Benzyltriphenylphosphonium gluta­conaldehyde

The title compound, C₂₅H₂₂P⁺·C₅H₅O₂^?, crystallizes in space group P2₁/c. The phospho­nium cations form zigzag chains with P?P distances of 6.475 (1) and 8.287 (2) Å, and are related by inversion centres. Two types of attractive edge‐to‐face phenyl interactions exist, resulting in a dominant supramolecular motif. The glutaconaldehyde anions occupy the interchain spacing and hold adjacent chains together via multiple C—­H?O hydrogen bonds. The bond‐length alternation, a parameter which reveals the non‐linear optical efficiency at the molecular level, is optimized in the chromophore anion.     

N,N′‐Di­methyl­piperazinium(2+) phos­phonoacetate: hydrogen‐bonded anion sheets containing cation‐templated R66(28) rings

In the title compound, C₆H₁₆N₂²⁺·2C₂H₄O₅P^?, the cations lie across centres of inversion; in the anions, two of the H‐atom sites have 0.50 occupancy. The anions are linked by short O—H?O hydrogen bonds [O?O 2.465 (3)–2.612 (3) Å and O—H?O 165–171°] into sheets of alternating R(12) and R(28) rings, both of which are centrosymmetric; the cations lie at the centres of the larger rings linked to the anion sheet by N—H?O hydrogen bonds [N?O 2.642 (2) Å and N—H?O 176°].     

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°.     

Hydrogen‐bonded bilayers in ­piperazinium(2+) bis(mandelate) bis(methanol) solvate

In the title compound, C₄H₁₂N₂²⁺·2C₈H₇O₃^?·2CH₄O, the cations lie across centres of inversion and are disordered over two orientations with equal occupancy; there are equal numbers of (R)‐ and (S)‐mandelate anions present (mandelate is α‐hydroxy­benzene­acetate). The anions and the neutral water mol­ecules are linked by O—H?O hydrogen bonds [O?O 2.658 (3) and 2.682 (3) Å, and O—H?O 176 and 166°] into deeply folded zigzag chains. Each orientation of the cation forms two symmetry‐related two‐centre N—H?O hydrogen bonds [N?O 2.588 (4) and 2.678 (4) Å, and N—H?O 177 and 171°] and two asymmetric, but planar, three‐centre N—H?(O)₂ hydrogen bonds [N?O 2.686 (4)–3.137 (4) Å and N—H?O 137–147°], and by means of these the cations link the anion/water chains into bilayers.     

Hydro­gen bonds and C—H⋯O interactions in 2,2′‐dimethoxybiphenyl‐5,5′‐dimethanol at 150 K

The title compound, C₁₆H₁₈O₄, crystallized in the centrosymmetric space group P2₁/c with one mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit. The two hydroxyl‐H atoms are ordered, and are involved in intermolecular hydrogen bonds with O_donor?O_acceptor distances of 2.761 (1) and 2.699 (1) Å, and O—H?O angles of 157 (2) and 168 (2)°. Seven leading intermolecular C—H?O interactions have H?O distances ranging from 2.41 to 2.76 Å and C—H?O angles ranging from 125 to 170°. The hydrogen bonds and C—H?O interactions form chain and ring patterns, resulting in a richly three‐dimensional network. The bi­phenyl twist angle is 67.2 (1)°.     

Tetraammine(selenito‐O,O′)cobaltate(III) nitrate monohydrate

The title compound crystallizes as the mono­hydrate, [Co(SeO₃)(NH₃)₄]NO₃·H₂O. The crystallographic mirror symmetry coincides with the molecular symmetry; the mirror plane passes through the cation, anion and water mol­ecule. The CoN₄O₂ octahedron is distorted, with the selenito group acting as a bidentate ligand through two bridging O atoms to the cobalt. The coordinated Se—O distance is 1.742 (2) Å, whereas the uncoordinated Se—O distance is 1.646 (3) Å. A three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded network exists between [Co(SeO₃)(NH₃)₄]NO₃ and the water mol­ecule. The nitrate anion and water mol­ecule form open pores in the structure when hydrogen bonded to two neighboring [Co(SeO₃)(NH₃)₄]⁺ cations. Selenium participates in two types of relatively close intermolecular interactions with neighboring charged species (Se?N1 and Se?O3), but does not participate in an interaction with a neighboring O2 atom, the nearest contact distance being 4.638 (3) Å.     

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.     

Astemizole tetra­chloro­cuprate(II)

The structure of {3‐[(4‐fluoro­phenyl)­methyl]‐1H‐benzimidazol‐2‐ylidene}{1‐[2‐(4‐meth­oxy­phenyl)­ethyl]‐4‐piperidin‐1‐io}ammonium tetra­chloro­cuprate(II), (C₂₈H₃₃FN₄O)[CuCl₄], contains diprotonated cations of astemizole hydrogen bonded to three Cl atoms in two different CuCl₄^2? anions, with Cl?N distances in the range 3.166 (4)–3.203 (4) Å. The geometry around copper is flattened tetrahedral with significantly different Cu—Cl distances which lie in the range 2.1968 (14)–2.2861 (12) Å. The phenyl­ethyl C atoms of the (4‐methoxy­phenyl­)ethyl group are disordered indicating the presence of two conformers in the crystals.     

