Ca[Ag2(SCN)4]·2H2O

Calcium tetra­thio­cyanato­diargentate(I) dihydrate, Ca[Ag₂(SCN)₄]·2H₂O, contains eight‐membered Ag₄S₄ rings bonded together through shared atoms to form layers parallel to (100). The thio­cyanate groups link the layers to Ca–O chains running parallel to the c axis. The Ca atom is located on a twofold rotation axis parallel to b and is surrounded by four water molecules of crystallization and four thio­cyanate N atoms in a distorted square antiprism.     

Cs[Ag4Zn2(SCN)9]

Caesium tetrasilver dizinc nona­thio­cyanate, Cs[Ag₄Zn₂(SCN)₉], forms a continuous structure, where the Ag atoms and the S atoms of the thio­cyanate groups form chains which run along [101]. These chains are bonded together through the Cs and Zn atoms. It is not possible to distinguish between space groups P1 and P, but, if the latter space group is correct, the structure contains a thio­cyanate group disordered across a centre of inversion. The structure is described in space group P, in which the Cs atom also lies on a centre of inversion.     

Lu2SiO5 by single‐crystal X‐ray and neutron diffraction

The structure of dilutetium silicon pentaoxide, Lu₂SiO₅, has isolated ionic SiO₄ tetrahedral units and non‐Si‐bonded O atoms in distorted OLu₄ tetrahedra. The OLu₄ tetrahedra form edge‐sharing infinite chains and double O₂Lu₆ tetrahedra along the c axis. The edge‐sharing chains are connected to the O₂Lu₆ double tetrahedra by isolated SiO₄ units. The structure has been determined by neutron diffraction.     

2‐[N‐(X‐Chlorophenyl)carbamoyl]benzenesulfonamide (with X = 2 and 4)

The structures of 2‐[N‐(2‐chlorophenyl)carbamoyl]benzenesulfonamide and 2‐[N‐(4‐chlorophenyl)carbamoyl]benzenesulfonamide, both C₁₃H₁₁ClN₂O₃S, are stabilized by extensive intra‐ and intermolecular hydrogen bonds. In both structures, sulfonamide groups are hydrogen bonded via the N and O atoms and form chains of molecules. The carbamoyl groups are also hydrogen bonded, involving the O and N atoms, further strengthening the polymeric chains running along the c and a axes in the 2‐ and 4‐chloro derivatives, respectively. Carbamoylsulfonamide derivatives are novel compounds with a great potential for medicinal applications.     

2‐Ethyl‐6‐methylpyridin‐3‐ol and its salt bis(2‐ethyl‐3‐hydroxy‐6‐methylpyridinium) succinate

The title compounds, C₈H₁₁NO, (I), and 2C₈H₁₂NO⁺·C₄H₄O₄²⁻, (II), both crystallize in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c. In the crystal structure of (I), intermolecular O—H...N hydrogen bonds combine the molecules into polymeric chains extending along the c axis. The chains are linked by C—H...π interactions between the methylene H atoms and the pyridine rings into polymeric layers parallel to the ac plane. In the crystal structure of (II), the succinate anion lies on an inversion centre. Its carboxylate groups interact with the 2‐ethyl‐3‐hydroxy‐6‐methylpyridinium cations via intermolecular N—H...O hydrogen bonds with the pyridine ring H atoms and O—H...O hydrogen bonds with the hydroxy H atoms to form polymeric chains, which extend along the [01] direction and comprise R₄⁴(18) hydrogen‐bonded ring motifs. These chains are linked to form a three‐dimensional network through nonclassical C—H...O hydrogen bonds between the pyridine ring H atoms and the hydroxy‐group O atoms of neighbouring cations. π–π interactions between the pyridine rings and C—H...π interactions between the methylene H atoms of the succinate anion and the pyridine rings are also present in this network.     

catena‐Poly[[[triaquazinc(II)]‐μ‐2‐nitroterephthalato‐κO1:κ2O4,O4′] monohydrate]

The title complex, {[Zn(C₈H₃NO₆)(H₂O)₃]·H₂O}_n, has a one‐dimensional chain structure. The two carboxylate groups of the dianionic 2‐nitroterephthalate ligand adopt mono‐ and bidentate chelating modes. The Zn atom shows distorted octahedral coordination, bonded to three O atoms from two carboxylate groups and three O atoms of three non‐equivalent coordinated water molecules. The one‐dimensional chains are aggregated into two‐dimensional layers through inter‐chain hydrogen bonding. The whole three‐dimensional structure is further stabilized by inter‐layer hydrogen bonds.     

