An anthracene dimer with a fused 1,3‐dithiole ring at 193 K

The first butterfly‐shaped anthracene dimer including S atoms,8,9‐di­hydro‐3a,8[1′,2′]:9,13b[1′′,2′′]­di­benzeno­dibenzo­[3,4:7,8]cyclo­octa­[1,2‐d]‐1,3‐di­thiole, C₂₉H₂₀S₂, contains an exceptionally long Csp³—Csp³ bond of 1.672 (2) Å in the fused 1,3‐di­thiole ring. The length of the other bond bridging the anthracene moieties is 1.604 (3) Å.     

N‐Ethylpyridinium bis(2‐thioxo‐1,3‐dithiole‐4,5‐dithiolato)nickelate

The title compound, (C₇H₁₀N)[Ni(C₃S₅)₂] or (Etpy)[Ni(dmit)₂] (where Etpy is the N‐ethyl­pyridinium cation, C₇H₁₀N⁺, and dmit is the 2‐thio­xo‐1,3‐di­thiole‐4,5‐di­thiol­ate dianion, C₃S₅²⁻), crystallizes in the P space group with two mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit. The [Ni(dmit)₂]⁻ monoanion has a planar D_2h conformation, with the central Ni atom and the four coordinated S atoms forming an NiS₄ square plane. The six‐membered ring of the Etpy cation also shows good planarity, as expected. There are two main types of disorder in the two Etpy cations. Several short intermolecular interactions are present, such as S⋯S, Ni⋯S and Ni⋯Ni, which help to form the enhanced three‐dimensional structure of the crystal.     

catena‐Poly[[diisothio­cyanato­cad­mium(II)]‐bis­[μ‐1,3‐bis­(1,2,4‐triazol‐1‐ylmeth­yl)benzene‐κ2N4:N4′]]: a double‐chain coordination polymer

The coordination geometry of the Cd^II atom in the title complex, [Cd(NCS)₂(C₁₂H₁₂N₆)₂]_n or [Cd(NCS)₂(mbtz)₂]_n, where mbtz is 1,3‐bis­(1,2,4‐triazol‐1‐ylmeth­yl)benzene, is a distorted compressed octa­hedron in which the Cd^II atom lies on an inversion centre, coordinated by four N atoms from the triazole rings of four mbtz ligands and two N atoms from two monodentate NCS⁻ ligands. The structure is polymeric, with 24‐membered spiro‐fused rings extending along [100] and with the 24‐membered ring containing two inversion‐related mbtz mol­ecules.     

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.     

Four cyclo­alkane­spiro‐4′‐imidazolidine‐2′,5′‐dithiones

The crystal structures of four cyclo­alkane­spiro‐4′‐imidazolidine‐2′,5′‐dithiones, namely cyclo­pentane­spiro‐4′‐imidazolidine‐2′,5′‐dithione {systematic name: 1,3‐diaza­spiro­[4.4]­nonane‐2,4‐dithione}, C₇H₁₀N₂S₂, cyclo­hexane­spiro‐4′‐imidazolidine‐2′,5′‐dithione {systematic name: 1,3‐diaza­spiro­[4.5]decane‐2,4‐dithione}, C₈H₁₂N₂S₂, cyclo­heptane­spiro‐4′‐imidazolidine‐2′,5′‐dithione {systematic name: 1,3‐diaza­spiro­[4.6]undecane‐2,4‐dithione}, C₉H₁₄N₂S₂, and cyclo­octane­spiro‐4′‐imidazolidine‐2′,5′‐dithione {systematic name: 1,3‐di­aza­spiro­[4.7]dodecane‐2,4‐dithione}, C₁₀H₁₆N₂S₂, have been determined. The three‐dimensional packing in all of the structures is based on closely similar chains, in which hydantoin moieties are linked through N—H⋯S hydrogen bonding. The size of the cyclo­alkane moiety influences the degree of its deformation. In the cyclo­octane compound, the cyclo­octane ring assumes both boat–chair and boat–boat conformations.     

2,4‐Diamino‐5‐(1‐naphthyl)‐3,5‐diaza‐1‐azoniaspiro[5.5]undeca‐1,3‐diene chloride

The title salt, C₁₈H₂₂N₅⁺·Cl^?, is a member of a new series of lipophilic 4,6‐di­amino spiro‐s‐triazines which are potent in­hib­itors of di­hydro­folate reductase. The protonated triazine ring deviates from planarity, whereas the cyclo­hexane ring adopts a chair conformation. A rather unusual hydrogen‐bonding scheme exists in the crystal. There is a centrosymmetric arrangement involving two amino groups and two triazine ring N atoms, with graph‐set R(8) and an N?N distance of 3.098 (3) Å, flanked by two additional R(8) systems, involving two amino groups, a triazine ring N atom and a Cl^? anion, with N?Cl distances in the range 3.179 (2)–3.278 (2) Å. Furthermore, the Cl^? anion, the protonated triazine ring N atom and an amino group form a hydrogen‐bonding system with graph‐set R(6).     