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.     

[1,3‐Bis(4‐nitrophenyl)triazenido](triphenylphosphine)gold(I)

In the title complex, [Au(C₁₂H₈N₅O₄)(C₁₈H₁₅P)], the coordination geometry about the Au^I ion is linear, with one deprotonated 1,3‐bis(4‐nitro­phenyl)­triazenide ion, [O₂NC₆H₄N=N–NC₆H₄NO₂]⁻, acting as a monodentate ligand (two‐electron donor), and one neutral tri­phenyl­phosphine mol­ecule completing the metal coordination. The triazenide ligand is almost planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.0767 Å), with the largest interplanar angle being 11.6 (7)° between the phenyl ring of one of the terminal 4‐nitro­phenyl substituents and the plane defined by the N=N—N triad. The Au—N and Au—P distances are 2.108 (5) and 2.2524 (13) Å, respectively. Pairs of mol­ecules generated by centrosymmetry are associated into a supramolecular array via intermolecular C—H⋯O inter­actions, and N⋯C and N⋯O π–π interactions.     

Die kristallstruktur des 2;1-Adduktes zwischen Antimontrichlorid und Diphenyl, 2SbCl3 · (C6H5)2

The Crystal Structure of the 2:1 Addition Compound between Antimony Trichloride and Diphenyl, 2SbCl₃ · (C₆H₅)₂ The 2:1 adduct of antimony trichloride with diphenyl, 2SbCl₃ · (C₆H₅)₂, crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1 with a = 13.498(5) Å, b = 7.884(2) Å, c = 9.341(3) Å, α = 86.40(2)°, β = 110.05(3)⁰, γ = 91.41(2)° and Z = 2. Each SbCl₃ molecule points to a phenyl ring of the diphenyl molecule. The distances from the two independent Sb atoms to the phenyl ring planes differ (3.26 and 3.08 Å). The torsion angle between the phenyl ring planes within the diphenyl molecule is 40.5°. The mean Sb? Cl bond distance is 2.39 Å. Longer Sb…Cl contacts of 3.44 to 3.46 Å and the π-donor-acceptor interactions complete the distorted octahedral coordination, and ψ-octahedral coordination respectively, of the Sb atoms.     

Berberine formate–succinic acid (1/1)

The title compound [systematic name: 9,10‐di­methoxy‐2,3‐methyl­ene­dioxy‐5,6‐di­hydro­dibenzo­[a,g]­quinolizinium form­ate–succinic acid (1/1)], C₂₀H₁₈NO₄⁺·CHO₂⁻·C₄H₆O₄, con­tains centrosymmetric pairs of almost planar berberine cations, and hydrogen‐bonded (C₄H₆O₄⋯HCOO⁻)₂ rings of succinic acid with formate anions, bonded by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds with O⋯O distances of 2.4886 (15) and 2.5652 (16) Å. Pairs of cations and mol­ecules of succinic acid are connected by non‐conventional weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, with C⋯O distances of 3.082 (2) and 3.178 (2) Å.     

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.     

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.     

Crystal structure of monoaquatetra(3,5-dimethylpyrazole)copper(II) nitrate [Cu(C5H8N2)4(H2O)](NO3)2

The crystal structure of monoaquatetra(3,5-dimethylpyrazole)copper(II) nitrate [Cu(C₅H₈N₂)₄(H₂O)]×(NO₃)₂ is determined (Syntex P2₁ automated diffractometer, θ/2θ scan mode within the 2θ range 3–55° at a variable rate, V_min=5 deg/min, λMoK_α graphite monochromator, 5170/2349 measured/observed I_hk1, absorption taken into account experimentally, R_aniso=0.069). The parameters of the monoclinic unit cell are as follows: a=23.569(4), b=8.177(2), c=17.250(6) Å, β=121.65(2)°, V=2830(2) ų, Z=4C₂₀H₃₄CuN₁₀O₇, d_calc=1.388 g/cm³. The space group P2₁ was chosen by the process of structure solution and refinement. The structure is of island type. The complex cations [CuL₄(H₂O)]²⁺ and the (NO₃)^? anions form mixed layers in the planes parallel to (010) at y?0.36 and 0.87. The central atoms of two crystallographically independent complex cations [CuL₄(H₂O)]²⁺ are surrounded with five atoms (O_{H 2 O}+4N) with average Cu?O_{H 2 O} and Cu?N distances of 2.23(2) and 2.04(4), respectively, which form distorted trigonal bipyramids. The average bond lengths in the pyrazole rings are the following: N?N=1.40, N?C=1.40, (C?C)_ring=1.42, and C_ring?C_Me=1.50 Å.     

