Crystal structure and activity of a new Cu(II) complex with O...Cu weak interaction

A new CuL₂ (HL = α-hydroxyacetophenone) complex is synthesized and investigated by elemental analysis, IR, UV-Vis, and X-ray diffraction. The complex crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca, a = 14.595(3) ?, b = 12.517(3) ?, c = 15.474(3)?, V = 2826.88(1) ?³, Z = 4. The title complex has a square-planar geometry around the central Cu²⁺ ion. Two molecules form a dimer via a weak Cu1...O3 interaction, and the neighboring dimers of molecules are connected into a 2D structure through two very weak C-H...O interactions. The title complexes has high activity of killing pine wood nematodes.     

A new polyoxovanadium supramolecular complex [(N(CH2CH2NH3)3)2(V6O18)]·3H2O: Synthesis, structure, and thermal properties

A new polyoxovanadium supramolecular complex, [(N(CH₂CH₂NH₃)₃)₂(V₆O₁₈)]·3H₂O (1), was synthesized as a crystalline product from aqueous solution at room temperature. From single crystal X-ray structural analysis, the complex is monoclinic, space group P2₁/n, with a = 15.878(2) ?,b = 11.3309(15) ?, c = 19.469(3) ?, β = 102.244(2)°, V = 3423.0(8) ?³, Z = 4, final R = 0.0469. The crystal structure comprises 1D spiral vanadate chain as the oxide moiety, doubly protonated cations of tris(2-aminoethyl)amine (tren) and three lattice molecules of water. There are numerous H bonds in the structure connecting the polyoxovanadium anion moiety, protonated tren cation and lattice water molecules; the average O...O and N...O distances are 2.753 ? for O-H...O and 2.879 ? for N-H...O, respectively. Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2009 by J. Li, Y. H. Xing, M. F. Ge, C. G. Wang, Z. P. Li, and S. Y. Niu The text was submitted by the authors in English. Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 50, No. 3, pp. 553–559, May–June, 2009.     

X-ray study of the third polymorphic structure of μ-oxo-bis[(octaethylporphinato)iron(III)]: [(OEPFe)2O)]

Exposure of a dichloromethane solution of [OEPFe^IIICl], where OEP is the dianion of octaethylporphyrin, to dioxygen results in its transformation into the μ-oxo bridged compound [(OEPFe)₂O)]. The structure of [(OEPFe)₂O)] is determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. It contains binuclear centrosymmetric [(OEPFe)₂O]. The Fe atom is five-coordinated to four N atoms of the porphyrin ring and to one bridging O atom. The compound is characterized by an average Fe-N bond length of 2.096 ?. The Fe-O bond distance is 1.7739(12) ?, the Fe-O-Fe bond angle is 180.0° and the two porphyrin rings are parallel. Crystal data: triclinic crystal system, a = 10.915(4) ?, b = 12.951(4) ?, c = 13.403(4) ?, α = 118.06(1)°, β = 100.33(1)°, Γ = 102.43°, space group, V = 1144.5(1) ?³, Z = 1.     

Structure of the complex [trans-SnF4(H2O)2· (18-crown-6)· 2H2O]

The molecular and crystal structure of the title complex (I) obtained by addition of tin fluoride in a hydrofluoric acid solution to 18-crown-6 in methanol was investigated by X-ray structure analysis. The crystals are monoclinic, space group P2₁/n, a = 13.497(3), b = 7.806(2), c = 9.892(2) Å, β = 95.57(3)°, Z = 2 for C₁₂H₃₂F₄O₁₀Sn. In the polymer chain, the crown ether molecules alternate with the inorganic complexes [trans-SnF₄(H₂O)₂] and are linked to them by O-H...O type hydrogen bonds involving the intermediate water molecules. The weak C-H...F interactions bind the chains into the layers which are parallel to the xz plane.     

Specific features of the structures of iron(II) α-benzyl dioxymate solvates with pyridine

Coordination compounds [Fe(DfgH)₂Py₂] (I) and [Fe(DfgH)₂Py₂] · A, where DfgH is the α-benzyldioxime monoanion and A = Py (II), DMF (III), and methyl ethyl ketone (IV), have been synthesized and studied by X-ray diffraction analysis. Diamagnetism and the gamma-resonance (GR) spectral parameters confirm that iron exists in the oxidation state +2 in the low-spin state. The octahedral trans configuration of the iron polyhedra is a common feature of all complexes. The equatorial plane of the octahedron contains two intramolecular hydrogen bonds O-H...O between two organic anions DfgH⁻ affording a pseudomacrocycle. The axial coordinate of the octahedron is occupied by the pyridine molecules, which are almost perpendicular to the equatorial plane N₄(oxime) in complexes I–IV. The structure of the compounds is a framework with allowance for weak interactions C-H...O and C-H...C. The manner of inclusion of solvents into the crystal and their functioning in structure formation of compounds II–IV are discussed.     