Polymeric bis(phosphonomethyl­carboxylato)calcium(II) at 85 K

In the crystal structure of the title compond, alternatively called poly[calcium(II)‐di‐μ‐carboxymethylphosphonato], [Ca(C₂H₄O₅P)₂]_n or [Ca(H₂AP)₂]_n, one of the phosphonate O atoms of the phosphonocarboxylate monoanion lies nearly antiperiplanar (ap) to the carboxylic acid C atom. The phosphonate P atom is located −sc and +ac relative to the carboxylic acid O atoms. The overall structure has a layered architecture. The Ca²⁺ cations lie on a twofold axis and are bridged by the phosphonate O atoms to form chains along the c axis, giving layers parallel to (100). There are medium‐strength O—H⃛O and C—H⃛O hydrogen‐bonding interactions stabilizing the layers, and O—H⃛O hydrogen bonds connect adjacent layers.     

Mixed-Anion Cu(II) Complexes with 3-(pyridin-2-yl)pyrazole (L), Syntheses and X-ray Crystal Structure of [Cu(L)2 Br]ClO4 (L=3-(pyridin-2-yl)pyrazole)

Reaction of the ligand 3-(pyridin-2-yl)pyrazole (L) with Cu(ClO₄)₂ and CuX₂ (X=Cl, Br, I) gives complexes with stoichiometry [Cu(L)₂X]ClO₄ (X = Cl, Br, I). The new complexes were characterized by elemental analyses and infrared and electronic spectroscopy. The crystal structure of the [Cu(L)₂Br]ClO₄ was determined by X-ray crystallography. The cation complex (i.e. [Cu(L)₂Br]P) contains copper(II) with a distorted trigonal bipyramid geometry with a Br^― ligand occupying an equatorial site. The penta-coordinated metal atom is bonded to two pyridinic nitrogens, two pyrazolic nitrogens, and one bromide anion. The pyrazolic H atoms are hydrogen bonded to Br atoms, resulting in infinite hydrogen-bonded chains running in the b direction. There are π‐π stacking interactions (charge-transfer arrays) between the parallel aromatic rings belonging to adjacent chains that may help to form hydrogen bonding in the coordination geometry around Cu (II).     

Poly[[triaquazinc(II)]‐μ3‐4‐nitrophthalato‐κ3O1:O2:O2′]

In the title complex, [Zn(C₈H₃NO₆)(H₂O)₃]_n, the two carboxylate groups of the 4‐nitrophthalate dianion ligands have monodentate and 1,3‐bridging modes, and Zn atoms are interconnected by three O atoms from the two carboxylate groups into a zigzag one‐dimensional chain along the b‐axis direction. The Zn atom shows distorted octahedral coordination as it is bonded to three O atoms from carboxylate groups of three 4‐nitrophthalate ligands and to three O atoms of three non‐equivalent coordinated water molecules. The one‐dimensional chains are aggregated into two‐dimensional layers through inter‐chain hydrogen bonding. The whole three‐dimensional structure is further maintained and stabilized by inter‐layer hydrogen bonds.     

Poly[[diaqua(μ3‐3‐nitrophthalato)calcium(II)] monohydrate]

The title 3‐nitrophthalate–calcium coordination polymer, {[Ca(C₈H₃NO₆)(H₂O)₂]·H₂O}_n, crystallizes as a one‐dimensional framework. The Ca^II centre has a distorted pentagonal–bipyramidal geometry, being seven‐coordinated by five O atoms from three different 3‐nitrophthalate groups and by two water molecules, resulting in a one‐dimensional zigzag chain along the a‐axis direction by the interconnection of the four O atoms from the two carboxylate groups. There is a D3 water cluster composed of the coordinated and the solvent water molecules within such chains. Adjacent chains are aggregated into two‐dimensional layers via hydrogen bonds in the c‐axis direction. The whole three‐dimensional structure is further stabilized by weak O—H...O hydrogen bonds between the O atoms of the nitro group and the water molecules.     