Hydro­gen bonding in ethyl­ene­di­ammonium bis­(hydrogen malonate) mono­hydrate

In the title compound, C₂H₁₀N₂²⁺·2C₃H₃O₄^?·H₂O, the hydrogen malonate anion has an intramolecular O—H?O hydrogen bond of 2.430 (2) Å. The water mol­ecule lies on a twofold axis and connects the anions into pairs through hydrogen bonds of 2.734 (1) Å. The ethyl­enedi­ammonium cation lies across an inversion centre. Each of the ammonium protons is involved in hydrogen bonding to an anion or a water mol­ecule [N?O 2.815 (2)–2.875 (2) Å].     

A binuclear manganese(II) complex,deca­aqua(μ‐1,2,4,5‐benzene­tetra­carboxyl­ato‐O1:O4)­di­manganese(II) hydrate

In the title Mn^II complex, [Mn₂(C₁₀H₂O₈)(H₂O)₁₀]·H₂O, two independent binuclear mol­ecules bridged by the 1,2,4,5‐benzene­tetra­carboxyl anion exist in a unit cell, with each anion lying about an inversion centre. One of the Mn—O_water distances [2.2922 (13) Å] is significantly longer than the Mn^II—O_water distances reported so far for Mn^II complexes and very close to the Mn—O_water distances found in the axial direction of Mn^III complexes.     

The cyclic vanadylacetate (C24H20P)[V4O8(C2H3O2)4(NO3)]

In the title complex, tetraphenylphosphonium μ₄‐nitrato‐κ⁴O‐cyclo‐tetrakis(μ‐acetato‐O:O′)tetra‐μ‐oxo‐tetrakis[oxovana‐dium(V)], the anion lies about a twofold axis and consists of the cyclic [V₄O₈] unit coordinated by four acetato ligands with interatomic V?V distances of 3.269 (1) and 3.273 (1) Å. The double‐bonded O atom [N=O 1.102 (6) and N—O 1.268 (4) Å] of the nitrato ligand links the four V atoms with V—O bond distances of 2.613 (2) and 2.813 (2) Å. The negative charge of the complex is balanced by tetraphenyl­phosphonium cations occupying the Na positions in the NaCl‐type ionic packing of the structure.     

Adducts of 1,1,1‐tris(4‐hydroxyphenyl)ethane with diamines: three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded frameworks formed with 1,6‐diaminohexane and 2,2′‐bipyridyl

The adduct 1,6‐di­amino­hexane–1,1,1‐tris(4‐hydroxy­phenyl)­ethane (1/2) is a salt {hexane‐1,6‐diyldiammonium–4‐[1,1‐bis(4‐hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]phenolate (1/2)}, C₆H₁₈N₂²⁺·2C₂₀H₁₇O₃^?, in which the cation lies across a centre of inversion in space group P. The anions are linked by two short O—H?O hydrogen bonds [H?O 1.74 and 1.76 Å, O?O 2.5702 (12) and 2.5855 (12) Å, and O—H?O 168 and 169°] into a chain containing two types of R(24) ring. Each cation is linked to four different anion chains by three N—H?O hydrogen bonds [H?O 1.76–2.06 Å, N?O 2.6749 (14)–2.9159 (14) Å and N—H?O 156–172°]. In the adduct 2,2′‐bipyridyl–1,1,1‐tris(4‐hydroxy­phenyl)­ethane (1/2), C₁₀H₈N₂·2C₂₀H₁₈O₃, the neutral di­amine lies across a centre of inversion in space group P2₁/n. The tris­(phenol) mol­ecules are linked by two O—H?O hydrogen bonds [H?O both 1.90 Å, O?O 2.7303 (14) and 2.7415 (15) Å, and O—H?O 173 and 176°] into sheets built from R(38) rings. Pairs of tris­(phenol) sheets are linked via the di­amine by means of a single O—H?N hydrogen bond [H?N 1.97 Å, O?N 2.7833 (16) Å and O—H?N 163°].     

Aqua(2,2′‐bi‐1H‐imidazole)chloro­copper(II) chloro­(imino­diacetato)copper(II) monohydrate

In the title compound, [CuCl(C₆H₆N₄)(H₂O)][Cu(C₄H₅NO₄)Cl]·H₂O, the Cu^II atom in the cation is coordinated by one Cl⁻ ion, two N atoms of the 2,2′‐biimidazole ligand and one aqua ligand. Within the anion, the Cu^II atom is bonded to one Cl⁻ ion, and one N and two O atoms of the imino­diacetate ligand. Neighbouring cations and anions are connected to each other by Cu·Cl semi‐coordination bonds of 2.830 (12) and 3.071 (12) Å, forming a Cu₂Cl₂ rectangular unit. The dinuclear units further link into a polymeric chain along the a axis through Cu·O_aqua interactions of 2.725 (3) Å. Including the long coordination bonds, the geometries around the Cu atoms in the cation and anion are square‐pyramidal and distorted octahedral, respectively.