Coordination dimers constructed from metal(II) halides and the organic ligand 1,2-dimethoxy- 4,5-bis(2-pyridylethynyl)benzene

A series of new coordination compounds has been synthesized using the organic ligand 1,2-dimethoxy-4,5-bis(2-pyridylethynyl)benzene (dmpeb). The compounds all form dimers consisting of two metal cations bridged by two ligand molecules. Charge balance is provided by halide ligands, and the four-coordinate metal centers are distorted from the ideal tetrahedral environment. [CoCl₂(dmpeb)]₂ (1) crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/n with a = 8.5272(6) Å, b = 18.3653(13) Å, c = 13.3493(9) Å, β = 103.574(2)^°, V = 2032.2(2) ų, Z = 2. [ZnCl₂(dmpeb)]₂ (2) is isostructural to 1 and has the cell parameters a = 8.5495(4) Å, b = 18.4049(8) Å, c = 13.3692(6) Å, β = 103.4460(10)^°, V = 2046.01(16) ų, Z = 2. [ZnBr₂(dmpeb)]₂ (3) is also isostructural to 1 with a = 8.7882(5) Å, b = 18.7260(12) Å, c = 13.3857(8) Å, β = 102.5990(10)^°, V = 2149.8(2) ų, Z = 2. Additionally, the compounds [ZnI₂(dmpeb)]₂ (4, cell parameters: a = 8.9650(5) Å, b = 19.1251(10) Å, c = 13.4160(7) Å, β = 101.1660(10)^°, V = 2256.7(2) ų, Z = 2), [HgCl₂(dmpeb)]₂ (5, cell parameters: a = 8.8457(7) Å, b = 18.4030(15) Å, c = 13.3711(11) Å, β = 104.246(2)^°, V = 2109.7(3) ų, Z = 2), and [HgBr₂(dmpeb)]₂ (6, cell parameters: a = 9.0576(5) Å, b = 18.8634(11) Å, c = 13.4535(8) Å, β = 102.9780(10)^°, V = 2239.9(2) ų, Z = 2) are also isostructural to 1. A seventh dimeric compound, [HgI₂(dmpeb)]₂, not isostructural to the others was also characterized by X-ray crystallography. [HgI₂(dmpeb)]₂ (7) crystallizes in the triclinic space group P-1 with a = 8.8028(5) Å, b = 12.0990(7) Å, c = 12.4082(7) Å, α = 109.7240(10)^°, β = 107.3680(10)^°, γ = 93.0880(10)^°, V = 1169.57(12) ų, Z = 1.     

Crystal chemistry of KCuMn<Subscript>3</Subscript>(VO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>3</Subscript> in the context of detailed systematics of the alluaudite family

The crystal structure of new manganese potassium copper vanadate KCuMn₃(VO₄)₃, which was prepared by the hydrothermal synthesis in the K₂CO₃–CuO–MnCl₂–V₂O₅–H₂O system, was studied by X-ray diffraction (R = 0.0355): a = 12.396(1) Å, b = 12.944(1) Å, c = 6.9786(5) Å, β = 112.723(1)°, sp. gr. C2/c, Z = 4, ρ_calc = 3.938 g/cm³. A comparative analysis of the crystal-chemical features of the new representative of the alluaudite family and related structures of minerals and synthetic phosphates, arsenates, and vanadates of the general formula A(1)A(1)′A(1)″A(2)A(2)′M(1)M(2)₂(TO₄)₃ (where A are sites in the channels of the framework composed of MО₆ octahedra and TО₄ tetrahedra) was performed. A classification of these structures into subgroups according to the occupancy of A sites is suggested.     

The crystal structure of vyuntspakhite: A redetermination

The crystal structure of the mineral vyuntspakhite (Y, TR)₆{Al₂(OH)₃[H_1.48Si_1.88O₇][SiO₄][SiO₃(OH)]}₂(a = 5.7551(11) Å, b = 14.752(3) Å, c = 15.906(4) Å, β = 96.046(4)°, sp. gr. P2₁/n, Z = 2), which had been established earlier in the pseudo-unit cell, is redetermined by X-ray diffraction (R = 0.040, T = 100 K). The redetermination of the structure shows that pronounced pseudotranslation along the axis c′ = c/3 is associated with the fact that Y(TR) atoms are related by a 1/3 translation along the [001] direction. Most of the hydrogen atoms are located. The crystal-chemical function of hydrogen bonds is analyzed. In the unit cell of vyuntspakhite, the cationic layers consisting of edge-sharing (Y,TR) eight-vertex polyhedra alternate along the b axis with mixed anionic layers composed of isolated Si tetrahedra (orthotetrahedra), Si₂O₇ double-tetrahedra (diortho) groups, Al five-vertex polyhedra, and Al₂O₈ double-tetrahedra groups linked by shared vertices and through hydrogen bonding.     

