Studies of systemic acylanilide fungicides. Part IV. Crystal structure and molecular conformation ofN-(2-methoxyacetyl)-N-(2,6-xylyl)-α-amino-γ-butyrolactone

The crystal structure of the title compound (C₁₅H₁₉NO₄, MW 277.3 amu) was determined by three-dimensional X-ray analysis from diffractometer data. Crystal data are: monoclinic,P2₁/n,a=9.600(3) Å,b=11.964(6) Å,c=12.802(4) Å,=101.25(3)°,V=1442.1(16) ų,Z=4;D _x =1.277 Mg m^–3;(MoK)=0.10 mm^–1. FinalR=0.055 for 1686 observed reflections having 2 (MoK)<50° andI>2.5 (I). The compound is isostructural withN-(2-methoxyacetyl)-N-(2,6-xylyl)-3-amino-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one. The dimethylphenyl ring is almost perpendicular to the amidic plane of the molecule (dihedral angle 81.9°); the butyrolactone ring is in the typical envelope conformation.     

Studies of systemic acylanilide fungicides. Part III. Crystal structure and molecular conformation ofN-(2-methoxyacetyl)-N-(2,6-xylyl)-3-amino-1,3-oxazolidin-2-one

The crystal structure of the title compound (C₁₄H₁₈N₂O₄) was determined by three-dimensional X-ray analysis from diffractometer data. Crystal data are: monoclinic,P2₁/n,a=9.363(1) Å,b=12.715(1) Å,c=12.360(1) Å,=102.64(10)°,Z=4,D _x =1.288 Mg m^–3,(MoK)=0.10 mm^–1. FinalR=0.062 for 1175 observed reflections. The dimethylphenyl group and the planar portion of the oxazolidinone ring are steeply inclined to the amidic plane of the molecule (76.0° and 66.5°, respectively); the oxazolidinone ring is in a half-chain form.     

Crystal and molecular structure oftrans-dichlorobis(N-propylimidazole)palladium(II)

The crystal structure of Pd(N-PropIm)₂Cl₂ has been determined from X-ray data collected by counter methods. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space groupP2₁/n with four molecules per unit cell, the dimensions of which area=14.554(5),b=8.204(2),c=14.860(3) Å,=115.63(2)°. Full-matrix least-squares refinement gave a final R value of 0.0263 for 1913 independent observed reflections. The Pd atom is four-coordinated and is surrounded in atrans square planar fashion by two N atoms of the imidazole groups and by two Cl ions.     

Crystal and molecular structure oftrans-dichlorobis(oxazole)palladium(II)

The crystal and molecular structure oftrans-dichlorobis(oxazole)palladium-(II), Pd(C₃H₃ON)₂Cl₂, has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques using counter methods and has been refined by full-matrix least-squares procedures to a finalR index of 0.022. The complex crystallizes in the triclinic space groupP¯1 with unit cell dimensions ofa = 6.957(1),b = 7.506(1),c = 5.538(1) Å, = 109.22(1), = 91.37(1), and = 115.09(1) °, withZ = 1. The palladium(II) ion, located at an inversion center, is coordinated in a regular square-planar manner to two chloride ions at 2.293(1) Å and, at 2.016(2) Å, to the nitrogen atoms of two oxazole ligands. The planar oxazole rings are tilted 33 ° with respect to the PdN₂Cl₂ plane. Further verification of the presence of oxazole in the complex was obtained by high-resolution mass spectrometry. Crystals of Pd(C₃H₃ON)₂Cl₂ resulted irreproducibly from attempts to prepare single crystals of a previously reported dimeric palladium(II) disulfide complex by treating Pd(CH₃CN)₂Cl₂ with a slight excess of diphenyl disulfide in benzene in the atmosphere. The source of the oxazole is not understood.     

Crystal and molecular structure of tetrapyridyl-copper(II)-bis-nitrato-bis-pyridine

The crystal and molecular structure of a pyridine complex of anhydrous copper(II)nitrate is described. The structure has been solved by vector search methods and refined by least-squares methods to R₁=0.049 [I>2(I)]. The complex lies on a twofold axis parallel toa, and two solvent pyridine molecules lie on twofold axes parallel toc. The copper atom is coordinated by four pyridyl groups and two monodentate NO₃ groups. Crystal data: C₃₀H₃₀N₈O₆Cu, orthorhombic, space group Pnna(52),a=14.446(7),b=12.154(5),c=16.881(4) Å,V=2964(2) ų,Z=4.     

