Aqua­(phthalocyaninato)magnesium n‐propyl­amine disolvate

The crystals of the title compound, [Mg(C₃₂H₁₆N₈)(H₂O)]·2C₃H₉N, are built up from MgPc(H₂O) [Pc is phthalo­cyaninate(2−)] and n‐propyl­amine mol­ecules that inter­act via O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds. The MgPc(H₂O) mol­ecule is non‐planar. The central Mg atom is coordinated by the four equatorial isoindole N atoms of the Pc ring system and by the O atom of an axial water mol­ecule. The Mg atom is displaced by 0.509 (1) Å from the N₄ plane towards the water O atom. MgPc(H₂O)·2(n‐propyl­amine) mol­ecules related by the inversion centre are linked by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds to form a dimeric aggregate.     

Aqua­bis­(crotonato)­bis­(pyridine)­copper(II)

The title compound, [Cu(O₂CCH=CHCH₃)₂(C₅H₅N)₂(H₂O)], crystallizes as a monomer, with the copper ion in a pentacoordinated square‐pyramidal environment, bisected by a twofold axis passing through the metal atom and the apex. The mol­ecules organise in chains connected by hydrogen bonds running along the unique b axis.     

Iodo­(phthalocyaninato)­chromium(III)

A new chromium(III)–phthalocyanine complex with the formula [Cr(C₃₂H₁₆N₈)I], or CrPcI where Pc is phthalocyanate(2?), has been obtained by the reaction of pure Cr powder with phthalo­nitrile under a stream of iodine vapour. The five‐coordinate Cr atom is bonded to the four iso­indole N atoms of the phthalocyaninate(2?) ligand and to one apical iodine ligand, and has a square‐pyramidal coordination geometry. The Cr^III cation is significantly displaced [0.456 (2) Å] from the N₄‐iso­indole plane towards the I atom. The Cr—I bond is tilted 2.51 (4)° to the N₄‐iso­indole plane.     

Aqua­tris­(1,10‐phenan­throline)­(trans‐2,3‐di­methyl­acrylato)­ytterbium(III)

The title mononuclear complex, [Yb(C₅H₇O₂)₃(C₁₂H₈N₂)(H₂O)], is a most uncommon carboxylate complex of a rare earth metal. Each Yb^III ion is eightfold coordinated, being bonded to five O atoms of three dimethylacrylate groups, both N atoms of a phenanthroline and one O atom of a water molecule, giving a distorted square antiprismatic coordination polyhedron.     

Aqua­(5,6‐di­methyl‐1,10‐phenanthroline‐N,N′)­(glycolato‐O,O′)­copper(II) nitrate

The title compound, [Cu(C₂H₃O₃)(C₁₄H₁₂N₂)(H₂O)]NO₃, is the first example of a mixed copper glycolate compound with a di­imine ligand. The copper(II) compound lies in a slightly distorted square‐pyramidal coordination environment with one water mol­ecule coordinated in the apical position. The glycolate ligand binds to the Cu atom as a chelate through a carboxyl­ate and the α‐OH O atom which, together with the N atoms of the substituted phenanthroline, constitute the base of the pyramid.     

Bis­(acetato‐O)­tetrakis­(imidazole‐N3)­nickel(II)

In the title compound, [Ni(C₂H₃O)₂(C₃H₄N₂)₄], the Ni atom is coordinated centrosymmetrically by four N and two O atoms in an octahedral coordination [Ni—N = 1.986 (3) and 2.054 (3) Å; Ni—O = 2.697 (3) Å]. The O atoms of the acetate anions form hydrogen bonds to adjacent imidazole moieties, with the free O atom forming a somewhat shorter bond [N?O = 2.679 (3) and 2.870 (4) Å]. The hydrogen bonds give rise to a two‐dimensional layer structure.     

