Tetranaphthyleno[5,6‐bcd:11,12‐b′c′d′:17,18‐b′′c′′d′′:23,24‐b′′′c′′′d′′′]tetrafuran

The title compound, C₄₀H₁₆O₄ or [C₁₀H₄O]₄, is a planar tetrameric cyclooligomer which crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n. The compound is located on an inversion center with the asymmetric unit consisting of half of the molecule. The compound displays an interesting packing structure, where the cyclooligomer displays both layered packing with respect to nearest neighbors and a rotation of adjacent planar rings that results in additional interactions. The geometric parameters of the compound agree well with those of comparable cyclooligomers, while the packing reveals some similarities and differences.     

4,5‐Propyl­enedi­thio‐1,3‐di­thiole‐2‐thione and 4,5‐propyl­enedi­thio‐1,3‐di­thiol‐2‐one

4,5‐Propyl­ene­di­thio‐1,3‐di­thiole‐2‐thione, C₆H₆S₅, (I), crystallizes in the centrosymmetric space group P2₁/c. The molecular packing is characterized by pairs of S⋯S intermolecular contacts between neighbouring mol­ecules, which may account for the rather high thermal stablity of the crystal. 4,5‐Propyl­ene­di­thio‐1,3‐di­thiol‐2‐one, C₆H₆OS₄, (II), in which an O atom replaces the terminal S atom of (I), crystallizes in the non‐centrosymmetric polar space group Cc. The packing pattern of (II) indicates that the macropolarization direction is along [101]. Although the packing patterns are qualitatively significantly different, the molecular structures of (I) and (II) are similar, each exhibiting a chair conformation.     

Conformational dimorphism of the spiropyran 1′,3′,3′‐trimethylspiro[2H‐1‐benzopyran‐2,2′‐indoline]‐6‐carbaldehyde)

The title compound, C₂₀H₁₉NO₂, crystallizes from an acetone–heptane solution as two dimorphs in the space groups C2/c and Cc. Each dimorph has two molecules in the asymmetric unit. The four molecules adopt slightly different conformations expressed by the degree of bending around a vector connecting the O and C atoms attached to the bridgehead C atom of the pyran ring. Due to the fact that all four molecules are chemically identical, the difference in bending is attributed to packing forces. This is evident from the close contacts of neighbouring molecules perpendicular to the plane of the benzopyran moiety observed in the Cc structure and not in the C2/c structure. These observations provide a unique example that shows how packing forces can affect the conformation of a specific molecule.     

Polymorphism of 2,5‐[(diphenylphosphanyl)methyl]‐1,1,2,4,4,5‐hexaphenyl‐1,4‐diphospha‐2,5‐diboracyclohexane

2,5‐[(Diphenylphosphanyl)methyl]‐1,1,2,4,4,5‐hexaphenyl‐1,4‐diphospha‐2,5‐diboracyclohexane shows polymorphism as two tetrahydrofuran (THF) disolvates [C₆₄H₅₈B₂P₄·2C₄H₈O, (Ia) and (Ib)] and pseudo‐polymorphism as its toluene monosolvate [C₆₄H₅₈B₂P₄·C₇H₈, (Ic)]. In each of polymorphs (Ia) and (Ib), the diphosphadiboracyclohexane molecule is located on a centre of inversion. The THF molecule of (Ib) is disordered over two sites, with a site‐occupation factor of 0.612 (8) for the major‐occupied site. Both structures crystallize in the same space group (P2₁/n), but they display a different crystal packing. For pseudo‐polymorph (Ic), although the space group is P2₁/c, which is just a different setting of the P2₁/n space group of (Ia) and (Ib), the crystal packing is completely different. Although the crystal packing in these three structures is significantly different, their molecular conformations are surprisingly the same.     

