The α‐ and β‐epoxides of 3β‐acet­oxy‐5α‐lanost‐9(11)‐en‐7‐one

The structures of 3β‐acet­oxy‐9α,11α‐ep­oxy‐5α‐lanost‐9(11)‐en‐7‐one and 3β‐acet­oxy‐9β,11β‐ep­oxy‐5α‐lanost‐9(11)‐en‐7‐one, C₃₂H₅₂O₄, differ in their respective substituted cyclo­hexa­none rings but adopt similar conformations in the other three rings. In both of the crystal structures, weak inter­molecular C—H⋯O inter­actions are present.     

(+)‐Gibberellin C: hydrogen‐bonding pattern of the monohydrate of a non‐racemic pentacyclic diterpenoid

In the monohydrate of the title compound, (+)‐2β,4aα‐di­hydroxy‐1,7‐di­methyl‐8‐oxo‐4bβ,7α‐gibbane‐1α,10β‐di­carb­ox­yl­ic acid‐1,4a‐lactone, C₁₉H₂₄O₆·H₂O, intermolecular hydrogen bonding progresses helically along b from carboxyl to ketone [O?O = 2.694 (5) Å]. The carboxyl and lactone carbonyl groups in translationally related mol­ecules within a helix both accept hydrogen bonds from the same water of hydration. The oxy­gen of this water in turn accepts a hydrogen bond from the hydroxyl group of a third screw‐related mol­ecule in an adjacent counterdirectionally oriented helix, yielding a complex three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonding array. Intermolecular O?H—C close contacts were found to the carboxyl and lactone carbonyls, the hydroxyl, and the water.     

3,17‐Dioxoandrost‐4‐en‐4‐yl acetate

The title compound, C₂₁H₂₈O₄, has a 4‐acetoxy substituent positioned on the steroid α face. The six‐membered ring A assumes a conformation intermediate between 1α,2β‐half chair and 1α‐sofa. A long Csp³—Csp³ bond is observed in ring B and reproduced in quantum‐mechanical ab initio calculations of the isolated molecule using a molecular‐orbital Hartree–Fock method. Cohesion of the crystal can be attributed to van der Waals interactions and weak C—H...O hydrogen bonds.     

(–)‐Gibberic acid: hydrogen‐bonding pattern of the monohydrate of a non‐­racemic tetracyclic δ‐keto acid derivative of gibberellin A3

In the the title compound, 1,7‐di­methyl‐8‐oxo‐4bα,7α‐gibba‐1,3,4a(10a)‐triene‐10β‐carboxyl­ic acid monohydrate, C₁₈H₂₀O₃·H₂O, the water of hydration accepts a hydrogen bond from the carboxyl and donates hydrogen bonds to the carboxyl carbonyl and the ketone in two different screw‐related neighbors, which are mutually translational, yielding a complex three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonding array.     

Two isomers of 2,4‐di­benzyl‐8‐azabicyclo­[3.2.1]­octan‐3‐ol

The crystal structures of the title compounds, 2α,4α‐di­benzyl‐3α‐tropanol (2α,4α‐di­benzyl‐8‐methyl‐8‐aza­bi­cyclo­[3.2.1]­octan‐3α‐ol), C₂₂H₂₇NO, (I), and 2α,4α‐di­benzyl‐3β‐tropanol (2α,4α‐di­benzyl‐8‐methyl‐8‐aza­bi­cyclo­[3.2.1]­octan‐3β‐ol), C₂₂H₂₇NO, (II), show that both compounds have a piperidine ring in a chair conformation and a pyrrolidine ring in an envelope conformation. Isomer (I) is asymmetric, the benzyl groups having different orientations, whereas isomer (II) is mirror symmetric, and the N and O atoms, the C atom attached to the hydroxy group, and the methyl C atom attached to the N atom lie on the mirror plane. In the crystal structures of both (I) and (II), the mol­ecules are linked together by intermolecular O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds to form chains that run parallel to the a direction in (I) and parallel to b in (II).     

16α,17α‐Epoxy‐20‐oxopregn‐5‐en‐3β‐yl acetate

The title compound, C₂₃H₃₂O₄, has a 3β configuration, with the epoxy O atom at 16α,17α. Rings A and C have slightly distorted chair conformations. Because of the presence of the C5=C6 double bond, ring B assumes an 8β,9α‐half‐chair conformation slightly distorted towards an 8β‐sofa. Ring D has a conformation close to a 14α‐envelope. The acetoxy and acetyl substituents are twisted with respect to the average molecular plane of the steroid. The conformation of the mol­ecule is compared with that given by a quantum chemistry calculation using the RHF–AM1 (RHF = Roothaan Hartree–Fock) Hamiltonian model. Cohesion of the crystal can be attributed to van der Waals interactions and weak intermolecular C—H?O interactions, which link the mol­ecules head‐to‐tail along [101].     