Diphenyl(2‐thioxo‐1,3‐dithiole‐4,5‐di­thiolato‐S,S′)plumbane at 295 K and diphenyl(2‐thioxo‐1,3‐dithiole‐4,5‐di­thiolato‐S,S′)stannane at 150 K

Molecules of di­phenyl(2‐thio­xo‐1,3‐di­thiole‐4,5‐di­thiol­ato‐S,S′)­plumbane, [Pb(C₃S₅)(C₆H₅)₂], are linked into sheets via two intermolecular Pb?S_thione interactions of 3.322 (4) and 3.827 (4) Å; the Pb centre has a distorted octahedral geometry. In contrast, mol­ecules of ­di­phenyl(2‐thio­xo‐1,3‐di­thiole‐4,5‐di­thiol­ato‐S,S′)­stannane, [Sn(C₃S₅)(C₆H₅)₂], are linked into chains via a single intermolecular Sn—S_thione interaction of 2.8174 (9) Å; the Sn centre has a distorted trigonal‐bipy­ramidal geometry.     

7‐Phenyl‐1‐oxa‐4‐thiaspiro[4.5]decan‐7‐ol stereoisomers

The stereoisomers of 7‐phenyl‐1‐oxa‐4‐thia­spiro­[4.5]­decan‐7‐ol, C₁₄H₁₈O₂S, have the same stereochemistry at the C atom bearing an OH group, i.e. axial OH and equatorial phenyl groups. However, the acetal S and O atoms are axial and equatorial, respectively, in one isomer and reversed in the second. Furthermore, the crystals of one isomer are composed of hydrogen‐bonded mol­ecules involving the hydroxyl H atom and the O atom of the five‐membered heterocyclic ring, with an O?O distance of 2.962 (3) Å, forming a polymeric chain along the b axis. The asymmetric unit of the other isomer is composed of two mol­ecules, wherein hydroxyl H atoms and the O atoms of the five‐membered heterocyclic rings display intramolecular O—H?O hydrogen bonds with O?O separations of 2.820 (2) and 2.834 (2) Å.     

Dichloro(2,2′‐diamino‐4,4′‐bi‐1,3‐thiazole‐N3,N3′)copper(II)

The title complex, [CuCl₂(C₆H₆N₄S₂)], has a flattened tetrahedral coordination. The Cu^II atom is located on a twofold rotation axis and is coordinated by two N atoms from a chelating 2,2′‐di­amino‐4,4′‐bi‐1,3‐thia­zole ligand and by two Cl atoms. Intramolecular hydrogen bonding exists between the amino groups of the 2,2′‐di­amino‐4,4′‐bi‐1,3‐thia­zole ligand and the Cl atoms. The intermolecular separation of 3.425 (1) Å between parallel bi­thia­zole rings suggests there is a π–π interaction between them.     

1,3‐Thia­zolidine derivatives from regioselective [2+3]‐cyclo­additions of azomethine yl­ides with thio­ketones

The title compounds, namely di­methyl (2RS)‐2,3‐di­phenyl‐1,3‐thia­zolidine‐5‐spiro‐2′‐adam­antane‐4,4‐di­carboxyl­ate methanol sol­vate, C₂₈H₃₁NO₄S·0.275CH₄O, and di­methyl (4RS)‐3,4‐di­phenyl‐1,3‐thia­zolidine‐5‐spiro‐9′‐(9′H‐fluorene)‐2,2‐di­car­box­ylate, C₃₁H₂₅NO₄S, were obtained from dipolar [2+3]‐cyclo­additions of an azo­methine yl­ide with adamantane­thione and thio­fluorenone, respectively. The structures show that the choice of thio­ketone affects the regioselectivity of the cyclo­addition. The asymmetric unit of the former structure contains two mol­ecules of the thia­zolidine derivative plus a site for a partial occupancy (55%) methanol mol­ecule. O—H⋯O and C—H⋯O interactions link two of each of these entities into closed centrosymmetric hexamers. The five‐membered ring in each structure has an envelope conformation.     

