Crystal structures of 6-[(2-hydroxy-1,1-bis-hydroxymethyl-ethylamino)-methylene]-4-nitro-cyclohexa-2,4-dienone hydrate and 6-[(2-hydroxy-1,1-bis-hydroxymethyl-ethylamino)-methylene]-4-bromo-cyclohexa-2,4-dienone

Crystal structures of 6-[(2-hydroxy-1,1-bis-hydroxymethyl-ethylamino)-methylene]-4-nitro-cyclohexa-2,4-dienone hydrate (I) and 6-[(2-hydroxy-1,1-bis-hydroxymethyl-ethylamino)-methylene]-4-bromo-cyclohexa-2,4-dienone (II) have been determined. The crystals of I are monoclinic, a = 16.957(1) Å, b = 10.729(2) Å, c = 7.240(3) Å; β = 99.56(3)°, space group P2₁/c, Z = 4, R = 0.0492. The crystals of II are triclinic, a = 10.282(2) Å, b = 7.189(3) Å, c = 16.831(3) Å; α = 90.67(3)°, β = 100.10(3)°, γ = 95.87(3)°; space group P-1, Z = 4, R = 0.0591. The independent part of the unit cell of I contains one unique molecule and water of crystallization, while in II — two unique molecules A and B. C(CH₂OH)₃ fragment of the molecule B manifests the disordering of alcohol oxygen atoms. Both in I and II, the salicylidene fragment of the molecules exists in the quinoid tautomeric form.     

Crystal structures of salicylideneguanylhydrazinium chloride and its copper(II) and cobalt(III) chloride complexes

The crystal structures of salicylideneguanylhydrazinium chloride hydrate hemiethanol solvate (I), salicylideneguanylhydrazinium trichloroaquacuprate(II) (II), and bis(salicylideneguanylhydrazino)cobalt(III) chloride trihydrate (III) are determined using X-ray diffraction. The structures of compounds I, II, and III are solved by direct methods and refined using the least-squares procedure in the anisotropic approximation for the non-hydrogen atoms to the final factors R = 0.0597, 0.0212, and 0.0283, respectively. In the structure of compound I, the monoprotonated molecules and chlorine ions linked by hydrogen bonds form layers aligned parallel to the (010) plane. In the structure of compound II, the salicylaldehyde guanylhydrazone cations and polymer chains consisting of trichloroaquacuprate(II) anions are joined by an extended three-dimensional network of hydrogen bonds. In the structure of compound III, the [Co(LH)₂]⁺ cations, chloride ions, and molecules of crystallization water are linked together by a similar network.     

Structures of nitrato-(2-hydroxybenzaldehydo) (2,2′-bipyridyl)copper and nitrato-(2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzaldehydo)(2,2′-bipyridyl)copper

Nitrato-(2-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzaldehydo)(2,2′-bipyridyl)copper (I) and nitrato-(2-hydroxybenzaldehydo)(2,2′-bipyridyl)copper (II) were synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction. The coordination polyhedron of the central copper atom in complex I can be described as a distorted tetragonal pyramid whose base is formed by the phenol and carbonyl oxygen atoms of the monodeprotonated 2-hydroxy-5nitrobenzaldehyde molecule and the nitrogen atoms of the 2,2′-bipyridyl ligand and whose apex is occupied by the oxygen atom of the nitrato group. In the crystal structure, complexes I are linked by the acido ligands and the NO₂ groups of the aldehyde molecule into infinite chains. In complex II, the central copper atom is coordinated by 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 2,2′-bipyridyl, and the nitrato group, resulting in the formation of centrosymmetric dimers. The coordination polyhedron of the central copper atom can be described as a bipyramid (4 + 1 + 1) with the same base as in complex I. The axial vertices of the bipyramid are occupied by the oxygen atom of the nitrato group and the bridging phenol oxygen atom of the adjacent complex related to the initial complex by a center of symmetry. In the crystal structure, complexes II are hydrogen bonded into infinite chains.     