X-ray mapping in heterocyclic design: XII. X-ray diffraction study of 2-pyridones containing cycloalkane fragments annelated to the C(5)-C(6) bond

The structures of 4,6-dimethyl-1H-pyridin-2-one [a = 6.125(2) Å, b = 15.153(4) Å, and c = 14.477(4) Å, Z = 8, space group Pbca], the 2: 1: 1 complex of 4-methyl-1,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-cyclopenta[b]pyridin-2-one with phosphoric acid and methanol [a = 11.181(2) Å, b = 14.059(6) Å, c = 13.593(4) Å, β = 97.78(2)°, Z = 8, space group P2₁/n], 4-methyl-1,5,6,7,8,9-hexahydro-2H-cyclohepta[b]pyridin-2-one [a = 12.565(6) Å, b = 5.836(6) Å, c = 13.007(3) Å, β = 93.10(3)°, Z = 4, space group P2₁/n], and 4-methyl-5,6,7,8,9,10-hexahydrocycloocta[b]pyridin-2(1H)-one [a = 12.955(3) Å, b = 6.1595(15) Å, c = 13.038(3) Å, β = 95.50(2)°, Z = 4, space group P2₁/n] are determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The structures are solved by direct methods and refined by the full-matrix least-squares procedure in the anisotropic approximation to R = 0.0755, 0.0644, 0.0754, and 0.0569, respectively. The structures of 4-methyl-1,5,6,7-tetrahydro-2H-cyclopenta[b]pyridin-2-one [a = 7.353(4) Å, b = 8.176(4) Å, c = 13.00(1) Å, β = 105.64(2)°, Z = 4, space group P2₁/c] and 2-oxo-1,2,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carbonitrile [a = 5.9870(2) Å, b = 16.5280(5) Å, c = 9.6540(3) Å, β = 111.52(4)°, Z = 4, space group P2₁/c] are studied by the powder diffraction technique. The structures are solved using the grid search procedure and refined by the Rietveld method to R _wp = 0.108 and 0.058, R_exp = 0.032 and 0.027, R _p = 0.076 and 0.043, R _b = 0.123 and 0.077, and χ² = 7.9 and 3.64, respectively. In all the structures, hydrogen bonds involving the N, H, and O atoms of the pyridone fragment are formed.     

Synthesis and structure of a terephthalato-bridged nickel complex [Ni(tpt)(imi)<Subscript>3</Subscript>(H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O)]<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>

At room temperature, a new coordination polymer [Ni(tpt)(imi)₃(H₂O)]n was synthesized by the reaction of NiCl₂?6H₂O, terephthalic acid, and imidazole in aqueous solution. The structure was determined by X-ray crystallography. It crystallizes in monoclinicP2₁/n space group with the crystal cell parameters ofa = 9.8626(4) Å,b = 15.2498(3) Å, andc = 12.7681(3)Å, β = 90.309(2)^°,V = 1920.33(10) ų, andZ = 4. The crystal X-ray analysis shows that each nickel atom is coordinated by three imidazole ligands, two terephthalate ions, and one water molecule. Each terephthalate ion bridges two nickel atoms to form a zigzag chain. The chains are further linked together via hydrogen bonds to a three-dimensional network.     

Birefringence of (NH<Subscript>4</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>SO<Subscript>4</Subscript> crystals under the action of uniaxial pressures

The influence of uniaxial mechanical pressure σ _m ≤ 150 bar on the spectral (300–800 nm) dependence of the birefringence Δn _i of (NH₄)₂SO₄ crystals is studied. The dispersion Δn _i (λ) is shown to be normal and greatly increases when approaching the absorption edge. Uniaxial pressure changes the value of dispersion dΔn _i /dλ but not its character. It is found that the simultaneous action of pressures σ _x ～ σ y ～ 560 bar results in the occurrence of a uniaxial isotropic state. Piezoelectric constants of the crystals are estimated.     