Studies of systemic acylanilide fungicides. Part II. Crystal structure and molecular conformation ofdl-methylN-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)-N-(2-furoyl)alaninate

A crystalline modification of the title compound (C₁₇H₁₉NO₄) was determined by three-dimensional X-ray analysis from diffractometer data. Crystal data: monoclinic,Cc,a=15.997(12) Å,b=7.929(7) Å,c=14.664(11) Å,=118.70(5)°,Z=4;D_x=1.227 Mg m^–3,(MoK)=0.094 mm^–1. FinalR=0.068 for 852 observed reflections. The dimethylphenyl ring is strongly twisted (94.9°) with respect to the amidic plane of the molecule, which almost coincides with the furan ring (6.9°).     

Crystal and molecular structure of dibromobis(benzimidazole)copper(II)

The reaction of CuBr₂ with benzimidazole and HBr in aqueous solution leads to the formation of Cu(C₇H₆N₂)₂Br₂ as dark-brown, stable monoclinic crystals. Space groupP2₁/c witha=13.794(5),b=7.875(2),c=14.510(6) Å;=105.82(5)°;V _c =1516(5) ų;D _x =2.010(3) Mg m^–3. The structure was refined by a full-matrix least-squares procedure to giveR=R _w =0.045 for 1932 intensities above 3(I). The copper (II) ions are four coordinates in the form of a distorted flattened tetrahedron CuN₂Br₂, with the bond lengths Cu-Br(1)=2.402(1), Cu-Br(2)=2.446(1), Cu-N(1)=1.976(7), and Cu-N(11)=1.946(7) Å. The flattened angles are Br-Cu-Br=139.0(1) and N-Cu-N=154.6(3)°. The geometry of intermolecular and intramolecular hydrogen bonds is discussed.     

Crystal and molecular structure of bis(aminomethylphosphonate)copper(II)

The crystal and molecular structure of bis(aminomethylphosphonate)-copper(II), C₂H₁₀N₂O₆P₂Cu, has been determined from MoK diffractometer data. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space groupP2₁/n witha =7.571(2),b = 4.943(1),c = 11.212(3) Å, = 105.84(2) °, andZ = 2. The structure was solved by the heavy-atom technique and refined by full-matrix least-squares methods toR = 0.041, using 1084 reflections for which ¦F _o¦ > 3.92 (¦F _o¦). In this complex, the Cu atom is square-planar coordinated by four O atoms from four phosphonic groups, and not by the amino group. The Cu-O bond lengths are 1.928(3) and 1.937(3) Å, and the phosphonic groups bridge adjacent Cu atoms in polymeric chains. The infrared spectrum of this complex is reported.     

Crystal and molecular structure of nickel(II) dicyanothiosemicarbazide monohydrate

The structure of the title compound (Ni(CN)₂(CH₅N₃S)·H₂O) has been determined, from X-ray diffractometer data, by the heavy-atom method and refined by least-squares. The finalR-values, based on 3109 observed reflections, areR=0.035 andR _w =0.039. The complex has square-planar geometry with two adjacent cyano carbon atoms (Ni-C, 1.838(2) Å and 1.862(2) Å)and thiosemicarbazide sulfur and nitrogen atoms (Ni-S, 2.169(1) Å and Ni-N, 1.923(2) Å). The water molecule does not enter the inner coordination sphere of the nickel atom; however, it plays a very important role in the crystal structure. Water is coordinated by hydrogen bonds to four adjacent complex units.     

Crystal and molecular structure ofN-[1-(2-phenylethyl)-4-piperidinylium]-N-phenylpropanamide (fentanyl) citrate-toluene solvate

The crystal structure of fentanyl has been determined as part of a structure-activity relationship study on a congeneric series of 4-anilinopiperidines. The compound crystallizes as a citrate toluene solvate, C₂₂H₂₈N₂O · C₆H₈O₇ · C₇H₈, in the monoclinic space groupP2₁/c witha = 18.292(6),b = 9.825(4),c = 19.479(4) Å, = 107.43(3) °, andZ = 4. The structure was solved by direct methods using the program Simpel, and refined by block-diagonal least squares to anR value of 0.092. The torsion angle that describes the conformation of theN-phenyl ring relative to the piperidine ring is 123 ° and differs from that found in other 4-substituted anilinopiperidines (172–177 °).     

Studies in molecular structure and conformation of aminophosphonic acids: Crystal and molecular structure ofN-phosphonomethyl-l-threonine

The crystal structure ofN-phosphonomethyl-l-threonine has been determined from three-dimensional X-ray diffractometer data. The molecule crystallizes in the space groupP2₁2₁2₁, witha=5.381(1),b=10.558(2),c=15.542(3)Å andz=4. The structure was solved by direct methods, and refined to anR value of 0.038 for 2477 reflections. The molecule exists as a zwitterion in the crystal, with the amino group portonated and the carboxyl group unionized; the phosphonic acid group is ionized. The molecule is in an extended conformation, with the P-C(1)-N-C(2) and C(1)-N-C(2)-C(4) torsion angles –171.1(2) and 166.7(2)°, respectively. The crystal structure is stabilized by five intermolecular and one intramolecular hydrogen bonds.     