Five pseudopolymorphs and a cocrystal of nitrofurantoin

The antibiotic nitrofurantoin {systematic name: (E)‐1‐[(5‐nitro‐2‐furyl)methylideneamino]imidazolidine‐2,4‐dione} is not only used for the treatment of urinary tract infections, but also illegally applied as an animal food additive. Since derivatives of 2,6‐diaminopyridine might serve as artificial receptors for its recognition, we crystallized one potential drug–receptor complex, nitrofurantoin–2,6‐diacetamidopyridine (1/1), C₈H₆N₄O₅·C₉H₁₁N₃O₂, (I·II). It is characterized by one N—H...N and two N—H...O hydrogen bonds and confirms a previous NMR study. During the crystallization screening, several new pseudopolymorphs of both components were obtained, namely a nitrofurantoin dimethyl sulfoxide monosolvate, C₈H₆N₄O₅·C₂H₆OS, (Ia), a nitrofurantoin dimethyl sulfoxide hemisolvate, C₈H₆N₄O₅·0.5C₂H₆OS, (Ib), two nitrofurantoin dimethylacetamide monosolvates, C₈H₆N₄O₅·C₄H₉NO, (Ic) and (Id), and a nitrofurantoin dimethylacetamide disolvate, C₈H₆N₄O₅·2C₄H₉NO, (Ie), as well as a 2,6‐diacetamidopyridine dimethylformamide monosolvate, C₉H₁₁N₃O₂·C₃H₇NO, (IIa). Of these, (Ia), (Ic) and (Id) were formed during cocrystallization attempts with 1‐(4‐fluorophenyl)biguanide hydrochloride. Obviously nitrofurantoin prefers the higher‐energy conformation in the crystal structures, which all exhibit N—H...O and C—H...O hydrogen‐bond interactions. The latter are especially important for the crystal packing. 2,6‐Diacetamidopyridine shows some conformational flexibility depending on the hydrogen‐bond pattern.     

16‐(4‐Cyano­benzyl­idene)‐17‐oxo­androst‐5‐en‐3β‐ol

In the title compound, 4‐(3β‐hydroxy‐17‐oxoandrost‐5‐en‐16‐ylidenemethyl)benzonitrile, C₂₇H₃₁NO₂, rings A and C of the steroid nucleus are in chair conformations. The central six‐membered ring B is in an 8β,9α‐half‐chair conformation, while the five‐membered ring D adopts a 13β,14α‐half‐chair conformation. The cyano­benzyl­idene moiety has an E configuration with respect to the carbonyl group at position C17. The dihedral angle between the planes of the steroid nucleus and the cyano­benzyl­idene moiety is 22.61 (15)°. Intermolecular O—H⃛N hydrogen bonds formed between the hydroxyl group of the steroid and the N atom of the cyano­benzyl­idene moiety of symmetry‐related mol­ecules link the steroid mol­ecules into chains which run parallel to the b axis.     

3β,7α,12α‐Tri­formyl­oxy‐24‐nor‐5β‐chol‐22‐ene

The title compound, alternatively called 24‐nor‐5β‐chol‐22‐ene‐3β,7α,12α‐triyl triformate, C₂₆H₃₈O₆, has a cis junction between two of the six‐membered rings. All three of the six‐membered rings have chair conformations that are slightly flattened and the five‐membered ring has a 13β,14α‐half‐chair conformation. The 3β, 7α and 12α ring substituents are axial and the 17β group is equatorial. The 3β‐formyl­oxy group is involved in one weak intermol­ecular C—H⋯O bond, which links the mol­ecules into dimers in a head‐to‐head fashion.     

2‐Amino­pyridinium–fumarate–fumaric acid (2/1/1)

The title complex, 2C₅H₇N₂⁺·C₄H₂O₄²⁻·C₄H₄O₄, contains cyclic eight‐membered hydrogen‐bonded rings involving 2‐­aminopyridinium and fumarate ions. The fumaric acid mol­ecules and fumarate ions lie on inversion centers and are linked into zigzag chains by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The dihedral angle between the pyridinium ring and the hydrogen‐bonded fumarate ion is 7.60 (4)°. The fumarate anion is linked to the pyridinium cations by intermolecular N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. The heterocycle is fully protonated, thus enabling amine–imine tautomerization.     