Conformation of 17‐chloro‐16‐formylandrosta‐5,16‐dien‐3β‐yl acetate and 17‐chloroandrosta‐5,16‐dien‐3β‐yl acetate

In the title compounds, C₂₂H₂₉ClO₃, (I), and C₂₁H₂₉ClO₂, (II), respectively, the B rings adopt a half‐chair conformation and the D rings adopt an envelope conformation. A twist of the steroid skeleton of both compounds is observed. There is a positional disorder of the acetoxy group of (II), with the terminal atoms disordered over two positions with near equal occupancy. Quantum‐mechanical ab initio calculations using a molecular orbital Hartree–Fock method were performed for the isolated molecules, thus allowing the distinction within the structural features of these two androstane derivatives of which characteristics are intrinsic to the molecules and which are due to packing effects. The skeletal twisting was found to be innate to the molecules, while the acetoxy disorder is due to packing effects.     

5β,6β‐Epoxy‐17‐oxoandrostan‐3β‐yl acetate and 5β,6β‐epoxy‐20‐oxopregnan‐3β‐yl acetate

In the title compounds, C₂₁H₃₀O₄, (I), and C₂₃H₃₄O₄, (II), respectively, which are valuable intermediates in the synthesis of important steroid derivatives, rings A and B are cis‐(5β,10β)‐fused. The two molecules have similar conformations of rings A, B and C. The presence of the 5β,6β‐epoxide group induces a significant twist of the steroid nucleus and a strong flattening of the B ring. The different C17 substituents result in different conformations for ring D. Cohesion of the molecular packing is achieved in both compounds only by weak intermolecular interactions. The geometries of the molecules in the crystalline environment are compared with those of the free molecules as given by ab initio Roothan Hartree–Fock calculations. We show in this work that quantum mechanical ab initio methods reproduce well the details of the conformation of these molecules, including a large twist of the steroid nucleus. The calculated twist values are comparable, but are larger than the observed values, indicating a possible small effect of the crystal packing on the twist angles.     

5‐Bromo‐2,3‐dihydro‐4‐methyl‐3‐nitrothiophene 1,1‐dioxide

The title compound, C₅H₆BrNO₄S, crystallizes in the centrosymmetric space group P2₁/c. Three weak C—H⃛O hydrogen bonds dominate the packing of the mol­ecules in the solid. These weak hydrogen bonds and a short intermolecular O⃛Br contact of 3.003 (2) Å are discussed using a Mulliken population analysis.     

A new conformer of 1,4,7‐tris(p‐tolylsulfonyl)‐1,4,7‐triazacyclononane

A second polymorphic form (form II) of the previously reported 1,4,7‐tris(p‐tolylsulfonyl)‐1,4,7‐triazacyclononane (form I), C₂₇H₃₃N₃O₆S₃, is presented. The molecular structures of the two forms display very different conformations, thus prompting the two forms to crystallize in two different space groups and exhibit quite diverse crystal structure assemblies. Form I crystallizes in the triclinic space group P, while form II crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n. The main differences between the two molecular structures are the conformations of the p‐tosyl groups relative to each other and to the macrocyclic ring. The resulting crystal packing displays no classical hydrogen bonds, but different supramolecular synthons give rise to different packing motifs.     

Polymorphic di‐2‐pyridyl ketone 4‐nitro­phenyl­hydrazone (dpknph): the structure of β‐dpknph

A new polymorph of di‐2‐pyridyl ketone 4‐nitro­phenyl­hydrazone [alternative name: N‐(di­pyridin‐2‐ylmethyl­ene)‐N′‐(4‐nitro­phen­yl)hydrazine], C₁₇H₁₃N₅O₂, isolated from the filtrate of a sonicated acetonitrile solution of dpknph and CdCl₂, was found to crystallize in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c, in contrast to the known form which crystallizes in P2₁/n. The non‐coplanar mol­ecules pack in parallel stacks without any inter­molecular hydrogen‐bonding inter­actions. This packing pattern contrasts with the inter­locked inter­digitated packing seen in the previously known polymorph.     