Crystal and molecular structure of bromo-bis(bis-diphenylphosphino-ethylene)-nickel(II)-tetraphenylborate

The Ni(II) complex of the ligandcis-1,2[bis(diphenylphosphino)ethylene] (VPP), [Ni(VPP)₂Br]BPh₄, crystallizes in the orthorhombic space groupP2₁2₁,2, witha=25.971(6),b=24.508 (6),c=19.642(5) Å,Z=8. The structure was determined by the procedure DIRDIF from Cu K automatic diffractometer X-ray data and refined by block-diagonal least-squares toR=11% for 5572 reflections. A question on the space group assignment betweenP2₁2₁2 andP2₁2₁2₁ was resolved only after the complete structure had been determined. The detailed crystal and molecular structure is presented.     

Crystal and molecular structure of bis(imazapyr)diaqua copper(II)

The imidazolinone herbicide imazapyr, 2-(4-isopropyl-4-methyl-5-oxo-2-imidazolin-2-yl)nicotinic acid (H₂imz) interacts with Cu(II) leading to [Cu(Himz)₂(H₂O)₂] which crystallizes in the space group Pbca, with a = 12.5370(3) Å, b = 19.8500(5) Å, c = 22.7720(9) Å, and Z = 8. The Cu(II) atom is octahedrally surrounded by four nitrogen atoms of two Himz^– anions and two water molecules. Each Himz^– acts as a chelating ligand by means of N pyridine and N lactam atoms leading to five-membered chelate rings. The Cu N distances vary from 1.948(4) to 2.299(5) Å while the Cu O are 2.114(5) and 2.256(6) Å. The imidazol N-H are involved in short intramolecular hydrogen bonds with the carboxylate groups. The structure is stabilized by an intermolecular hydrogen-bonded network involving the water molecules and the carboxylate groups.     

Crystal and molecular structure of bis(acetylacetonato) nickel(II)diethanol

The title compound, Ni(C₅H₇O₂)₂· (C₂H₅OH)₂, crystallizes in the triclinic system with unit cell dimensionsa = 8·923,b = 5·283,c = 9·522 Å, = 81·4, = 106·1 and = 103·3 °;Z= 1, space groupP¯1. The structure was solved by Fourier methods, and the 1557 three-dimensional counter diffraction intensity data (CuK) were used in a least-squares refinement to a conventional unweightedR of 0·053. The nickel atom is surrounded by the four oxygen atoms of the two acetylacetone ligands and the two oxygen atoms of the ethanol molecules, forming a tetragonally-distorted octahedron with acetylacetone oxygen atoms at 1·997 and 2·026 Å and ethanol oxygen atoms at 2·140 Å. Parallel molecules are linked into columns along theb-axis by hydrogen bonds between the ethanol oxygen atom of one molecule and an acetylacetone oxygen atom of a neighboring molecule.Presented at the Amer. Cryst. Ass'n. Summer Meeting, Ames, Iowa, Aug. 1971.Taken in part from the M.S. Thesis in Physics of T. S. Burke, Syracuse University, 1971.     

Crystal and molecular structure of polymeric dilithium tetra(propionato)cadmium(II): A layered inorganic ionic-organic molecular structure

The structure of the title compound is made up of a central sheet containing only metal and oxygen atoms with organic moieties outside and between sheets. The Cd(II) is on a crystallographic center of symmetry and is bound to six propionate oxygen atoms to yield a coordination geometry of an approximate octahedron. Each lithium has four oxygen nearest neighbors to form a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The lithium atoms are in pairs via oxygen bridges to form unsymmetrical Li₂O₂ parallelograms with a crystallographic center of symmetry in the middle. Crystal data: Li₂Cd(C₃H₅O₂)₄,M _r =419, triclinic,P¯1,a=7.526(1),b=11.296(2),c=4.925(1) Å,=94.85(2),=98.04(2), =78.97(2)°,V=406(1) ų,Z=1,D _m =1.70(2),D _x =1.71 g cm^–3, T 298K,R=0.028 for 2303 reflections.     

Studies in molecular structure,symmetry and conformation XII: Crystal and molecular structure of D-alloisoleucine

The crystal structure of D-alloisoleucine has been determined using three-dimensional photographic data. The crystals are monoclinic:P2₁,Z= 4,a= 9.76 °,b= 5.33 Å,c=14.26 Å and β = 98.6 °. The structure was solved by packing considerations on the basis of the structure of L-isoleucine and refined by full-matrix least-squares, including anisotropic thermal parameters for all nonhydrogen atoms, to anR-factor of 0.118 for 1057 observed reflections. The two molecules in the asymmetric unit have different conformations as in the case of L-isoleucine.