7‐Iodo‐8‐aza‐7‐deaza‐2′‐deoxy­adenosine and 7‐bromo‐8‐aza‐7‐deaza‐2′‐deoxyadenosine

The isomorphous structures of the title molecules, 4‐amino‐1‐(2‐deoxy‐β‐d ‐erythro‐pento­furan­osyl)‐3‐iodo‐1H‐pyrazolo‐[3,4‐d]pyrimidine, (I), C₁₀H₁₂IN₅O₃, and 4‐amino‐3‐bromo‐1‐(2‐deoxy‐β‐d ‐erythro‐pento­furan­osyl)‐1H‐pyrazolo[3,4‐d]­pyrimidine, (II), C₁₀H₁₂BrN₅O₃, have been determined. The sugar puckering of both compounds is C1′‐endo (^1′E). The N‐­glycosidic bond torsion angle χ¹ is in the high‐anti range [?73.2 (4)° for (I) and ?74.1 (4)° for (II)] and the crystal structure is stabilized by hydrogen bonds.     

1:1 Adduct of (S,S)‐4‐amino‐3,5‐bis­(1‐hydroxy­ethyl)‐1,2,4‐triazole with (S,S)‐1,2‐bis­(2‐hydroxy­propionyl)­hydrazine stabilized by eight hydrogen bonds

The structure of the cocrystallized 1:1 adduct of (S,S)‐4‐amino‐3,5‐bis­(1‐hydroxy­ethyl)‐1,2,4‐triazole and (S,S)‐1,2‐bis­(2‐hydroxy­propionyl)­hydrazine, C₆H₁₂N₄O₂·C₆H₁₂N₂O₄, has tetra­gonal symmetry. All eight O‐ and N‐bound H atoms are involved in inter­molecular hydrogen bonds, resulting in infinite zigzag chains of the triazole mol­ecules, with the hydrazine mol­ecules filling the gaps between the chains and completing a three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded array.     

Two 2,2‐dihalo‐N‐(1‐phenyl­ethyl)­cyclo­propane‐1‐carbox­amides

The crystal structures of (1R,1′S)‐2′,2′‐di­chloro‐N‐(1‐phenyl­ethyl)­cyclo­propane‐1′‐carbox­amide, C₁₂H₁₃Cl₂NO, (I), and (1R,1′R)‐2′,2′‐di­fluoro‐N‐(1‐phenyl­ethyl)­cyclo­propane‐1′‐car­box­amide, C₁₂H₁₃F₂NO, (II), have been determined. Both crystals contain two independent mol­ecules with different conformations of the phenyl­ethyl groups. In the crystals of both compounds, the mol­ecules are linked together by N—H⃛O hydrogen bonds, thus forming chains in the a direction.     

Three (E)‐2‐[(bromo­phen­yl)imino­meth­yl]‐4‐methoxy­phenols

The title compounds, (E)‐2‐[(2‐bromo­phenyl)imino­methyl]‐4‐methoxy­phenol, C₁₄H₁₂BrNO₂, (I), (E)‐2‐[(3‐bromo­phenyl)­imino­methyl]‐4‐methoxy­phenol, C₁₄H₁₂BrNO₂, (II), and (E)‐2‐[(4‐bromo­phenyl)imino­methyl]‐4‐methoxy­phenol, C₁₄H₁₂BrNO₂, (III), adopt the phenol–imine tautomeric form. In all three structures, there are strong intra­molecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds. Compound (I) has strong inter­molecular hydrogen bonds, while compound (III) has weak inter­molecular hydrogen bonds. In addition to these inter­molecular inter­actions, C—H⋯π inter­actions in (I) and (III), and π–π inter­actions in (I), play roles in the crystal packing. The dihedral angles between the aromatic rings are 15.34 (12), 6.1 (3) and 39.2 (14)° for (I), (II) and (III), respectively.     

4‐Methyl‐2‐[N‐(3,4‐methyl­ene­dioxy­benzyl­idene)hydrazino]­thia­zole and its reduction product, 4‐methyl‐2‐[N‐(3,4‐methyl­ene­dioxybenzyl­idene)hydrazono]‐4,5‐di­hydro­thia­zole

The crystal structures of 4‐methyl‐2‐[N‐(3,4‐methyl­ene­dioxybenzyl­idene)hydrazino]­thia­zole, C₁₂H₁₁N₃O₂S, and its reduction product 4‐methyl‐2‐[N‐(3,4‐methyl­ene­dioxybenzyl­idene)hydrazono]‐4,5‐di­hydro­thia­zole, C₁₂H₁₃N₃O₂S, have been determined and compared. In the reduction product, the tautomer observed bears an H atom on the exocyclic N atom. Both compounds form hydrogen‐bonded dimers over centers of inversion.     