A necessary condition for the formation of a bisystem molecular crystal

A hypothesis is formulated which states that the necessary condition for the existence of a bisystem molecular crystal is the approximate equality of the total energies of the interactions of two symmetrically independent molecules N and N′ with their environment in the crystal structure (U_Σ). The hypothesis was tested on four crystalline organic compounds of the structure class P2₁/c, Z = 8(1, 1). The computations in the atom-atom approximation demonstrated that the energies U_Σ(N) and U_Σ(N′) have very close values despite the different coordination numbers of the molecules and a difference in the structures of the molecular agglomerates that include the molecules N and N′.     

Crystal structure of a new polar borate Na<Subscript>2</Subscript>Ce<Subscript>2</Subscript>[BO<Subscript>2</Subscript>(OH)][BO<Subscript>3</Subscript>]<Subscript>2</Subscript> · H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O with isolated boron triangles

Crystals of a new polar borate Na₂Ce₂[BO₂(OH)][BO₃]₂ · H₂O were prepared by hydrothermal synthesis. The crystals are orthorhombic, a = 7.2295(7) Å, b = 11.2523(8) Å, c = 5.1285(6) Å, Z = 2, sp. gr. C2mm (Amm2), R = 0.0253. The formula of the compound was derived from the structure determination. The Ce and Na atoms are coordinated by nine and six O atoms, respectively. The Ce position is split, and a small amount of Ce is incorporated into the Na1 site with the isomorphous substitution for Na. The anionic moieties exist as isolated BO₃ and BO₂(OH) triangles. The planes of the BO₂(OH) triangles with mm2 symmetry are parallel to the ab plane. The planes of the BO₃ triangles with m symmetry are perpendicular to the ab plane and are rotated in a diagonal way. The splitting of the Ce positions and the polar arrangement of the BO₂(OH) triangles, water molecules, and Na atoms are observed along the polar a axis. The new structure is most similar to the new borate NaCa₄[BO₃]₃ (sp. gr. Ama2), in which triangles of one type are arranged in a polar fashion along the c axis. Weak nonlinear-optical properties of both polar borates are attributed to the quenching of the second-harmonic generation due to the mutually opposite orientation of two-thirds of B triangles in the unit cell.     

X-ray structure analysis of 4-cyano-4′-<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>-undecyloxybiphenyl

The structure of a liquid crystal of 4-cyano-4′-n-undecyloxybiphenyl (C₂₄H₃₁NO) is determined by X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system (space group C2/c) with the unit cell parameters a = 84.108(7) Å, b = 7.159(2) Å, c = 6.922(2) Å, and β = 91.6(4)°. The structure has been solved by direct methods and refined to the residual index R₁ = 0.067. Both phenyl rings are almost planar, and the dihedral angle between these rings is 31.5(6)°.     

Synthesis and structure of Cs[UO<Subscript>2</Subscript>(SeO<Subscript>4</Subscript>)(OH)] · <Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis>H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O (<Emphasis Type="Italic">n</Emphasis> = 1.5 or 1)

The synthesis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction study of Cs[UO₂(SeO₄)(OH)] · 1.5H₂O (I) and Cs[UO₂(SeO₄)(OH)] · H₂O (II) are performed. Compound I crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system, a = 7.2142(2) Å, b = 14.4942(4) Å, c = 8.9270(3) Å, β = 112.706(1)°, space group P2₁/m, Z = 4, and R = 0.0222. Compound II is monoclinic, a = 8.4549(2) Å, b = 11.5358(3) Å, c = 9.5565(2) Å, β = 113.273(1)°, space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, and R = 0.0219. The main structural units of crystals I and II are [UO₂(SeO₄)(OH)]^? layers which belong to the AT ³ M ² crystal chemical group of uranyl complexes (A = UO ₂ ²⁺ , T ³ = SeO₄ ^2?, and M ² = OH^?). In structure I, johannite-like layers are found. Structure II is a topological isomer of I. The two structures differ in the number of U(VI) atoms bound to the central atom by all bridging ligands.     

