl‐4′‐methoxybenzophenone

The geometrical parameters governing the potential for the photocyclization reaction occurring in crystals of 2,3,4,5,6‐pentamethylbenzophenone, C₁₈H₂₀O, (I), 1,3‐diphenylbutan‐1‐one, C₁₆H₁₆O, (II), and 2,4,6‐triisopropyl‐4′‐methoxybenzophenone, C₂₃H₃₀O₂, (IV), have been evaluated. Compound (IV) undergoes photocyclization but (I) and (II) do not, despite the fact that their geometrical parameters appear equally favourable for reaction. The structure of the partially reacted crystal of the photoactive compound, i.e. 2,4,6‐triisopropyl‐4′‐methoxybenzophenone–3,5‐diisopropyl‐7‐(4‐methoxyphenyl)‐8,8‐dimethylbicyclo[4.2.0]octa‐1,3,5‐trien‐7‐ol (9/1), 0.90C₂₃H₃₀O₂·0.10C₂₃H₃₀O₂, (III), was also determined, providing structural evidence for the reactivity of the compound. It has been found that the carbonyl group of the photoactive compound reacts with one of the two o‐isopropyl groups. The study has shown that the intramolecular geometrical parameters are not the only factors influencing the reactivity of compounds in crystals.     

trans‐Bis(diethanolamine‐N,O)bis(saccharinato‐N)cadmium(II)

The structure of the title complex consists of isolated [Cd(C₇H₄NO₃S)₂(C₄H₁₁NO₂)₂] units. The Cd²⁺ cation lies on an inversion centre and is octahedrally coordinated by two N,O‐bidentate diethanol­amine (dea) and two N‐bonded saccharinate (sac) ligands [saccharin is 1,2‐benziso­thia­zol‐3(2H)‐one 1,1‐dioxide]. The dea ligands constitute the equatorial plane of the octahedron, forming two five‐membered chelate rings around the Cd^II ion, while the sac ligands are localized at the axial positions. The Cd—N_sac, Cd—N_dea and Cd—O_dea bond distances are 2.3879 (12), 2.3544 (14) and 2.3702 (13) Å, respectively. The H atoms of the free and coordinated hydroxyl groups of the dea ligands are involved in hydrogen bonding with the carbonyl and sulfonyl O atoms of the neighbouring sac ions, while the amine H atom forms a hydrogen bond with the free hydroxyl O atom. The individual mol­ecules are held together by strong hydrogen bonds, forming an infinite three‐dimensional network.     

Tris(2‐cyanoethyl) isocyanurate

The title compound, 1,3,5‐tris(2‐cyano­ethyl)‐1,3,5‐triazine‐2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)‐trione, C₁₂H₁₂N₆O₃, forms a layered structure stabilized by C—H?O and C—H?N hydrogen bonds.     

trans‐Di­aqua­bis(6‐hydroxy­picolinato‐κ2N,O2)copper(II)

In the title compound, [Cu(C₆H₄NO₃)₂(H₂O)₂], the Cu^II ion lies on an inversion centre and has an elongated octahedral environment, equatorially trans‐coordinated by two N,O‐bidentate picolinate ligands and axially coordinated by two water O atoms. The complex mol­ecules form layers, which are linked by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the aqua ligands and neighbouring carboxyl­ate groups. An intramolecular hydrogen bond between the coordinated carboxyl­ate O atom and the hydroxy H atom is also observed.