{Δ‐1,4,7,10‐Tetrakis[(S)‐2‐hydroxy­propyl‐κO]‐1,4,7,10‐tetra­aza­cyclo­do­dec­ane‐κ4N}cad­mium(II) 4‐nitrophenolate per­chlor­ate hydrate

Crystallization of [Cd(S‐thpc12)](ClO₄)₂·H₂O {S‐thpc12 is 1,4,7,10‐tetra­kis[(S)‐2‐hy­drox­y­propyl]‐1,4,7,10‐tetra­aza­cy­clo‐do­dec­ane} in the presence of sodium p‐nitrophenolate forms the title complex, [Cd(C₂₀H₄₄N₄O₄)](C₆H₄NO₃)(ClO₄)·H₂O, in which p‐nitrophenolate and water separately hydrogen bond to a different pair of cis‐related pendant hydroxyl groups which, together with the four N atoms, are themselves bound to Cd^II in an approximately square antiprismatic arrangement. The diastereoselectivity of the complex‐forming process is apparent from the fact that both different disymmetric cations in the asymmetric unit have the same Δ helicity.     

(Z)‐3‐(1‐Methyl‐1H‐indol‐3‐yl)‐2‐(thio­phen‐3‐yl)­acrylo­nitrile

The title compound, C₁₆H₁₂N₂S, has been synthesized by base‐catalyzed condensation of 1‐methyl­indole‐3‐carbox­aldehyde with thio­phene‐3‐aceto­nitrile. The product assumes an approx­imately planar Z configuration. The mol­ecule has a thienyl‐ring flip disorder.     

N,N′‐Bis(2‐pyridylmeth­yl)ferrocene‐1,1′‐diyldicarboxamide and N,N′‐bis­(3‐pyridylmeth­yl)ferrocene‐1,1′‐diyldicarboxamide

The mol­ecules of N,N′‐bis­(2‐pyridylmeth­yl)ferrocene‐1,1′‐diyl­dicarboxamide, [Fe(C₁₂H₁₁N₂O)₂], contain intra­molecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds and are linked into sheets by three independent C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The mol­ecules of the isomeric compound N,N′‐bis­(3‐pyridylmeth­yl)ferrocene‐1,1′‐diyldicarboxamide lie across inversion centres, and the mol­ecules are linked into sheets by a combination of N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds and π–π stacking inter­actions between pyridyl groups.     

Dicarbonyldi‐μ‐chloro‐cis,cis‐η4‐1,5‐cyclo­octa­dienedirhodium(I)

The title compound, dicarbonyl‐1κ²C‐di‐μ‐chloro‐1:2κ⁴Cl‐[cis,cis‐2(η⁴)‐1,5‐cyclo­octa­diene]­di­rhodium(I), [Rh₂Cl₂(C₈H₁₂)(CO)₂], consists of a di­chloro‐bridged dimer of rhodium, with a non‐bonded Rh?Rh distance of 3.284 (2) Å. One Rh atom is coordinated to two carbonyl ligands, while the other Rh atom is coordinated to the cyclo­octa­diene moiety.     

2‐(1,3‐Dithian‐2‐yl)benzaldehyde and N‐{2‐[2‐(1,3‐dioxan‐2‐yl)phenoxy]­ethyl}phthalimide

The crystal structures of two elaborated‐porphyrin precursors have been determined. In the crystalline state, 2‐(1,3‐di­thian‐2‐yl)­benz­aldehyde, C₁₁H₁₂OS₂, has its di­thiane ring in a slightly distorted chair conformation. The mol­ecules pack in anti‐parallel chains. N‐{2‐[2‐(1,3‐Dioxan‐2‐yl)­phenoxy]­ethyl}­phthal­imide, C₂₀H₁₉NO₅, is in a folded conformation. The dihedral angle between the phthal­imide and phenyl planes is 80.07 (3)°. In the crystalline states, mol­ecules stack on top of one another.     

7‐Vinyl‐8‐aza‐7‐de­aza‐2′‐deoxy­adenosine monohydrate

In the title compound, 4‐amino‐1‐(2‐deoxy‐β‐d ‐eythro‐pento­furan­osyl)‐3‐vinyl‐1H‐pyrazolo­[3,4‐d]­pyrimidine monohydrate, C₁₂H₁₅N₅O₃·H₂O, the conformation of the gly­cosyl bond is anti. The furan­ose moiety is in an S conformation with an unsymmetrical twist, and the conformation at the exocyclic C—C(OH) bond is +sc (gauche, gauche). The vinyl side chain is bent out of the heterocyclic ring plane by 147.5 (5)°. The three‐dimensional packing is stabilized by O—H·O, O—H·N and N—H·O hydrogen bonds.     