Crystal structure of tris(methylcyclopentadienyl) tetrahydrofuranatosamarium

The first crystal structure of tris(methylcyclopentadienyl) tetrahydrofuranato (THF) lanthanide complexes, (CH₃Cp)₃Sm · THF, is determined. The complex crystallizes from mixed solvents of tetrahydrofuran and hexane as a monomer in the orthorhombic space group Pc2₁n with the unit cell parameters a = 9.135(2) Å, b = 13.263(2) Å, c = 16.176(3) Å, and Z = 4.     

X-ray mapping in heterocyclic design: XIV. Tricyclic heterocycles based on 2-Oxo-1,2,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carbonitrile

The structures of four compounds are studied using single-crystal X-ray diffraction: 1-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxoethyl]-2-oxo-1,2,5,6,7,8-hexahydroquinoline-3-carbonitrile [a = 4.908(4) Å, b = 11.644(10) Å, c = 13.587(2) Å, β = 94.31(5)°, Z = 2, space group P2₁]; 2-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxoethoxy]-5,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-3-carbonitrile [a = 7.6142(8) Å, b = 14.778(2) Å, c = 14.132(2) Å, β = 100.38(1)°, Z = 4, space group P2₁/c]; 4-(aminocarbonyl)-2-(chlorophenyl)-6,7,8,9-tetrahydro[1.3]oxazolo[3,2-a]quinolin-3-ium per-chlorate [a = 5.589(7) Å, b = 24.724(15) Å, c = 13.727(5) Å, β = 97.66(9)°, Z = 4, space group P2₁/n]; and (3-amino-5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofuro[2,3-b]quinolin-2-yl)-(4-chlorophenyl) methanone [a = 7.150(2) Å, b = 7.4288(10) Å, c = 15.314(3) Å, α = 98.030(10)°, β = 99.21(2)°, γ = 105.34(2)°, Z = 2, space group \(P\bar 1\)]. The structures are solved by direct methods and refined by the full-matrix least-squares procedure in the anisotropic approximation to R = 0.0728, 0.0439, 0.1228, and 0.0541, respectively. The structure of 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4-piperidin-1-yl-8,9-dihydro-7H-pyrrolo[3.2.1-ij]quinoline-5-carboxamide [a = 23.9895(9) Å, b = 5.1557(3) Å, c = 17.0959(9) Å, β = 106.43°, Z = 4, space group P ₁/c] is investigated by X-ray powder diffraction. This structure is solved using the grid search procedure and refined by the Rietveld method to R _wp = 0.0773, R _exp = 0.0540, R _p = 0.0585, R _b = 0.1107, and χ ² = 1.78.     

Molecular structures of chalcone podands: A prognosis of photoinduced transformations in the crystals

A series of chalcone podands with the propenone group in the ortho position of the bridging aryl substituent with respect to the oxyethylene fragment is synthesized. The influence of the preorganization of the chalcone podand molecules in crystals on their ability to participate in topochemical reactions is investigated. From analyzing the X-ray structural data, the highest probability of the solid-state photochemical [2 + 2]cycloaddition is predicted for podands with phenyl substituents and the oxyethylene fragment containing two or three oxygen atoms. The X-ray structural data for the chalcone podand C₃₂H₂₆O₄ (3a) are as follows: a = 7.904(9) Å, b = 14.92(2) Å, c = 21.30(3) Å, β = 91.7(1)°, monoclinic system, space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, V = 2510(5) ų, ρ = 1.26 g/cm³, and R = 0.046; C₃₄H₃₀O₅ (3b): a = 15.738(9) Å, b = 11.889(2) Å, c = 15.0830(15) Å, β = 105.47(14)°, monoclinic system, space group C2/c, Z = 4, V = 2720.0(9) ų, ρ = 1.266 g/cm³, and R = 0.0418; C₃₂H₂₄N₂O₈ (4a): a = 17.9416(18) Å, b = 10.9703(8) Å, c = 41.699(2) Å, β = 105.970(11)°, monoclinic system, space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, V = 2781.4(5) ų, ρ = 1.348 g/cm³, and R = 0.0426; C₃₆H₃₂N₂O₁₀ (4c): a = 7.6286(5)Å, b = 17.9398(10) Å, c = 11.5890(3)Å, β = 95.287(4)°, monoclinic system, space group P2₁/n, Z = 2, V = 1579.27(14) ų, ρ = 1.372 g/cm³, and R = 0.0377; and C₂₈H₂₂O₆ (5a): a = 15.6032(10) Å, b = 8.1131(5) Å, c = 17.7334(11) Å, β = 91.381(5)°, monoclinic system, space group C2/c, Z = 4, V = 2244.2(2) ų, ρ = 1.345 g/cm³, and R = 0.0309.     