16‐(4‐Cyanobenzylidene)‐3β‐pyrrolidinoandrost‐5‐en‐17β‐ol monohydrate

In the title compound, C₃₁H₄₀N₂O·H₂O, the outer two six‐membered rings are in chair conformations, while the central ring is in an 8β,9α‐half‐chair conformation. The five‐membered ring adopts a 13β‐envelope conformation and the cyano­benzyl­idene moiety has an E configuration with respect to the hydroxyl group at position 17. The steroid nuclei are linked by intermolecular O—H?O and O—H?N hydrogen bonds to form a molecular network. The molecular packing has an interesting feature, with the steroids aligned parallel to the b axis, forming a closed loop through hydrogen bonds linked via water mol­ecules.     

Hydrogen‐bonded sheet structures in methyl 4‐(4‐chloroanilino)‐3‐nitrobenzoate and methyl 1‐benzyl‐2‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐1H‐benzimidazole‐5‐carboxylate

In methyl 4‐(4‐chloroanilino)‐3‐nitrobenzoate, C₁₄H₁₁ClN₂O₄, (I), there is an intramolecular N—H...O hydrogen bond and the intramolecular distances provide evidence for electronic polarization of the o‐quinonoid type. The molecules are linked into sheets built from N—H...O, C—H...O and C—H...π(arene) hydrogen bonds, together with an aromatic π–π stacking interaction. The molecules of methyl 1‐benzyl‐2‐(4‐chlorophenyl)‐1H‐benzimidazole‐5‐carboxylate, C₂₂H₁₇ClN₂O₂, (II), are also linked into sheets, this time by a combination of C—H...π(arene) hydrogen bonds and aromatic π–π stacking interactions.     

Supramolecular hydrogen‐bonded networks in adeninium phenylacetate phenylacetic acid monohydrate and adeninium 3‐carboxypropionate monohydrate

In the title compounds, C₅H₆N₅⁺·C₈H₇O₂⁻·C₈H₈O₂·H₂O, (I), and C₅H₆N₅⁺·C₄H₃O₄⁻·H₂O, (II), the adeninium cations form N—H...O hydrogen bonds with their anion counterparts and adeninium–adeninium self‐association base pairs with the R₂²(10) motif (Bernstein et al., 1995). A complete hydrogen‐bonding motif analysis is presented. Conventional hydrogen bonds lead to layer structures in (I) and to two‐dimensional infinite polymeric ribbons in (II). C—H...O interactions are found in both structures, while weak π–π stacking interactions are only observed in (I).     

Codeine dihydrogen phosphate hemihydrate

The cation of the title structure [systematic name: (5α,6α)‐6‐hydroxy‐7,8‐didehydro‐4,5‐epoxy‐3‐methoxy‐17‐methylmorphinanium dihydrogen phosphate hemihydrate], C₁₈H₂₂NO₃⁺·H₂PO₄⁻·0.5H₂O, has a T‐shaped conformation. The dihydrogen phosphate anions are linked by O—H...O hydrogen bonds to give an extended ribbon chain. The codeine cations are linked together by O—H...O hydrogen bonds into a zigzag chain. There are also N—H...O bonds between the two types of hydrogen‐bonded units. Addditionally, they are connected to one another via O...H—O—H...O bridging water molecules. The asymmetric unit contains two codeine hydrogen cations, two dihydrogen phosphate anions and one water molecule. This study shows that the water molecules are firmly bound within a complex three‐dimensional hydrogen‐bonded framework.     

Triterpenoide. XIX. 3β‐Hydroxy‐11‐oxo‐18α‐olean‐12‐en‐28‐säure‐methyl­ester und 3,11‐Dioxo‐18α‐olean‐12‐en‐28‐säure‐methyl­ester

The X‐ray crystal structure analyses of 3β‐hydroxy‐11‐oxo‐18α‐olean‐12‐en‐28‐oic acid methyl ester ethanol solvate, C₃₁H₄₈O₄·C₂H₆O, (I), and 3,11‐dioxo‐18α‐olean‐12‐en‐28‐oic acid methyl ester, C₃₁H₄₆O₄, (II), are described. These two compounds differ only in the structure of ring A. In (I), ring A has a chair conformation, while in (II), it has a twisted boat conformation. In both compounds, ring C has a slightly distorted sofa conformation, rings B, D and E are in chair conformations, and rings D and E are trans‐fused. The asymmetric unit of (I) contains one mol­ecule of ethanol linked by hydrogen bonds with two different mol­ecules of (I).     