1‐(2‐Deoxy‐β‐d‐erythro‐pento­furan­osyl)‐4‐nitro‐1H‐indazole

In the title compound, C₁₂H₁₃N₃O₅, the conformation of the gly­cosyl­ic bond is anti [torsion angle = −105.3 (2)°]. The 2′‐deoxy­ribo­furan­ose moiety adopts an S‐type sugar pucker and the orientation of the exocyclic C—C bond is −sc (trans).     

N‐(4‐Cyano­phenyl)‐α‐(4‐methoxy­phenyl)­nitro­ne

In the crystal structure of the title compound, 4‐cyano‐N‐(4‐methoxy­benzyl­idene)­phenyl­amine N‐oxide, C₁₅H₁₂N₂O₂, the 4‐methoxy­phenyl is approximately coplanar with the nitrone moiety but significantly rotated with respect to the 4‐cyano­phenyl moiety. The extent of this rotation is significantly different for the two crystallographically independent mol­ecules of the asymmetric unit [dihedral angles of 19.4 (1) and 26.5 (1)°]. The geometry about the C=N bond is Z. The two mol­ecules are related to one another by a pseudo inversion centre.     

rac‐(Z)‐Ethyl 2‐bromo‐2‐[(3R,5R)‐3‐bromo‐5‐methyl­tetra­hydro­furan‐2‐yl­idene]acetate

In the title compound, C₉H₁₂Br₂O₃, a (tetra­hydro­furan‐2‐yl­idene)acetate, the double bond has the Z form. In the tetra­hydro­furan group, the relative configuration of the Br atom in the 3‐position and the methyl group in the 5‐position is anti. The compound crystallizes with two independent mol­ecules per asymmetric unit and, in the crystal structure, the individual mol­ecules are linked to their symmetry‐equivalent mol­ecules by C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, so forming centrosymmetric hydrogen‐bonded dimers.     

A `tetrameric' 3,4‐di‐p‐tolyl‐1,2,5‐oxadiborole derivative

In the title compound, 1,1,6a,7,9a,10‐hexa­chloro‐2,3,5,6,8,9,11,12‐octa‐p‐tolyl‐1,6a,9a,12a‐tetraborata‐3a,4a,7,10‐tetrabora‐4a¹,6b,9b,12b‐tetraoxonia‐4‐oxatetra­cyclo­penta­[1,2‐a:2,1,5‐de:1,2‐g:1,2‐i]­naphthalene di­chloro­methane pentasolvate, C₆₄H₅₆B₈Cl₆O₅·5CH₂Cl₂, two condensed oxadiborole rings are attached to two further oxadiborole rings in a type of donor–acceptor bonding, thus forming a ten‐membered alternating (B—O)₅ naphthalene‐like arrangement as the central building block.     

New electron‐deficient chiral phosphines: (4R,5R)‐1,3‐bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl)perhydro‐1,3,2‐benzodiazaphosphol‐2‐yl] substituted amines

Three chiral electron‐deficient phosphine ligands, [(4R,15R)‐,3‐bis­(tri­fluoro­methane­sulfonyl)­per­hydro‐1,3,2‐benzodiazaphosphol‐2‐yl]­diethyl­amine, C₁₂H₂₀F₆N₃O₄PS₂, (IIIa), [(4R,5R)‐1,3‐bis­(tri­fluoro­methane­sulfonyl)­per­hydro‐1,3,2‐benzodi­aza­phosphol‐2‐yl]­di­methyl­amine, C₁₀H₁₆F₆N₃O₄PS₂, (IIIb), and bis­[(4R,5R)‐1,3‐bis­(tri­fluoro­methane­sulfonyl)­per­hydro‐1,3,2‐benzodi­aza­phosphol‐2‐yl]­methyl­amine, (IV), as the chloroform solvate, C₁₇H₂₃F₁₂N₅O₈P₂S₄·0.98CHCl₃, have been prepared from (1R,2R)‐N,N′‐bis­(tri­fluoro­methane­sulfonyl)‐1,2‐cyclo­hexane­di­amine and diethyl phosphor­amido­us dichloride, dimethyl phosphoramidous dichloride or methyl imidodi­phosphorus tetrachloride. The π‐acceptor abilities of these new types of ligands have been evaluated by X‐ray determination of the P—N bond lengths; it has been found that the most promising ligand is the bis­(phosphine) (IV).     