1,1′‐Di­acetyl‐3‐hydroxy‐2,2′,3,3′‐tetra­hydro‐3,3′‐bi(1H‐indole)‐2,2′‐dione

In the title compound, C₂₀H₁₆N₂O₅, both of the 1‐acetyl­isatin (1‐acetyl‐1H‐indole‐2,3‐dione) moieties are planar and form a dihedral angle of 74.1 (1)°. Weak intermolecular hydrogen bonds and C—H?π interactions stabilize the packing in the crystal.     

N1‐(4‐tert‐Butyl­phenyl)‐N2‐hydroxy‐α‐oxo‐α‐phenyl­acet­amidine and N2‐hydroxy‐N1‐(4‐nitro­phenyl)‐α‐oxo‐α‐phenyl­acet­amidine hemihydrate

In the title compounds, C₁₈H₂₀N₂O₂, (I), and C₁₄H₁₁N₃O₄·0.5H₂O, (II), respectively, the oxime groups have an E configuration. In (I), the mol­ecules exist as polymers bound by intermolecular C—H⋯O and O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds around inversion centres. In (II), intermolecular OW—H⋯N, OW—H⋯O and O—H⋯OW interactions stabilize the molecular packing.     

(E)‐3‐(Benzo[b]thiophen‐2‐yl)‐2‐(3,4,5‐trimethoxyphenyl)acrylonitrile and (Z)‐3‐(benzo[b]thiophen‐2‐yl)‐2‐(3,4‐dimethoxyphenyl)acrylonitrile

The title compounds, C₂₀H₁₇NO₃S, (I), and C₁₉H₁₅NO₂S, (II), were prepared by the reaction of benzo[b]thiophene‐2‐carbaldehyde with (3,4,5‐trimethoxyphenyl)acetonitrile and (3,4‐dimethoxyphenyl)acetonitrile, respectively, in the presence of methanolic potassium hydroxide. In (I), the C=C bond linking the benzo[b]thiophene and the 3,4,5‐trimethoxyphenyl units has E geometry, with dihedral angles between the plane of the bridging unit and the planes of the two adjacent ring systems of 5.2 (3) and 13.1 (2)°, respectively. However, in (II), the C=C bond has Z geometry, with dihedral angles between the plane of the bridging unit and the planes of the adjacent benzo[b]thiophene and 3,4‐dimethoxyphenyl units of 4.84 (17) and 76.09 (7)°, respectively. There are no significant intermolecular hydrogen‐bonding interactions in the packing of (I) and (II). The packing is essentially stabilized via van der Waals forces.     

3‐Amino‐4′‐methyl­‐5‐ethylbi­phenyl‐2,4‐dicarbo­nitrile and 3‐amino‐4′‐(N,N‐diethyl­amino)‐5‐ethyl­bi­phenyl‐2,4‐dicarbo­nitrile

In the title compounds, C₁₇H₁₅N₃ and C₂₀H₂₂N₄, the methyl derivative crystallizes with two mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit, while the N,N‐diethyl­amino derivative crystallizes with one mol­ecule per asymmetric unit. The bi­phenyl twist angle for both mol­ecular structures is approximately 45°. The molecular packing is stabilized by N—H?N hydrogen bonds.     

True symmetry or pseudosymmetry: 5‐amino‐1‐(4‐methylphenylsulfonyl)‐4‐pyrazolin‐3‐one and a comparison with its 1‐phenylsulfonyl analogue

The title compound, C₁₀H₁₁N₃O₃S, (I), crystallizes as the NH tautomer. The two rings subtend an interplanar angle of 72.54 (4)°. An intramolecular hydrogen bond is formed from the NH₂ group to a sulfonyl O atom. The molecular packing involves layers of molecules parallel to the bc plane at x≃ 0, 1 etc., with two classical linear hydrogen bonds (amino–sulfonyl and pyrazoline–carbonyl N—H...O) and a further interaction (amino–sulfonyl N—H...O) completing a three‐centre system with the intramolecular contact. The analogous phenyl derivative, (II) [Elgemeie, Hanfy, Hopf & Jones (1998). Acta Cryst. C 54 , 136–138], crystallizes with essentially the same unit cell and packing pattern, but with two independent molecules that differ significantly in the orientation of the phenyl groups. The space group is P2₁/c for (I) but P2₁ for (II), which is thus a pseudosymmetric counterpart of (I).     

