The polyoctahedral silsesquioxane (POSS) 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15‐octaphenylpentacyclo[9.5.1.13,9.15,15.17,13]octasiloxane (octaphenyl‐POSS)

Solvent‐free single crystals of 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15‐octaphenylpentacyclo[9.5.1.1^3,9.1^5,15.1^7,13]octasiloxane (abbreviated as octaphenyl‐POSS), C₄₈H₄₀O₁₂Si₈, were obtained by dehydration/condensation of the tetrol Si₄O₄(Ph)₄(OH)₄. The powder pattern generated from the single‐crystal data matches well with the experimentally measured powder pattern of commercial octaphenyl‐POSS. The geometry of the centrosymmetric molecule in the crystal was compared with that in the gas phase, and had shorter Si—O bond lengths and a broader range of Si—O—Si bond angles. The average Si—O bond length [1.621 (3) Å], and Si—O—Si and O—Si—O bond angles [149 (5) and 109 (1)°, respectively] were within the same range measured previously for octaphenyl‐POSS solvates.     

Hydro­gen bonds and C—H⃛O interactions in N‐(2‐hydroxy‐1,1‐dimethyl­ethyl)benzamide at 150 K

The title compound, C₁₁H₁₅NO₂, crystallized in the centrosymmetric space group P2₁/n with one mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit. There is a single intermolecular hydrogen bond, in which the N_donor?O_acceptor distance is 3.0374 (11) Å and the N—H?O angle is 171.0 (12)°. The single intramol­ecular hydrogen bond has an O_donor?O_acceptor distance of 2.6279 (11) Å and an O—H?O angle of 161.8 (14)°. The four leading intermolecular C—H?O interactions have H?O distances ranging from 2.52 to 2.65 (2) Å and C—H?O angles ranging from 125.2 (9) to 143°. Chains of interactions form two‐dimensional networks.     

Bis(4‐hydroxy­benzoato‐O)(1,4,8,11‐tetra­aza­cyclo­tetra­decane‐κ4N)nickel(II): a three‐dimensional framework built from O—H⋯O and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds

The title compound, [Ni(C₇H₅O₃)₂(C₁₀H₂₄N₄)], contains octahedral Ni^II in a centrosymmetric trans configuration with Ni—N distances of 2.0637 (17) and 2.0699 (16) Å and an Ni—O distance of 2.1100 (14) Å. The mol­ecules are linked by a single type of O—H?O hydrogen bond [O?O 2.618 (2) Å and O—H?O 161°] into two‐dimensional sheets; a singletype of N—H?O hydrogen bond [N?O 2.991 (2) Å and N—H?O 139°] links these sheets into a three‐dimensional framework.     

Di‐μ‐isopropoxy‐bis[bis(η5‐methyl­cyclopentadienyl)yttrium(III)]

The title complex, [Y₂(C₆H₇)₄(C₃H₇O)₂], is a centrosymmetric dimer bridged through the O atoms of the isopropoxide ligands. The Y₂O₂ unit is planar and the geometry around the eight‐coordinate Y atom is distorted pseudo‐tetrahedral. The Y—O distances are 2.2228 (19) and 2.2432 (19) Å, and the O—Y—O angle is 74.86 (7)°.     

meso‐5,5,7,12,12,14‐Hexamethyl‐1,4‐diaza‐8,11‐diazoniacyclotetradecane bis(2‐naphthoate) ethanol disolvate: centrosymmetric five‐component aggregates linked into sheets by C—H⃛π(arene) hydrogen bonding

The title compound is an ethanol‐solvated salt, C₁₆H₃₈N₄²⁺·2C₁₁H₇O₂⁻·2C₂H₆O, in which the cation lies across a centre of inversion in P2₁/c. The ions are linked by N—H⃛O hydrogen bonds [H⃛O = 1.70 and 2.30 Å, N⃛O = 2.624 (2) and 3.136 (2) Å, and N—H⃛O = 178 and 151°], and the ethanol mol­ecule is linked to the anion by an O—H⃛O hydrogen bond [H⃛O = 1.90 Å, O⃛O = 2.728 (2) Å and O—H⃛O = 171°], to form a centrosymmetric five‐component aggregate. C—H⃛O hydrogen bonds and aromatic π–π‐stacking interactions are absent, but the aggregates are linked into sheets by a single C—H⃛π(arene) hydrogen bond.     