Bis­(iso­propyl­amino)­methyl­carbenium tetrakis­(penta­fluoro­phenyl)­gallate

The title compound, [MeC(NHⁱPr)₂][Ga(C₆F₅)₄] crystallizes as discrete ions forming interionic hydrogen bonds of the type N—H?F.     

trans‐Bis­(diethano­lamine)­bis­(iso­thio­cyanato)­nickel(II)

In the neutral title complex, trans‐bis(2,2′‐imino­di­ethanol‐N,O)­bis­(iso­thio­cyanato)­nickel(II), [Ni(NCS)₂(C₄H₁₁NO₂)₂], the iso­thio­cyanate ions and the di­ethanol­amine mol­ecules act as mono­dentate and bi­dentate ligands, respectively. The Ni^II ion exhibits a distorted octahedral configuration with crystallographically imposed inversion symmetry and N_NCS—Ni—N_amine and N_NCS—Ni—O_amine bond angles of 88.78 (10) and 89.44 (10)°, respectively. The Ni—N bond distances are in the range 2.069 (3)–2.096 (2) Å. The mol­ecules are linked by hydrogen bonds to form a three‐dimensional infinite lattice.     

trans‐Chloro­(methyl)­bis­(tri­cyclo­hexyl­phosphine)­platinum(II)

The crystal structure of the title compound, [PtCl(CH₃)(C₁₈H₃₃P)₂], is isostructural with various platinum(II) and palladium(II) complexes containing two bulky tri­cyclo­hexyl­phosphine ligands in a trans orientation. The Pt atom resides on an inversion centre, resulting in a 50% statistical disorder in the chloro and methyl positions. The most significant geometrical parameters are Pt—P 2.3431 (8), Pt—­Cl 2.440 (4) and Pt—C1 2.179 (13) Å, and P—Pt—P 180, P—Pt—Cl 89.15 (12) and 90.85 (12), and C—Pt—Cl 172.7 (5)°. The effective and Tolman cone angles for the tricyclohexylphosphine ligands were calculated as 160 and 162°, respectively.     

Aqua­bis­(benzo­nitrile)(o‐benzo­quin­one di­imine)(tri­phenyl­phosphine)­ruthenium(II) bis­(tetra­fluoro­borate) hydrate

The Ru atom in the title compound, [Ru(C₆H₅CN)₂{P(C₆H₅)₃}{C₆H₄(NH)₂}(H₂O)](BF₄)₂·H₂O, has six‐coordinate octahedral geometry, with a trans arrangement of the tri­phenyl­phosphine ligand and the water mol­ecule. The asymmetric unit contains one complex cation, two tetra­fluoro­borate anions and one solvent water mol­ecule, which is disordered over two sites (ratio of occupancies 0.70:0.30).     

Polymeric bis­(glycolato)­cobalt(II)

In the title compound, poly­[cobalt(II)‐bis(μ‐hydroxy­acetato‐O¹,O²:O^1′)], [Co(C₂H₃O₃)₂]_n, units of [Co(C₂H₃O₃)₂] constitute a bidimensional sheet coordination polymer in which each Co^II atom lies on an inversion centre and is octahedrally coordinated to glycolate ligands in a trans configuration. Carbonyl O atoms from adjacent units complete the octahedral environment.     

Tris­[2‐(benzoyl­amino)­ethyl]­amine

Tris­[2‐(benzoyl­amino)­ethyl]­amine [alternatively, N,N′,N′′‐(nitrilo­tri­ethyl)­tri­benz­amide], C₂₇H₃₀N₄O₃, adopts a folded structure, forming a symmetrical cavity with an average depth of 7.3 Å and width ranging from 4.1–4.4 Å. The folded structure is a result of one intramolecular N—H?O hydrogen bond. A linear chain motif along the c axis best describes the extended intermolecular N—H?O hydrogen bonding.     

Di­chloro­bis­(di­benzyl­amino)­bis­(tetra­hydro­furan)­zirconium(IV) toluene hemisolvate

The title complex, [ZrCl₂(C₄H₈O)₂(C₁₄H₁₄N)₂]·0.5C₇H₈, was prepared in an unusual manner by utilizing [Mg{N(CH₂Ph)₂}₂] as a ligand transfer reagent. The Zr atom lies in a distorted octahedral environment where steric repulsion from the large di­benzyl­amino ligands leads to a widening of the N—Zr—N angle [99.95 (9)°] and corresponding compression of other angles [Cl—Zr—Cl 160.95 (3)° and O—Zr—O 78.22 (7)°]. This distortion is compared with those found in the previously determined structures of the di­methyl­amino and diethyl­amino analogues.     

(Ethanol‐O)­tris­(nitrato‐O,O′)­bis­(triphenyl­phosphine oxide‐O)­cerium(III)

The title compound, [Ce(NO₃)₃(C₂H₆O)(C₁₈H₁₅OP)₂], contains discrete mol­ecules with nine‐coordinate Ce atoms having all nitrate groups bonded as symmetrical bidentate ligands [Ce—O(P) 2.369 (2) and 2.385 (2), Ce—O(N) 2.549 (3)–2.596 (3) and Ce—O(Et) 2.515 (3) Å].     