Synthesis and characterisation of a novel polymeric Cd complex,catena-(μ-thio)[bis(N-phenylthiourea] bis(dimethylsulphoxide)dichlorocadmium(II)

A new Cd(II) complex, [CdL(DMSO)₂Cl₂] _n , L?=?bis(N-phenylthiourea), has been synthesized and its crystal structure determined from single-crystal diffraction data. The compound is orthorhombic, space group Pna2₁, with a?=?18.728(1), b?=?12.2601(8), c?=?22.879(1)?Å, V?=?5253.3(6)?ų. L acts as an exobidentate neutral ligand and Cd is octahedral, being bonded to two S atoms, two terminal Cl ions and two DMSO solvent molecules. The structure is that of a one-dimensional polymer, with chains running parallel to the b axis. Polymeric chains are stabilized by N–H…Cl hydrogen bonding, while intermolecular S…O contacts connect the chains. Thermal decomposition of the complex starts at 120°C by desolvation and is continuous over the recorded temperature range.     

Bis­(melaminium) dl‐malate tetrahydrate

The crystal structure of the title melaminium salt, bis(2,4,6‐tri­amino‐1,3,5‐triazin‐1‐ium) dl ‐malate tetrahydrate, 2C₃H₇N₆⁺·C₄H₄O₅²⁻·4H₂O, consists of singly protonated melaminium residues, dl ‐malate dianions and water mol­ecules. The melaminium residues are connected into chains by four N—H⃛N hydrogen bonds, and these chains form a stacking structure along the c axis. The dl ‐malate dianions form hydrogen‐bonded chains and, together with hydrogen‐bonded water mol­ecules, form a layer parallel to the (100) plane. The conformation of the malate ion is compared with an ab initio molecular‐orbital calculation. The oppositely charged moieties, i.e. the stacks of melaminium chains and hydrogen‐bonded dl ‐malate anions and water mol­ecules, form a three‐dimensional polymeric structure, in which N—H⃛O hydrogen bonds stabilize the stacking.     

catena‐Poly­[[[di­aqua­bis(5‐chloro­pyridinium‐2‐olato‐κO)copper(II)]‐μ‐pyrazine‐κ2N:N′] diperchlorate]

In the title compound, [Cu(C₅H₄ClNO)₂(C₄H₄N₂)(H₂O)₂](ClO₄)₂, the Cu atom, which lies on an inversion centre, has an octahedral environment. The pyrazine ligand also lies about an inversion centre and links adjacent Cu atoms into a chain running along the b axis; perchlorate anions occupy the space between the chains, and the chains use the coordinated water mol­ecules to link to the anions, resulting in a hydrogen‐bonded ribbon structure. The donor 5‐chloro‐2‐hydroxy­pyridine ligand exists in the zwitterionic form, i.e. 5‐chloro­pyridinium‐2‐olate.     

Strontium tetrafluoridoborate and barium tetrafluoridoborate

In Sr(BF₄)₂, which is isomorphous with the previously published Ca(BF₄)₂, the metal atom possesses a coordination number of 8 with a square‐antiprismatic environment. Each tetrafluoridoborate anion is bonded to four metal centers. In the barium derivative, the metal center, with symmetry 2/m, is surrounded by 14 F atoms. The B atom and two of the three independent F atoms occupy special positions with symmetry m. Each anion is connected to five Ba atoms. This structure differs significantly from an earlier published structure of Ba(BF₄)₂ [published as Ba₂(BF₄)₄; Lin, Cheng, Chen & Huang (1998). Jiegon Huaxue, 17 , 245]. The radial distribution functions for the present Ba(BF₄)₂ and earlier Ba₂(BF₄)₄ structures differ significantly.     

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.     

Polymeric (O‐ethyl di­thio­carbonato)silver(I)

The title compound, [Ag(C₃H₅OS₂)]_n, is polymeric in the solid state and adopts a layered structure in which each Ag atom is five‐coordinated in a distorted trigonal‐bipyramidal geometry defined by four S atoms belonging to four different xanthate groups and by a neigbouring Ag atom [Ag⃛Ag = 3.0540 (8) Å]. Each S atom is three‐coordinated to one C and two Ag atoms. The structure can be envisaged as being formed by Ag₂(S₂COEt)₂ units in which every S atom is bonded to another Ag atom from a different unit and the Ag atoms are also bonded to two different S atoms of two other units. The result is a two‐dimensional network of condensed metallacycles of six or eight atoms.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structures of Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal Complexes of 3,5-Dinitropyrazolyl-4-carboxylate