On the structural basis of the presence of two optical axes in α-HIO<Subscript>3</Subscript> crystal

An X-ray diffraction study of α-HIO₃ crystal has been performed with the following results: sp. gr. P2₁2₁2₁, Z = 4, a = 5.5360(3) Å, b = 5.8723(6) Å, c = 7.7291(5) Å, and R factors R(F)/wR(F) = 0.86/0.69%. Disordering of iodine site is revealed, which is described in terms of anharmonic atomic displacements. Packing (likely unique) of all structure atoms over two systems of planes rotated by an angle close to the rotation of optical axes (47°) is revealed. The rotation of the plane of polarization of light based on the structural data is calculated for the first time for the α-HIO₃ crystal.     

Synthesis,Crystal Structure,and Luminescent Properties of Ag(I) Coordination Polymer with Tricarboxylic Acid and Flexible N-donor Ligand

The reaction of AgNO₃ with combinations of 1,3-bis(4-pyridyl)propane (bpp) and 1,3,5-benzenetricarboxylic acid (H₃btc) in aqueous alcohol/ammonia at room temperature produces crystals of {[Ag₆(H₂O)₂(bpp)₆] · (btc)₂ · 25H₂O} _n (Ι). Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that the complex Ι consists of 1D infinite cationic chains of [Ag(bpp)] _n ⁿ⁺ and [Ag(H₂O)(bpp)] _n ⁿ⁺ which are further linked into the cation layer of [Ag(bpp)] _n ⁿ⁺ by Ag···π interactions. The noncoordinated btc^3? serves as template driving surrounding water molecules to aggregate into the anionic water layer. The neighboring anionic water layer and cationic layer were further alternately joined into a 3D sandwich-like framework by hydrogen bonding. In addition, the luminescent properties of Ι were investigated.     

Refinement of the crystal structure of Zn-containing greifensteinite

The crystal structure of Zn-containing greifensteinite from the Pirineus Mine (Minas Gerais, Brazil) was refined (R = 0.045, 562 reflections with |F| > 2σ(F)). The unit-cell parameters are a = 15.941(3) Å, b = 11.877(3) Å, c = 6.625(2) Å, β = 95.09(2)°; V = 1249.4 ų; sp. gr. C2/c; and Z = 2. The idealized formula is [Mn(Fe²⁺, Zn)₄]Ca₂Be₄(PO₄)₆(OH)₄ · 6H₂O. The mineral is isostructural with the previously studied monoclinic representatives of the roscherite group from different deposits and differs from these representatives in that it contains Zn in one of two octahedral positions.     

Crystal structure and microtwinning of monoclinic La<Subscript>3</Subscript>SbZn<Subscript>3</Subscript>Ge<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>14</Subscript> crystals of the langasite family

The crystal structure of monoclinic La₃SbZn₃Ge₂O₁₄ crystals from the langasite family is determined by X-ray diffraction analysis [a = 5.202(1) Å, b = 8.312(1) Å, c = 14.394(2) Å, β = 90.02(1)°, sp. gr. A2, Z = 2, and R/R _w = (5.2/4.6)%]. The structure is a derivative of the Ca₃Ga₂Ge₄O₁₄-type structure (a = 8.069 Å, c = 4.967 Å, sp. gr. P321, Z = 1). The crystal studied is a polysynthetic twin with the twin index n = 2, whose monoclinic components are related by pseudomerohedry by a threefold rotation axis of the supergroup P321.     