Ethyl N‐[2‐(hydroxy­acetyl)­phenyl]­carbamate,ethyl N‐[2‐(hydroxy­acetyl)‐4‐iodo­phenyl]­carbamate and ethyl N‐[2‐(hydroxy­acetyl)‐4‐methyl­phenyl]­carbamate

In ethyl N‐[2‐(hydroxy­acetyl)phenyl]carbamate, C₁₁H₁₃NO₄, all of the non‐H atoms lie on a mirror plane in the space group Pnma; the mol­ecules are linked into simple chains by a single C—H⋯O hydrogen bond. The mol­ecules of ethyl N‐[2‐(hydroxy­acetyl)‐4‐iodo­phenyl]carbamate, C₁₁H₁₂INO₄, are linked into sheets by a combination of O—H⋯I and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds and a dipolar I⋯O contact. Ethyl N‐­[2‐(hydroxy­acetyl)‐4‐methyl­phenyl]carbamate, C₁₂H₁₅NO₄, crystallizes with Z′ = 2 in the space group P; pairs of mol­ecules are weakly linked by an O—H⋯O hydrogen bond and these aggregates are linked into chains by two independent aromatic π–π stacking inter­actions.     

Polymeric μ‐cyano‐di­cyano­nickelate(II)‐μ‐cyano‐trans‐bis­[N‐(2‐hydroxyethyl)ethyl­enedi­amine]­cadmium(II)

The title compound, catena‐poly­[[μ‐cyano‐1:2κ²C:N‐di­cyano‐1κ²C‐trans‐bis­[N‐(2‐hydroxy­ethyl)­ethane‐1,2‐di­amine‐2κ²N,N′]­cadmium(II)­nickel(II)]‐μ‐cyano‐1:2′κ²C:N], [CdNi(CN)₄(C₄H₁₂N₂O)₂], consists of alternating square‐planar Ni(CN)₄ fragments, formally dianionic, and Cd(hydet‐en)₂ moieties [hydet‐en is N‐(2‐hydroxy­ethyl)­ethyl­ene­di­amine], with the two bridging cyanide ligands in a mutually trans disposition at the Ni atom and cis at the Cd atom. The resulting one‐dimensional zigzag chain structure has the Ni atom on an inversion center, while the distorted octahedron centered on the Cd atom lies on a twofold axis. The polymer chains are connected into undulating sheets by weak interchain N—H⋯N, N—H⋯O and O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, which are also present between successive sheets.     

Di‐μ‐sulfito‐bis­[(4,4′‐di­methyl‐2,2′‐bi­pyridine)­zinc(II)] dihydrate and poly­[[aqua(1,10‐phenanthroline)­zinc(II)]‐μ3‐sulfito‐zinc(II)‐μ3‐sulfito]

Two different zinc sulfite compounds have been prepared through the decomposition of pyrosulfite–­di­thionite ions in aqueous solution, viz. a dimeric complex, di‐μ‐sulfito‐κ³O,O′:O′′;κ³O:O′,O′′‐bis­[(4,4′‐di­methyl‐2,2′‐bi­pyridine‐κ²N,N′)­zinc(II)] dihydrate, [Zn₂(SO₃)₂(C₁₂H₁₂N₂)₂]·2H₂O, (I), which was solved and refined from a twinned sample, and an extended polymer, poly­[[aqua(1,10‐phenanthroline‐κ²N,N′)­zinc(II)]‐μ₃‐sulfito‐κ²O:O′:O′′‐zinc(II)‐μ₃‐sulfito‐κ³O:O:O′], [Zn₂(SO₃)₂(C₁₂H₁₀N₂)(H₂O)]_n, (II). In (I), the dinuclear Zn^II complex has a center of symmetry. The cation is five‐coordinate in a square‐pyramidal arrangement, the anion fulfilling a bridging chelating role. Compound (II) comprises two different zinc units, one being five‐coordinate (square pyramidal) and the other four‐coordinate (trigonal pyramidal), and two independent sulfite groups with different binding modes to the cationic centers.     

1‐Acetyl‐3‐ferrocenyl‐5‐methyl‐1H‐pyrazole and 1‐acetyl‐5‐ferrocenyl‐3‐(2‐pyrid­yl)‐1H‐pyrazole

Mol­ecules of 1‐acetyl‐3‐ferrocenyl‐5‐methyl‐1H‐pyrazole, [Fe(C₅H₅)(C₁₁H₁₁N₂O)], form a centrosymmetric dimer generated by a combination of one C—H⋯π(pyrazole) and one C—H⋯π(cyclo­penta­dienyl) inter­action. The dimers are linked by C—H⋯π inter­actions, involving the pyrazole rings as acceptors, into layers parallel to (10). Mol­ecules of 1‐acetyl‐5‐ferrocenyl‐3‐(2‐pyrid­yl)‐1H‐pyrazole, [Fe(C₅H₅)(C₁₅H₁₂N₃O)], are linked by C—H⋯O inter­actions into a chain running in the [010] direction. Two chains of this type passing through each unit cell are connected by O⋯π(pyridyl) inter­actions into an [010] double chain.