Aqua­(di‐2‐pyridylamine)oxalato­copper(II) monohydrate

In the structure of the title complex, [Cu(C₂O₄)(C₁₀H₉N₃)(H₂O)]·H₂O, the Cu^II atom displays a square‐pyramidal geometry, being coordinated by two N atoms from the di‐2‐pyridylamine ligand, two O atoms from the oxalate group and one O atom of a water mol­ecule. The complex mol­ecules are linked to form a three‐dimensional supra­molecular array by hydrogen‐bonding inter­actions between coordinated/uncoordinated water mol­ecules and the uncoordinated oxalate O atoms of neighboring mol­ecules.     

Why magnesium is five‐coordinate in methanol(phthalocyaninato)magnesium(II)

The square‐pyramidal Mg center in the title compound, [Mg(C₃₂H₁₆N₈)(CH₄O)], is five‐coordinate due to the formation of back‐to‐back π–π dimers that saturate the vacant apical site of the metal coordination sphere. Each complex is a member of a back‐to‐back and a face‐to‐face dimer; the latter are tethered by two strong O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds. The dimers form columns that likely determine the solid‐state packing. The phthalocyaninate ligands are essentially planar, with a slight `hat visor' conformation character.     

meso‐Bis­(phenyl­sulfinyl)­methane

The title compound, meso‐C₁₃H₁₂O₂S₂, is in an anti conformation, with R and S configurations around the S atoms. The two O atoms are trans to each other, and the same applies for the two benzene rings. The phenyl­sulfinyl groups are nearly orthogonal to the central di­thio­methane group, and the orientation of the two phenyl rings are determined by the interactions in which they are involved. The packing is built from molecular columns stabilized by weak C—H⋯O interactions.     

Tetrakis­(di­methyl­amido)­vanadium(IV)

The title compound, [V(C₂H₆N)₄], (I), has non‐crystallographic D_2d molecular symmetry and contains an approximately tetrahedrally coordinated V atom with di­methyl­amido ligands. Each N atom features a nearly trigonal planar geometry. There are two independent mol­ecules of (I) in the asymmetric unit. The results are compared with those previously reported for gas‐phase electron‐diffraction studies [Haaland, Rypdal, Volden & Andersen (1992). J. Chem. Soc. DaltonTrans. pp. 891–895].     

Two isomorphous complexes: di­chloro­[phthalocyaninato(2–)]­tin(IV) and di­chloro­[phthalocyaninato(2–)]­germanium(IV)

Isomorphous triclinic forms of di­chloro­[phthalocyaninato(2−)]­tin(IV), [Sn(C₃₂H₁₆N₈)Cl₂], and di­chloro­[phthalocyaninato(2−)]­ger­manium(IV), [Sn(C₃₂H₁₆N₈)Cl₂], and a monoclinic form of the latter have been obtained from the reaction of pure tin and germanium powder, respectively, with phthalo­nitrile under a stream of ICl vapour. All three crystal structures consist of centrosymmetric [SnPcCl₂] and [GePcCl₂] [Pc is phthalocyaninate(2−)] mol­ecules, which are separated but interacting. In the triclinic forms (Sn and Ge), the Pc macrocycles are not staggered but slipped, and in the monoclinic form (Ge), the mol­ecules are additionally inclined. In both cases, the central Sn or Ge atom is six‐coordinated by the four iso­indole N atoms of the Pc macrocyclic ligand and by two Cl atoms (located trans) into a tetragonal–bipyramidal structure. The arrangement of [SnPcCl₂] and [GePcCl₂] mol­ecules in the crystal structure is determined mainly by intermolecular C—H⃛Cl, π–π and van der Waals interactions.     

Bis­(acesulfamato)­tetra­aqua­cobalt(II)

The crystal structure of the first acesulfame–metal complex, namely tetra­aqua­bis­[6‐methyl‐1,2,3‐oxa­thia­zin‐4(3H)‐onato 2,2‐dioxide‐κN]­cobalt(II), [Co(C₄H₄NO₄S)₂(H₂O)₄], is re­ported. The Co^II ion resides on a twofold axis and is coordinated by four aqua ligands defining the basal plane and by two monodentate acesulfamate ligands, via their ring N atoms, in the axial positions. Two intra‐ and three intermolecular hydrogen‐bonding interactions stabilize the crystal structure and form an infinite three‐dimensional lattice.