2,5‐Bis(methylthio)‐1,4‐benzo­quinone and 2‐methyl‐3‐(methylsulfonyl)benzo[b]thiophene

The structure of 2,5‐bis­(methyl­thio)‐1,4‐benzo­quinone, C₈H₈O₂S₂, is composed of an essentially planar centrosymmetric benzo­quinone substituted with two methyl­thio groups. The important bond distances are S—Csp³ 1.788 (2) and S—Csp² 1.724 (2) Å, and the two Csp²—Csp² distances are 1.447 (3) and 1.504 (3) Å, which differ significantly. There are short S?S interactions of 3.430 (1) Å and Csp²—H?O‐type contacts forming a dimeric motif with graph set R₂²(8). The structure of 2‐methyl‐3‐(methyl­sulfonyl)­benzo­[b]­thio­phene, C₁₀H₁₀O₂S₂, is composed of an essentially planar benzo­thio­phene moiety substituted with methyl and methyl­sulfonyl groups. The mean values of the important bond distances are endocyclic S—Csp² 1.734 (3), S=O 1.434 (4) and C—C_aromatic 1.389 (10) Å. The exocyclic S—Csp² and S—Csp³ distances are 1.759 (4) and 1.763 (5) Å, respectively.     

(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.     

Hydro­gen bonds and C—H⋯O interactions in 2‐(2‐methyl­benzyl)­malonic acid at 150 K

The title compound, C₁₁H₁₂O₄, crystallized in the centrosymmetric space group Pbca with one mol­ecule as the asymmetric unit. The two hydrogen bonds have O_D?O_A distances of 2.667 (2) and 2.628 (2) Å, and O—H?O angles of 179 (2) and 177 (2)°. Each hydrogen bond forms an R(8) cyclic dimer about a center of symmetry. The leading intermolecular C—­H?O interaction has an H?O distance of 2.66 Å and a C—H?O angle of 160°. Taken together with the hydrogen bonds, it results in a three‐dimensional network of inter­actions. The structure is compared with that of a close analog, benzyl­malonic acid.     

Two N‐ortho‐nitro­benzene­sulfonyl α,α‐disubstituted amino acid adducts

The carboxy group of 2‐methyl‐N‐[(2‐nitrophenyl)sulfonyl]­alanine, C₁₀H₁₂N₂O₆S, forms centrosymmetric hydrogen‐bonded dimers with an O?O distance of 2.629 (2) Å and an intramolecular N—H?O(nitro) hydrogen bond N?O distance of 2.823 (2) Å. 1‐[(2‐Nitro­phenyl)­sulfonyl­amino]­cyclo­hexane­carboxyl­ic acid, C₁₃H₁₆N₂O₆S, has Z′ = 2 and forms similar interactions.     

5‐Amino‐3‐tert‐butyl‐1‐(4‐nitro­phen­yl)‐1H‐pyrazole forms hydrogen‐bonded sheets of alternating R(20) and R(32) rings

Molecules of the title compound, C₁₃H₁₆N₄O₂, are linked by one N—H⋯O hydrogen bond [H⋯O = 2.47 Å, N⋯O = 3.326 (2) Å and N—H⋯O = 166°] and one N—H⋯N hydrogen bond [H⋯N = 2.19 Å, N⋯N = 3.063 (2) Å and N—H⋯N = 173°] into sheets containing alternating (20) and (32) rings, both types of which are centrosymmetric.     

4‐Amino‐2,6‐di­methoxy­pyrimidine: hydrogen‐bonded sheets of R22(8) and R66(28) rings,reinforced by an aromatic π–π‐stacking interaction

Molecules of the title compound, C₆H₉N₃O₂, are linked by an N—H⃛O hydrogen bond [H⃛O = 2.29 Å, N⃛O = 3.169 (2) Å and N—H⃛O = 173°] and an N—H⃛N hydrogen bond [H⃛N = 2.12 Å, N⃛N = 2.999 (2) Å and N—H⃛N = 175°] into sheets containing centrosymmetric R(8) and R(28) rings; the sheets are reinforced by a single aromatic π–π‐stacking interaction.     