N—H...O and O—H...O hydrogen‐bonded supramolecular networks in 4‐chloroanilinium, 2‐hydroxyanilinium and 3‐hydroxyanilinium hydrogen phthalates

The title salts, 4‐chloroanilinium hydrogen phthalate (PCAHP), C₆H₇ClN⁺·C₈H₅O₄⁻, 2‐hydroxyanilinium hydrogen phthalate (2HAHP), C₆H₈NO⁺·C₈H₅O₄⁻, and 3‐hydroxyanilinium hydrogen phthalate (3HAHP), C₆H₈NO⁺·C₈H₅O₄⁻, all crystallize in the space group P2₁/c. The asymmetric unit of 2HAHP contains two independent ion pairs. The hydrogen phthalate ions of 2HAHP and 3HAHP show a short intramolecular O—H...O hydrogen bond, with O...O distances ranging from 2.3832 (15) to 2.3860 (14) Å. N—H...O and O—H...O hydrogen bonds, together with short C—H...O contacts in PCAHP and 3HAHP, generate extended hydrogen‐bond networks. PCAHP forms a two‐dimensional supramolecular sheet extending in the (100) plane, whereas 2HAHP has a supramolecular chain running parallel to the [100] direction and 3HAHP has a two‐dimensional network extending parallel to the (001) plane.     

Hydrogen bonding and π–π inter­actions in a laminar structure: benzene‐1,3‐dicarboxylic acid–4‐methyl­pyridine (1/2)

The title complex, C₈H₆O₄·2C₆H₇N, consists of two crystallographically independent 1:2 clusters of benzene‐1,3‐­dicarboxylic acid and 4‐methyl­pyridine. Each cluster, the components of which are linked by O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, is almost planar by alignment of C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Herring‐bone ribbons of clusters are formed by other C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, and these ribbons are further packed to form a laminar structure by π–π inter­actions.     

Two isomeric cucurbitane derivatives

Two isomeric cucurbitane derivatives, 3β,7α,11β‐triacetoxycucurbit‐5(10)‐ene, (I), and 3β,7α,11β‐triacetoxy‐5α‐cucurbit‐1(10)‐ene, (II), both C₃₆H₅₈O₆, have their single endocyclic C=C double bonds in different positions. This results in differences in the conformation of the four‐ring system, which is close to a half‐chair/half‐chair/chair/half‐chair arrangement in (I) and to a half‐chair/twist‐boat/boat/half‐chair arrangement in (II). The orientation of some of the substituents is also different; the 3β‐acetoxy group is in an equatorial position in (I) but in an axial position in (II), while the 11β‐acetoxy group occupies an axial position in (I) and an equatorial position in (II). The asymmetric unit of (I) contains two symmetry‐independent molecules which do not differ significantly, being related by a pseudo‐twofold axis of symmetry. In both structures, the aliphatic chain fragments are disordered and the disorder persists at lower temperatures.     

An unusual conformation of gabapentin (Gpn) in Pyr‐Gpn‐NH‐NH‐Pyr stabilized by weak interactions

The crystal structure of N‐[(1‐{2‐oxo‐2‐[2‐(pyrazin‐2‐ylcarbonyl)hydrazin‐1‐yl]ethyl}cyclohexyl)methyl]pyrazine‐2‐carboxamide monohydrate (Pyr‐Gpn‐NN‐NH‐Pyr·H₂O), C₁₉H₂₃N₇O₃·H₂O, reveals an unusual trans–gauche (tg⁻) conformation for the gabapentin (Gpn) residue around the C^γ—C^β (θ₁) and C^β—C^α (θ₂) bonds. The molecular conformation is stabilized by intramolecular N—H...N hydrogen bonds and weak C—H...O interactions. The packing of the molecules in the crystal lattice shows a network of strong N—H...O and O—H...O hydrogen bonds together with weak C—H...O and π–π inteactions.     

Hydro­gen bonding in substituted nitro­anilines: isolated nets in 1,3‐­diamino‐4‐nitrobenzene and continuously interwoven nets in 3,5‐­dinitro­aniline

Molecules of 1,3‐diamino‐4‐nitrobenzene, C₆H₇N₃O₂, are linked by N—H?O hydrogen bonds [N?O 2.964 (2) and 3.021 (2) Å; N—H?O 155 and 149°] into (4,4) nets. In 3,5‐di­nitro­aniline, C₆H₅N₃O₄, where Z′ = 2, the mol­ecules are linked by three N—H?O hydrogen bonds [N?O 3.344 (2)–3.433 (2) Å and N—H?O 150–167°] into deeply puckered nets, each of which is interwoven with its two immediate neighbours.