Crystal structure of nickel(II) bis-(1,1,1,-trifluoro-5,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexanedionate)-1,3-diaminopropane

The structure of the complex of nickel(II) bis-(1,1,1-trifluoro-5,5-dimethyl-2,4-hexanedionate) with 1,3-diaminopropane is determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction at a temperature of 150 K. Crystallographic data for C₂₀H₃₄F₆N₂NiO₅: a = 17.5446(8) ?, b = 18.1171(10) ?, c = 18.6654(7) ?, β = 115.4150(10)°, space group C2/c, V = 5358.8(4) ?³, Z = 8, d _calc = 1.376 g/cm³, R = 0.0435. The structure is molecular; the metal atom coordinates four oxygen atoms of two β-diketonate ligands and two nitrogen atoms of propylenediamine. In the crystal, the molecules are bonded only by van der Vaals interactions.     

A novel hydrogen-bonded cyclic dibromide in an organic diammonium salt

The organic diammonium salt N,N′-dibenzyl-N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediammonium dibromide dihydrate, (dbtmen)Br₂.2H₂O (1), was prepared by the reaction of N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-ethylenediamine (tmen) with benzyl bromide.1 crystallizes in the triclinic space group with the following unit cell dimensions for C₂₀H₃₄Br₂N₂O₂ (M = 494.31):a = 8.6672(6) ?,b = 11.7046(8) ?,c = 11.7731(8) ?, α = 76.988(8)°, β = 88.978(8)°, γ= 76.198(8)γ,V= 1129.26(13) ?³, Z=2. Three components, namely the (dbtmen)²⁺ dication, two bromide anions and two crystal water molecules constitute the structural arrangement of1. H₂O molecules are linked to bromide anions via O-H...Br hydrogen bonding interactions resulting in the formation of a four-membered O₂Br₂ cyclic dibromide. The O₂Br₂ units and the dications are arranged as alternating layers extending in the crystallographicbc plane. The arrangement of anions and cations may be viewed as a typical lamellar structure. The crystal water molecules can be removed by heating 1 at 140°C and the anhydrous dibromide thus formed can be fully rehydrated as evidenced by IR spectra and X-ray powder patterns. Dedicated to Prof S Chandrasekaran on the occasion of his 60th birthday     

Molecular and crystal structure of 4-trifluoro-2-[2-(4-fluorophenyl)hydrazine-1-ylidene]-1-(thiophen -2-yl)butane-1,3-dione

Single crystal X-ray diffraction is used to determine the crystal and molecular structure of 4-trifluoro-2-[2-(4-fluorophenyl)hydrazine-1-ylidene]-1-(thiophen-2-yl)butane-1,3-dione. Crystallographic data for C₁₄H₈F₄N₂O₂S are as follows: a = 8.2723(6) ?, b = 9.3009(7) ?, c = 9.9895(7) ?; α = 79.224(2)°, β = 75.851(2)°, γ = 72.337(2)°. Triclinic crystal system, P-1 space group, d _x = 1.622 g/cm³, V = 704.83(9) ?³, μ = 0.286 mm⁻¹, crystal size 0.30×0.20×0.20 mm, R1 = 0.0891, wR2 = 0.1989.     

Crystal and molecular structure of chloro-bis(1,2-cyclohexanedione-dioxime)triphenylphosphinecobalt(III)

The structure of chloro-bis(1,2-cyclohexanedionediaxwte)triphenylphosphinecobalt(III) [Co(NioxH)₂PPh₃Cl] was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal is monoclinic, a = 17.049(3), b = 15.223(3), c = 11.032(3) å, Β = 87.44(2)?, R(hkl) = 0.068 for 2739 reflections with I ≥2Σ(I). The structure is molecular. In the octahedral complex, the cobalt(III) atom is coordinated by two NioxH residues (av Co-N = 1.876 å), the phosphorus atom (Co-P = 2.307 å), and the Cl^- union (Co-Cl = 2.260 å). In the crystal, there are weak intermolecular interactions C-H…Cl and C-H…O.     