A low‐temperature modification of hexa‐tert‐butyldisilane and a new polymorph of 1,1,2,2‐tetra‐tert‐butyl‐1,2‐diphenyldisilane

Crystals of hexa‐tert‐butyldisilane, C₂₄H₅₄Si₂, undergo a reversible phase transition at 179 (2) K. The space group changes from Ibca (high temperature) to Pbca (low temperature), but the lattice constants a, b and c do not change significantly during the phase transition. The crystallographic twofold axis of the molecule in the high‐temperature phase is replaced by a noncrystallographic twofold axis in the low‐temperature phase. The angle between the two axes is 2.36 (4)°. The centre of the molecule undergoes a translation of 0.123 (1) Å during the phase transition, but the conformation angles of the molecule remain unchanged. Between the two tri‐tert‐butylsilyl subunits there are six short repulsive intramolecular C—H...H—C contacts, with H...H distances between 2.02 and 2.04 Å, resulting in a significant lengthening of the Si—Si and Si—C bonds. The Si—Si bond length is 2.6863 (5) Å and the Si—C bond lengths are between 1.9860 (14) and 1.9933 (14) Å. Torsion angles about the Si—Si and Si—C bonds deviate by approximately 15° from the values expected for staggered conformations due to intramolecular steric H...H repulsions. A new polymorph is reported for the crystal structure of 1,1,2,2‐tetra‐tert‐butyl‐1,2‐diphenyldisilane, C₂₈H₄₆Si₂. It has two independent molecules with rather similar conformations. The Si—Si bond lengths are 2.4869 (8) and 2.4944 (8) Å. The C—Si—Si—C torsion angles deviate by between −3.4 (1) and −18.5 (1)° from the values expected for a staggered conformation. These deviations result from steric interactions. Four Si—C(t‐Bu) bonds are almost staggered, while the other four Si—C(t‐Bu) bonds are intermediate between a staggered and an eclipsed conformation. The latter Si—C(t‐Bu) bonds are about 0.019 (2) Å longer than the staggered Si—C(t‐Bu) bonds.     

(E)‐2‐Methyl‐5‐(1‐naphthyl­methyl)­cinnamic acid

The title compound, C₂₁H₁₈O₂, crystallized in the centrosymmetric space group P2₁/n with one mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit. There is a single hydrogen bond, with an O_donor?O_acceptor distance of 2.624 (2) Å, which forms a cyclic dimer about a center of symmetry. The carboxyl group O atoms are ordered, while the carboxyl‐H atom is disordered. A single leading intermolecular C—H?O interaction has an H?O distance of 2.68 Å and a C—H?O angle of 178°; this interaction forms chains. Taken together with the hydrogen bond, it generates chains and rings. Structural comparisons are made with trans‐cinnamic acid and with 4‐methyl‐trans‐cinnamic acid.     

π‐Stacked hydrogen‐bonded dimers in 2‐(2‐nitro­phenyl­amino­carbonyl)­benzoic acid,and hydrogen‐bonded sheets in orthorhombic and monoclinic polymorphs of 2‐(4‐nitro­phenyl­amino­carbonyl)­benzoic acid

Molecules of 2‐(2‐nitrophenylaminocarbonyl)benzoic acid, C₁₄H₁₀N₂O₅, are linked into centrosymmetric R(8) dimers by a single O—H⋯O hydrogen bond [H⋯O = 1.78 Å, O⋯O = 2.623 (2) Å and O—H⋯O = 178°] and these dimers are linked into sheets by a single aromatic π–π stacking interaction. The isomeric compound 2‐(4‐nitrophenylaminocarbonyl)benzoic acid crystallizes in two polymorphic forms. In the orthorhombic form (space group P2₁2₁2₁ with Z′ = 1, crystallized from ethanol), the mol­ecules are linked into sheets of R(22) rings by a combination of one N—H⋯O hydrogen bond [H⋯O = 1.96 Å, N⋯O = 2.833 (3) Å and N—H⋯O = 171°] and one O—H⋯O hydrogen bond [H⋯O = 1.78 Å, O⋯O = 2.614 (3) Å and O—H⋯O = 173°]. In the monoclinic form (space group P2₁/n with Z′ = 2, crystallized from acetone), the mol­ecules are linked by a combination of two N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds [H⋯O = 2.09 and 2.16 Å, N⋯O = 2.873 (4) and 2.902 (3) Å, and N—H⋯O = 147 and 141°] and two O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds [H⋯O = 1.84 and 1.83 Å, O⋯O = 2.664 (3) and 2.666 (3) Å, and O—H⋯O = 166 and 174°] into sheets of some complexity. These sheets are linked into a three‐dimensional framework by a single C—H⋯O hydrogen bond [H⋯O = 2.45 Å, C⋯O = 3.355 (4) Å and C—­H⋯O = 160°].     