The synthesis and crystal structures of 3,5-dinitro-1H-pyrazolyl-4-carboxylic acid (H₂dnpzc) and its four complexes with Ca²⁺, Ba²⁺, Na⁺ and K⁺ are reported in this paper. Ca(dnpzc) · 5H₂O exhibits a 1D polymeric structure, whereas Ba(dnpzc) · 4H₂O possesses a 2D structure. The structure of Na₂(dnpzc) · 4H₂O consists of 2D layers of [Na(dnpzc)]^–_n and 1D chains of [Na(H₂O)₃]⁺_n. K₂(dnpzc) · H₂O has a true 3D structure. It was observed that the doubly deprotonated ligand (dnpzc^2–) can act as a versatile bridge to form polymeric structures by varying combinations of its 8 potential donor atoms (two carboxy O atoms, two pyrazolyl N atoms and four nitro O atoms). Particularly in the structure of K₂(dnpzc) · H₂O, all the 8 donor atoms of dnpzc^2– take part in the coordination and as many as 10 potassium atoms are connected by one ligand.     

Three New Iron(II) Thiocyanato Coordination Polymers Based on 4,4′‐Bipyridine as Ligand and the Influence of Methanol on Their Structures

Reaction of iron(II) thiocyanate with 4,4‐bipyridine (bipy) in methanol leads to the formation of three new solvates of different composition depending on the reaction conditions: At room temperature two new ligand‐rich 1:2 (1:2 = ratio between metal and N‐donor ligand) polymorphic forms [Fe(NCS)₂(bipy)₂ · 2MeOH]_n ( 1I ) and [Fe(NCS)₂(bipy)(MeOH)₂ · (bipy)]_n ( 1II ) are obtained, whereas solvothermal conditions leads to the formation of the new ligand‐deficient 1:1 compound [{Fe(NCS)₂(bipy)(MeOH)}₂]_n ( 2 ). All crystal structures were determined by X‐ray single crystal structure analysis. In the crystal structure of modification 1I the metal atoms are coordinated by four bridging bipy ligands, which connect them into layers. The methanol molecules occupy voids in the structure. Compared to 1I in modification 1II the crystal structure contains of linear Fe–bipy–Fe chains, which are further connected by hydrogen bonds between coordinating MeOH and noncoordinated bipy ligands into layers. The ligand‐deficient 1:1 compound 2 shows a completely different coordination topology with linear Fe–bipy–Fe chains, which are connected by coordinating methanol molecules into double‐chains. In all compounds the thiocyanato anions are terminal N‐bonded to the metal atoms. Investigation of the thermal behavior of compound 1I shows a two‐step decomposition, in which ligand‐deficient intermediates are formed. Magnetic measurements on 1I reveal Curie–Weiss paramagnetism with increasing antiferromagnetic interactions on cooling.     

trans‐Diaquabis(nicotinamide‐κN)bis(salicylato‐κO)cobalt(II)

The title compound, [Co(C₇H₅O₃)₂(C₆H₆N₂O)₂(H₂O)₂], forms a three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded supramolecular structure. The Co^II ion is in an octahedral coordination environment comprising two pyridyl N atoms, two carboxylate O atoms and two O atoms from water molecules. Intermolecular N—H...O and O—H...O hydrogen bonds produce R₂²(8), R₂²(12) and R₂²(14) rings, which lead to two‐dimensional chains. An extensive three‐dimensional supramolecular network of C—H...O, N—H...O and O—H...O hydrogen bonds and C—H...π interactions is responsible for crystal structure stabilization. This study is an example of the construction of a supramolecular assembly based on hydrogen bonds in mixed‐ligand metal complexes.     

Anilinium dihydrogen phosphate

The triclinic structure of the title compound, C₆H₈N⁺·H₂PO₄⁻, with three symmetry‐independent structural units (Z′ = 3), is formed of separate organic and inorganic layers alternating along the b axis. The building blocks of the inorganic layer are deformed H₂PO₄ tetrahedra assembled into infinite ladders by short and hence strong hydrogen bonds. The anilinium cations forming the organic layer are not hydrogen bonded to one another, but they are anchored by four N—H...O crosslinks between the dihydrogen phosphate chains of adjacent ladders. Two H atoms of each –NH₃ group then form one normal and one bifurcated N—H...O hydrogen bond to the P=O oxygens of two tetrahedra of one chain, while the third H atom is hydrogen bonded to the nearest O atom of an adjacent chain belonging to another dihydrogen phosphate ladder.