Crystal structure of a two-dimensional Co(II) coordination polymer: [Co(μ-PP)2(SCN)2]n [PP = 2-(pyridine-3-yloxy)pyrazine]

Solvothermal reaction (water/methanol) of cobalt perchlorate hexahydrate, sodium thiocyanate and 2-(pyridine-3-yloxy)pyrazine (PP) resulted in the formation of a two-dimensional coordination polymer [Co(μ-PP)₂(SCN)₂] _n . The solid complex has been characterized by elemental analysis and IR spectroscopy; its crystal structure was determined by X-ray crystallography. The complex crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P2₁/n, a = 7.4643(19) ?, b = 9.237(2) ?, c = 15.540(4) ?, β = 94.995(5)°, V = 1067.4(5) ?³, Z = 1. In the crystal structure each 2-(pyridine-3-yloxy)pyrazine molecule acts as a bidentate bridging ligand coordinating to two adjacent Co(II) ions with Co...Co separation of 9.5176(18) ? to yield a two-dimensional sheet structure in the plane (−1 0 1). Original Russian Text Copyright ? 2009 by H. Li, H.-Y. Zhao, S.-G. Zhang, and J.-M. Shi The text was submitted by the authors in English. Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 50, No. 2, pp. 386–390, March–April, 2009.     

Synthesis and characterization of a new octamolybdate (NH4)4[Mo8O24(C3H2O2)2] · 4H2O

A new complex with the formula (NH₄)₄[Mo₈O₂₄(C₃H₂O₂)₂] · 4H₂O (1) has been synthesized and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction and infrared spectrum. The complex is small yellow crystal and space group P ₁ with a = 9.9869(18) ?, b = 10.030(19) ?, c = 10.366(19) ?, α = 91.68(3)°, β = 98.94(3)°, γ = 119.37(2)°, V = 887(3) ?³, and Z = 1. The complex contains two malonic acid ligands bonded to the γ-Mo_{8 26}⁴⁻ ions which consist of eight MoO₆ edge-sharing octahedral. In this crystal structure, the octamolybdate anion is mutually hydrogen bonded by ammonium ions and water molecules.     

Crystal structure of a new mononuclear complex of Mn(II) with a bbbi ligand (bbbi = 1,4-bis(benzimidazol-1-yl)-2-butene)

A new mononuclear complex Mn(bbbi)₂(H₂O)₄(ClO₄)₂·(bbbi)₂·(H₂O)₂ 1 (bbbi = 1,4-bis(benzimidazol-1-yl)-2-butene) is synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and single crystal X-ray structural analysis. Crystal data for 1: triclinic, , a = 8.8478(7) ?, b = 15.0550(11) ?, c = 16.4310(12) ?, α = 108.657(7)°, β = 104.044(7)°, Γ = 99.317(7)°, V = 1942.2(3) ?³, Z = 1, final R = 0.0621. Each manganese atom is octahedrally coordinated by four aqua ligands and two nitrogen atoms of two distinct bbbi ligands. The molecule is stabilized by hydrogen bonding and π…π interactions.     

Crystal structures of 4-(oxiran-2-ylmethoxy) benzoic acid and 4-acetoxybenzoic acid

Compounds 4-(oxiran-2-ylmethoxy)benzoic acid (2) and 4-acetoxybenzoic acid (4) are synthesized by a new synthetic route and studied by X-ray crystallography. Compound 2 crystallizes in the monoclinic system, P2₁/n space group, a = 5.1209(2) ?, b = 30.3429(16) ?, c = 5.9153(3) ?, β = 96.725(3)°, V = 912.81(8) ?³, Z = 4. Compound 4 crystallizes in the triclinic system, P-1 space group, a = 7.3400(4) ?, b = 8.0819(3) ?, c = 15.6548(9) ?, α = 85.754(3)°, β = 84.268(2)°, γ = 70.023(3)°, V = 867.63(8) ?³, Z = 4. The crystal structure of 2 comprises two crystallographically independent molecules of the compound. In the crystal structures of 2 and 4, pairs of molecules form carboxyl dimers.     

Crystal structure of [Cs2Na(H2O)2(C23H16O3)(C23H15O3)3]

The crystal structure of a double salt of sodium and cesium with 2-diphenylacetyl-1,3-indandione of the composition [Cs₂Na(H₂O)₂(C₂₃H₁₆O₃)(C₂₃H₁₅O₃)₃] (I) was studied by X-ray crystallography. The crystals of I are monoclinic, Z = 2, space group P2₁/n, a = 10.212(2) ?, b = 23.479(5) ?, c = 15.638(3) ?, β = 98.30(03)°. The compound contains [Cs₂NaO₁₀] trimers, in which the central Na atom shares two edges with two Cs atoms through deprotonated bridging ligands. The trimers are connected to adjacent trimers by paired C-H...O contacts to form layers. The layers form an infinite open framework via hydrogen bonds between the oxygen atoms of keto groups of noncoordinated indandione moieties and water molecules that enter the cesium coordination sphere in trimers of the adjacent layers.     