(3R,4S)‐3‐Phenyl‐1‐[(R)‐1‐phenyl­ethyl]‐4‐[(R)‐1‐phenylethyliminomethyl]azetidin‐2‐one

The configuration of the chiral ring atoms of the title compound, C₂₆H₂₆N₂O, obtained in an enantioselective synthesis, has been established relative to the known R configuration of the α‐methyl­benzyl moieties. The crystal packing involves a two‐dimensional network of C—H?π interactions between the aromatic rings.     

8‐(2‐Bromo‐3‐methoxy‐3‐methylbutyl)‐7‐methoxycoumarin

The title compound, C₁₆H₁₉BrO₄, is a derivative of osthol, isolated from the seeds of Imperatoria Osthruthium. The structure was solved in space group P, with two mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit, and was refined to a final R factor of 0.064. The two mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit differ in the orientation of their brominated substituent group. The benzo­pyran ring displays aromatic character. The packing of the mol­ecules in the lattice is mainly due to C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.     

4‐Deoxy‐4‐fluoro‐β‐d‐glucopyranose

4‐Deoxy‐4‐fluoro‐β‐d ‐glucopyranose, C₆H₁₁FO₅, (I), crystallizes from water at room temperature in a slightly distorted ⁴C₁ chair conformation. The observed chair distortion differs from that observed in β‐d ‐glucopyranose [Kouwijzer, van Eijck, Kooijman & Kroon (1995). Acta Cryst. B 51 , 209–220], (II), with the former skewed toward a B^C3,O5 (boat) conformer and the latter toward an ^O5TB_C2 (twist–boat) conformer, based on Cremer–Pople analysis. The exocyclic hydroxymethyl group conformations in (I) and (II) are similar; in both cases, the O—C—C—O torsion angle is ∼−60° (gg conformer). Intermolecular hydrogen bonding in the crystal structures of (I) and (II) is conserved in that identical patterns of donors and acceptors are observed for the exocyclic substituents and the ring O atom of each monosaccharide. Inspection of the crystal packing structures of (I) and (II) reveals an essentially identical packing configuration.     

6β‐Azido‐7α‐hydroxy‐17‐oxo‐5α‐androstan‐3β‐yl acetate

In the title compound, C₂₁H₃₁N₃O₄, a potential inhibitor of aromatase, all rings are fused trans. Rings A, B and C have chair conformations which are slightly flattened. Ring D has a 14α‐envelope conformation. The steroid nucleus has a small twist, as shown by the C19—C10⋯C13—C18 torsion angle of 6.6 (2)°. Ab initio calculations of the equilibrium geometry of the mol­ecule reproduce this small twist, which appears to be due to the steric effect of the 6β‐azide substituent rather than to packing effects.     

4′‐Iodo‐2,2′:6′,2′′‐terpyridine

In the nearly planar title compound, C₁₅H₁₀IN₃, the three pyridine rings exhibit transoid conformations about the interannular C—C bonds. Very weak C—H...N and C—H...I interactions link the molecules into ribbons. Significant π–π stacking between molecules from different ribbons completes a three‐dimensional framework of intermolecular interactions. Four different packing motifs are observed among the known structures of simple 4′‐substituted terpyridines.     

Form II of monoclinic methyl β‐carboline‐3‐carboxyl­ate

The crystal structure of the second monoclinic P2₁/c form of the β‐carboline‐3‐carboxyl­ate, C₁₃H₁₀N₂O₂, has been determined. Very small changes in the packing scheme lead to a different unit cell; the role of weak C—H?O hydrogen bonds seems to be crucial.