(4S,5S)‐(+)‐4‐Hydro­xy­methyl‐2,5‐di­phenyl­oxazoline

The absolute configuration of the title compound, alter­natively called (+)‐(4,5‐di­hydro‐2,5‐di­phenyl­oxazol‐4‐yl)­methanol, C₁₆H₁₅NO₂, has been confirmed as 4S,5S. The hydroxy­methyl group and phenyl ring at the asymmetric C atoms exhibit β and α orientations, respectively. The exocyclic C—C bonds at the asymmetric C atoms are mutually anticlinal (?ac). The hydroxyl group and the N atom of the oxazoline ring are involved in an intermolecular hydrogen bond leading to chains of mol­ecules.     

N‐{4‐Bromo‐2‐[(3‐bromo‐1‐phenylsulfonyl‐1H‐indol‐2‐yl)methyl]‐5‐methoxyphenyl}acetamide

In the title compound, C₂₄H₂₀Br₂N₂O₄S, the indole ring system is planar and the S atom has a distorted tetrahedral configuration. The sulfonyl‐bound phenyl ring is orthogonal to the indole ring system and the conformation of the phenyl­sulfonyl substituent with respect to the indole moiety is influenced by intramolecular C—H⃛O hydrogen bonds involving the two sulfonyl O atoms. The mean plane through the acetyl­amido group makes a dihedral angle of 57.0 (1)° with the phenyl ring of the benzyl moiety. In the crystal, glide‐related mol­ecules are linked together by N—H⃛O hydrogen bonds and C—H⃛π interactions to form molecular chains, which extend through the crystal. Inversion‐related chains are interlinked by C—H⃛π interactions to form molecular layers parallel to the bc plane. These layers are interconnected through π–π interactions involving the five‐ and six‐membered rings of the indole moiety.     

2,3‐Dihydro‐3‐methyl‐2‐nitrimino‐1,3‐thiazole

The title compound {alternatively, 3‐methyl‐2‐[oxido(oxo)hydrazono]‐2,3‐dihydro‐1,3‐thiazole}, C₄H₅N₃O₂S, was obtained by methyl­ation of N‐(2‐thia­zolyl)­nitr­amine. The molecule lies on a mirror plane and the thia­zole ring is planar, regular in shape and aromatic. The S atom participates in the aromatic sextet via an electron pair on the 3p_z orbital. In the crystal, the mol­ecules are arranged in parallel layers, bound to each other by weak C—H?O and C—H?N hydrogen bonds and by S?O dipolar interactions, with an interlayer separation of 3.23 Å.     

3,9‐Bis(dicyanomethylene)‐2,4,8,10‐tetrathiaspiro[5.5]undecane

The title compound, 2,2′‐(2,4,8,10‐tetra­thia­spiro­[5.5]­undec­ane‐3,9‐diyl­idene)­bis­(propane­di­nitrile), C₁₃H₈N₄S₄, has been designed and synthesized for use as a potential new organic molecular electronic material. The spiro‐annulated structure has twofold symmetry and is formed by two equal push–pull ethyl­ene units, with the cyclo­alkyl­thio groups as electron donors and the cyano groups as electron acceptors. The intermolecular S?N non‐bonded separation within a layer in the lattice is 3.296 (6) Å, indicating a strong intermolecular interaction between the cyano groups and the S atoms, while the S atoms in two neighbouring mol­ecules have a shortest S?S contact of 3.449 (3) Å. In addition, attractive C—H?N and C—H?S interactions bridge adjacent mol­ecules either within a layer or between layers. In short, these four types of intermolecular interactions combine to form an extended three‐dimensional network in the lattice, resulting in a highly ordered array of molecular packing.     

Di‐μ‐sulfido‐bis[diaqua(18‐crown‐6)­barium(II)]–saccharin (1/2)

The mol­ecule of the title compound {systematic name: di‐μ‐sulfido‐bis[di­aqua(1,4,7,10,13,16‐hexaoxa­cyclo­octade­cane‐κ⁶O)barium(II)] bis­[1,2‐benzisothiazol‐3(2H)‐one 1,1‐dioxide]}, [Ba₂S₂(C₁₂H₂₄O₆)₂(H₂O)₄](C₇H₅NO₃S)₂, lies on an inversion centre. The Ba^II atom encapsulated by the 18‐crown‐6 ring is coordinated by the six O atoms of the crown, two water O atoms and two bridging S atoms. The four‐membered ring composed of the Ba^II atoms and the bridging S atoms makes a dihedral angle of 67.1 (1)° with the crown‐ether ring. The aromatic ring system of the saccharin moiety is essentially planar. The packing is built up from layers of the mol­ecules and is stabilized by three intermolecular O—H?O hydrogen bonds.     