Crystal and molecular structures of 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-5,7-dimethoxyquinolin-4-yl phenyl bis(2-chloroethyl) phosphoramidate

2-(4-Chlorophenyl)-5,7-dimethoxyquinolin-4-yl phenyl bis(2-chloroethyl)phosphoramidate is synthesized and characterized by NMR, IR and single crystal X-ray crystallography. The crystal is triclinic, P[`1]P\bar 1 space group, with a = 9.5188(19) ?, b = 12.856(3) ?, c = 13.250(3) ?, V = 1412.0(5) ?)³, and Z = 2 (at 291(2) K). The crystal packing arrangement indicates that the molecule is stacked through π...π aromatic stacking interactions.     

Crystal Structure of Iridium(III) trans-Trifluoroacetylacetonate

Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis is used to determine the structure of iridium(III) trans- trifluoroacetylacetonate at 150 K. The crystallographic data for trans- C₁₅H₁₂F₉O₆Ir are as follows: a =13.4334(5) ?, b = 14.9136(6) ?, c = 19.4229(8) ?, space group Pcab, V = 3891.2(3) ?³, Z=8, d_x = 2.224 g/cm³, R = 0.0236. The structure is molecular. The metal atom coordinates six oxygen atoms of three β-diketonate ligands of β-diketone. The Ir-O distances are within the range of 2.00 ? to 2.02 ?; the average value is 2.011(6) ?; the average value of the chelate angle∠O-Ir-O is 95.2(5)°. In the crystal, the molecules are bound only by van der Waals interactions; six shortest Ir…Ir distances in the structure are within the range of 7.469-9.712 ?.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of tetraphenylphosphonium isocyanurate pentahydrate

A new complex [Pb(Crypt-222)(H₂O)₂]⁺ · 2(iso-PrO)₂P(S)N⁻C(S)Ph (I) was prepared and studied by X-ray diffraction: space group C2/c, a = 16.170 ?, b = 10.405 ?, c = 34.116 ?, β = 103.32°, Z = 4. The monoclinic structure of I was solved by direct methods and refined by full-matrix least-squares calculation in the anisotropic approximation to R = 0.098 for 6414 independent reflections (CAD4 automated diffractometer, λMoK _α). In structure I, the host-guest [Pb(Crypt-222)(H₂O)₂]⁺ cation is located on a twofold crystallographic axis. The Pb²⁺ cation is coordinated by all eight heteroatoms (6O + 2N) of the cryptand ligand and by two O atoms of water molecules. The Pb²⁺ coordination polyhedron (CN = 10) is a highly distorted two-base-centered dicapped trigonal prism. The crystal structure of I contains one independent thiophosphoramidate anion with deprotonated nitrogen. In crystal I, the complex cation is connected to two thiophosphoramidate anions by ion-ion hydrogen bonds, O(w)-H...S.     

Crystal structure of [Pd(P(i-Pr)3)2(acac)]BF4

A single crystal X-ray diffraction study is carried out for [Pd(P(i-Pr)₃)₂(acac)]BF₄, T = 150(2) K. Crystal data: a = 10.2935(4) ?, b = 11.3591(5) ?, c = 13.8728(6) ?, α = 89.154(2)°, β = 68.448(1)°, γ = 85.032(1)°, P-1 space group, V = 1502.75(11) ?³, Z = 2, d _x = 1.354 g/cm³.     

Structural studies of 3-chloro-N-(8′-quinolyl)×benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxamide

3-Chloro-N-(8′-quinolyl)benzo[b]thiophene-2-carboxamide was synthesized from 3-chlorobenzo[b] thiophene -2-carboxyl chloride and 8-aminoquinoline in the presence of triethylamine. The single crystal X-ray structure determination confirmed the earlier proposed structure and also characterized by ¹HNMR, and Mass spectroscopy. Crystallographic study reveals that the structure crystallizes in monoclinic system, a = 14.878(4) ?, b = 8.4292(15) ?, c = 25.461(7) ?, β = 112.022(18)°, Z = 8, V = 2960.20(12) ?³ with space group C2/c (No. 15). In the structure packing, three kinds of interactions are responsible for the stability of the structure. Infinite two-dimensional stair-like layered chains are formed by relatively strong intermolecular hydrogen bonds [C14—H14...O1]. These parallel chains are connected by several π—π and CH—π interactions, alternatively. There are two such parallel chains with 70.53°, which are in contact by van der Waals interactions.     

Crystal structure of the ruthenium(II) nitrosotrichloro complex Na[RuNOCl<Subscript>3</Subscript>(H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O)OH]·2H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O

The crystal structure of the coordination compound Na[RuNOCl₃(H₂O)OH]·2H₂O is reported. The complex is studied by IR and NMR spectroscopy, powder and single crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystallographic data determined for H₇Cl₃NNaO₅Ru is: a = 6.648(2) ?, b = 8.216(7) ?, c = 10.063(3)?, α= 89.75(6)°, β = 70.96(2)°, γ = 78.76(5)°, V = 967.9(2) ?³, P1 space group, Z = 4, d _x = 2.165 g/cm³.