X-ray mapping in heterocyclic design: XV. Tricyclic heterocycles based on 2-oxo-2,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1<Emphasis Type="Italic">H</Emphasis>-cyclopenta[<Emphasis Type="Italic">b</Emphasis>]pyridine-3-carbonitrile

The structures of five compounds are studied using single-crystal X-ray diffraction: 2-oxo-2,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[b]pyridine-3-carbonitrile [a = 15.641(8) Å, b = 9.373(5) Å, c = 7.387(4) Å, β = 92.91(5)°, Z = 4, space group P2₁/c]; 1-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxoethyl]-2-oxo-2,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1H-cyclopenta[b]pyridine-3-carbonitrile [a = 4.728(4) Å, b = 28.035(11) Å, c = 11.184(3) Å, Z = 4, space group P2₁2₁2₁]; 2-[2-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-oxoethoxy]-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[b]pyridine-3-carbonitrile [a = 10.1202(13) Å, b = 11.2484(18) Å, c = 13.4323(19) Å, β = 102.05(1)°, Z = 4, space group P2₁/c]; 2-(4-chlorophenyl)-3a, 6,7,8-tetrahydrocyclopenta[e][1.3]oxazolo[3.2-a]pyridine-4-carboxamide perchlorate [a = 7.702(2) Å, b = 9.599(3) Å, c = 23.798(5) Å, β = 93.44(2)°, Z = 4, space group P2₁/c]; and (3-amino-6,7-dihydro-5H-cyclopenta[b]furo[3.2-e]pyridin-2-yl)(4-chlorophenyl)methanone [a = 7.3273(2) Å, b = 13.390(3) Å, c = 28.792(8) Å, Z = 8, space group Pbca]. The structures are solved using direct methods and refined by the full-matrix least-squares procedure in the anisotropic approximation to R = 0.0580, 0.0724, 0.0469, 0.0477, and 0.0418, respectively.     

Pyroxenoids of pyroxmangite–pyroxferroite series from xenoliths of Bellerberg paleovolcano (Eifel,Germany): Chemical variations and specific features of cation distribution

The pyroxferroite and pyroxmangite from xenoliths of aluminous gneisses in the alkaline basalts of Bellerberg paleovulcano (Eifel, Germany) have been studied by electron-probe and X-ray diffraction methods and IR spectroscopy. The parameters of the triclinic unit cells are found to be a = 6.662(1) Å, b = 7.525(1) Å, c = 15.895(2) Å, α = 91.548(3)°, β = 96.258(3)°, and γ = 94.498(3)° for pyroxferroite and a = 6.661(3) Å, b = 7.513(3) Å, c = 15.877(7) Å, α = 91.870(7)°, β = 96.369(7)°, and γ = 94.724(7)° for pyroxmangite; sp. gr. \(P\overline 1 \). The crystallochemical formulas (Z = 2) are, respectively, ^M(1–2)(Mn_0.5Ca_0.4Na_0.1)₂^M(3–6)(Fe, Mn)₄^M7[Mg_0.6(Fe, Mn)_0.4][Si₇O₂₁] and ^M(1–3)(Mn, Fe)₃^M(4–6)[(Fe, Mn)_0.7Mg_0.3]₃^M7[Mg_0.5(Fe, Mn)_0.5][Si₇O₂₁]. For these and previously studied representatives of the pyroxmangite structural type, an analysis of the cation distribution over sites indicates wide isomorphism of Mn²⁺, Fe²⁺, and Mg in all cation M(1–7) sites and the preferred incorporation of Сa and Na into large seven-vertex M1O₇ and M2O₇ polyhedra and Mg into the smallest five-vertex M7O₅ polyhedron.     

Crystal structure of 2,4,6-trinitropyridine and its N-oxide

The structures of 2,4,6-trinitropyridine (TNPy) and its N-oxide were determined by X-ray single crystal diffraction. TNPy and 2,4,6-trinitropyridine-1-oxide (TNPyO) crystallize in space groupPbcn andPnma, respectively. The crystallographic parameters are as follows: TNPy,a = 28.573(6) Å,b = 9.7394(19) Å, andc = 8.7566(18) Å, α = β = γ = 90^°, μ = 0.164 mm^?1,V = 2436.8(8) ų,z = 12,Dx = 1.751 mg/mm³,F(000) = 1296,T = 293(2) K, 1.43^°≤ θ≤ 27.40^°, the finalR factor:R ₁ = 0.0574,wR ₂ = 0.1337. TNPyO,a = 9.6272(19) Å,b = 14.128(3) Å, andc = 5.9943(12) Å, α = β = γ = 90^°, μ = 0.179 mm^?1,V = 815.3(3)ų,z = 4,Dx = 1.875 mg/mm³,F(000) = 464,T = 293(2) K, 2.88^°≤ θ≤ 27.44^°, the finalR factor:R ₁ = 0.0497,wR ₂ = 0.1515.