The infinite double‐stranded chain polymer catena‐poly­[[bis­(dicyan­amido)­zinc(II)]‐di‐μ‐1,2‐bis(1,2,4‐triazol‐1‐yl)­ethane‐κ4N4:N4′]

The coordination geometry of the Zn^II atom in the title complex, [Zn(C₂N₃)₂(C₆H₈N₆)₂]_n or [Zn(dca)₂(bte)₂]_n, where bte is μ‐1,2‐bis(1,2,4‐triazol‐1‐yl)­ethane and dca is dicyan­amide, is distorted compressed octahedral, in which the Zn^II atom lies on an inversion center and coordinates four N atoms from the triazole rings of four symmetry‐related bte ligands and two N atoms from two symmetry‐related monodentate dca ligands. The structure is polymeric, with 18‐membered spiro‐fused rings extending in the b direction and each 18‐membered ring involving two inversion‐related bte mol­ecules.     

catena‐Poly[[[N,N′‐bis­(salicyl­idene)propane‐1,3‐diaminato]cobalt(III)]‐μ‐azido] and catena‐poly[[[N,N′‐bis(salicyl­idene)propane‐1,3‐diaminato]cobalt(III)]‐μ‐thio­cyanato]

The two title complexes, catena‐poly[[{2,2′‐[1,3‐propane­diylbis(nitrilo­methyl­idyne)]diphenolato}cobalt(III)]‐μ‐azido], [Co(C₁₇H₁₆N₂O₂)(N₃)]_n, (I), and catena‐poly[[{2,2′‐[1,3‐propane­diylbis(nitrilo­methyl­idyne)]diphenolato}cobalt(III)]‐μ‐thio­cyanato], [Co(C₁₇H₁₆N₂O₂)(NCS)]_n, (II), are isomorphous polynuclear cobalt(III) compounds. In both structures, the Co^III atom is six‐coordinated in an octa­hedral configuration by two N atoms and two O atoms of one Schiff base, and two terminal N or S atoms from two bridging ligands. The [N,N′‐bis­(salicyl­idene)propane‐1,3‐diaminato]cobalt(III) moieties are linked by the bridging ligands, viz. azide in (I) and thio­cyanate in (II), giving zigzag polymeric chains with backbones of the type [–Co—N—N—N—Co]_n in (I) or [–Co—N—C—S—Co]_n in (II) running along the c axis.     

4,5‐Di­hydro‐3‐methyl‐5‐(4‐methyl­phenyl)‐1H‐pyrazole‐1‐carbox­amide

The reaction between 4‐(4‐methyl­phenyl)­but‐3‐en‐2‐one and amino­guanidine produced an unexpected product of formula C₁₂H₁₅N₃O, consisting of a carbox­amide moiety joined to a substituted pyrazoline ring at one of the N atoms. The pyrazoline ring adopts a flat‐envelope conformation and the substituted phenyl ring is oriented almost perpendicular to the heterocycle. The carbonyl O atom has partial anionic character as a result of the transfer of π density from the two adjacent sp² N atoms and is involved in an intermolecular hydrogen bond with the amide group.     

Bis(2,2′‐bipyridine)iodo­(oxo)tri‐μ3‐sulfido‐tricopper(I)tungsten(VI)

The title nest‐shaped cluster, [Cu₃WIOS₃(C₁₀H₈N₂)₂], has been synthesized by the reaction of (NH₄)₂[WOS₃], CuI and 2,2′‐bipyridine (bipy) in dimethyl­formamide under a purified nitro­gen atmosphere. The cluster has a neutral skeleton containing the bipy ligands, and the central W atom is tetra­hedrally coordinated by three S atoms and one O atom. The three Cu atoms are divided into two different kinds. Two Cu atoms adopt distorted tetra­hedral geometry, with each Cu atom coordinated by two S atoms and the two N atoms of a bipy ligand. The other Cu atom adopts a trigonal mode surrounded by two S atoms and one I atom.     

2,5‐Dichloro‐2,5‐dihydro­thio­phene 1‐oxide: determinaton of the complete stereochemistry

The title five‐membered heterocycle, C₄H₄Cl₂OS, adopts an envelope conformation with the S atom at the tip of the flap. All three ring substituents, viz. the sulfoxide O atom and the two Cl atoms, are cis to each other. The two C atoms α to the sulfoxide group are also bonded to chlorine. The electron‐withdrawing chlorine substituents give rise to weak C—H·O hydrogen bonds with the sulfoxide O atom of a symmetry‐related mol­ecule [H·O = 2.44 (2) and 2.61 (2) Å, C·O = 3.143 (3) and 3.302 (2) Å and C—H·O = 129.9 (19) and 135.1 (19)°]. There is also a possible weak C—H·Cl inter­action. Chains of mol­ecules held together by these weak inter­actions run parallel to the a axis.