2‐Amino‐5‐nitro­thia­zole monoethanol solvate: triply‐interwoven hydrogen‐bonded sheets containing centrosymmetric R(8) and R(38) rings

2‐Amino‐5‐nitro­thia­zole crystallizes from solution in ethanol as a monosolvate, C₃H₃N₃O₂S·C₂H₆O, in which the thia­zole component has a strongly polarized molecular–electronic structure. The thia­zole mol­ecules are linked into centrosymmetric dimers by paired N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds [H⋯N = 2.09 Å, N⋯N = 2.960 (6) Å and N—H⋯N = 169°], and these dimers are linked by the ethanol mol­ecules, via a two‐centred N—H⋯O hydrogen bond [H⋯O = 1.98 Å, N⋯O = 2.838 (5) Å and N—H⋯O = 164°] and a planar asymmetric three‐centred O—H⋯(O)₂ hydrogen bond [H⋯O = 2.07 and 2.53 Å, O⋯O = 2.900 (5) and 3.188 (5) Å, O—H⋯O = 169 and 136°, and O⋯H⋯O = 55°], into sheets built from alternating (8) and (38) rings. These sheets are triply interwoven.     

catena‐Poly[[[pyridinecopper(II)]bis[μ3‐4‐(2‐oxidobenzylideneamino)benzoato]] dimethylformamide disolvate], a polymer composed of dimeric dicopper building units

The title compound, {[Cu(C₁₄H₉NO₃)(C₅H₅N)]·C₃H₇NO}_n or {[Cu₂L₂(py)₂]·2DMF}_n [py is pyridine, L is 4‐(salicylideneamino)benzoate and DMF is dimethylformamide], is composed of dimeric dicopper [CuL(py)]₂ building units, which are interlinked into a one‐dimensional chain through the formation of Cu—O_COO bonds. The dimeric unit is centrosymmetric, containing two Cu^II atoms linked by bridging phenolate O atoms into a Cu₂O₂ plane with a chelating Cu—O bond length of 1.927 (2) Å and a bridging Cu—O bond length of 2.440 (2) Å. Interchain C—H...O and π–π stacking interactions are responsible for an extensive three‐dimensional structure in which the resulting channels are filled by DMF solvent molecules.     

The dimeric mixed‐ligand titana­carborane sandwich [1‐(Cp)‐1‐Ti‐2‐(Me)‐3‐(SiMe3)‐2,3‐C2B4H4]2

The title dimer, bis­[1‐cyclo­penta­dienyl‐2‐methyl‐1‐titana‐3‐tri­methylsilyl‐2,3‐dicarba‐closo‐hexaborane(6)], [Ti(C₅H₅)(C₆­H₁₆­B₄Si)]₂, reveals that the centrosymmetric mol­ecule consists of two bent‐sandwich titanacarboranes bridged by the B—H—Ti bonds. The average bond distances are Ti—B 2.445 (3), Ti—C(cage) 2.334 (2) and Ti—C(Cp) 2.376 (3) Å, and the corresponding bond angles are Cp—Ti—Cp 163.2 (1) and Cp—Ti—Cb (Cb = C₂B₃ face) 139.9 (1)°; the Ti—H separations are 2.10 (2) and 2.19 (2) Å.     

Hydrogen bonding in C‐substituted nitroanilines: sheets built from alternating R(12) and R(36) rings in 2‐bromo‐6‐cyano‐4‐nitroaniline

Molecules of the title compound (systematic name: 2‐amino‐3‐bromo‐5‐nitro­benzo­nitrile), C₇H₄BrN₃O₂, are linked by N—H?N and N—H?O hydrogen bonds [H?N 2.19 Å, N?N 3.019 (4) Å and N—H?N 157°, and H?O 2.17 Å, N?O 2.854 (3) Å and N—H?O 134°] to form (10) sheets built from alternating R(12) and R(36) rings, both of which are centrosymmetric.     

Chains of fused rings in the hydrogen‐bonded structure of meso‐­6,13‐di­amino‐6,13‐di­methyl‐1,4,8,11‐tetra­aza­cyclo­tetra­decane–2,2′‐biphenol (1/2)

The title compound is a salt, [C₁₂H₃₂N₆]²⁺·2[HOC₆H₄C₆H₄O]^?. The centrosymmetric cation contains two intramolecular N—H?N hydrogen bonds with an N?N distance of 2.8290 (13) Å, and the pendent amino groups are in axial sites; the anion contains an intramolecular O—H?O hydrogen bond with an O?O distance of 2.4656 (11) Å. The ions are linked into continuous chains by means of four types of N—H?O hydrogen bonds with N?O distances ranging from 2.7238 (12) Å to 3.3091 (13) Å, associated with N—H?O angles in the range 148–160°.