Crystal structures of 2-formyl-6-methyl- and 6-bromo-2-formylpyridine 4-phenylthiosemicarbazones

New thiosemicarbazones—2-formyl-6-methylpyridine 4-phenylthiosemicarbazone (I) and 6-bromo-2-formylpyridine 4-phenylthiosemicarbazone hydrate (II)—were synthesized and their structures were determined. Molecules I and II are nonplanar, the phenyl moiety at the terminal nitrogen atom being rotated by 19.9° and 39.5°, respectively. The water molecule is the main factor determining the crystal packing of molecules II.     

Crystal structures of nitrato-4-bromo-2-[(2-hydroxyethylimino)methyl]phenolatoimidazolecopper and nitrato-4-chloro-2-[(2-Hydroxyethylimino)methyl]phenolatoimidazolecopper

Nitrato-4-bromo-2-[(2-hydroxyethylimino)methyl]phenolatoimidazolecopper and nitrato-4-chloro-2-[(2-hydroxyethylimino)methyl]phenolatoimidazolecopper were synthesized and studied by X-ray diffraction. The crystals are isostructural. The coordination polyhedron of the copper atom can be described as a distorted square pyramid whose basal plane is formed by the phenolic and alcoholic oxygen atoms and the nitrogen atom of the monodeprotonated tridentate azomethine molecule and the imidazole nitrogen atom. The apex of the copper polyhedron is occupied by the oxygen atom of the nitrato group. The complexes are linked together by hydrogen bonds with the participation of the nitrato groups to form a three-dimensional framework.     

Synthesis,Structure and Properties of Some 3d-Element Complexes with 2-[2-(Hydroxybenzylidene)-amino]-2-hydoxymethylpropane-1,3-diol

2-[2-(Hydroxybenzylidene)-amino]-2-hydoxymethylpropane-1,3-diol (HL) reacts with cobalt, nickel, copper and zinc chlorides, bromides and acetates in water–ethanol solutions and gives MLX · nH₂O and ML₂ · nH₂O complexes (M = Co, Ni, Cu, Zn; X = Cl, Br; n = 0–5). Single crystals of CuLBr were grown, and its crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystals are tetragonal, a = 17.024(2), c = 8.720(2) Å, space group P 2₁ c, Z = 8, R ₁ = 0.0349. In the structure of this complex, the copper atom coordinates the deprotonated HL molecule. The coordination polyhedron of the central atom is an elongated tetragonal pyramid. Its base is built of the imine nitrogen atom, phenolic and alcoholic oxygen atoms, and bromine atom. The apex of the pyramid is occupied by the bromine atom of the adjacent complex connected with the initial complex by the plane of sliding reflection. Thus, the crystal contains infinite chains of complexes running along the c axis, the complexes being united by both bridging bromine atoms and O–H···O hydrogen bonds. The conclusions on the compositions and structures of the remaining compounds were made on the basis of elemental and combined thermal analyses, IR spectroscopy, and magnetic chemistry data. The copper halide complexes were found to have dimeric, and the other metal complexes monomeric, structures. In the synthesized complexes, the azomethine HL can function as a bidentate or tridentate ligand. The thermolysis of the coordination compounds proceeds through the stages of elimination of crystal water molecules (75–90°C) or inner-sphere water molecules (145–155°C) and complete thermal destruction (485–550°C).     

Crystal structure of 4,4-bipyridine-containing complexes of copper(II) nitrate with 1-[(2-Hydroxyethylimino)methyl]naphthalen-2-ol and 2-[(2-hydroxyethylimino)methyl]phenol

The crystal structures of (μ-4,4-bipyridine)-di(nitrato-1-[(2-hydroxyethylimino)methyl]naphthalen-2-olocopper (I) and catena-di(μ-4,4’-bipyridine)di(μ-4,4’-bipyridine)-di(nitrato-2-[2-(hydroxyethylimino) methyl]phenolocopper)diaquacopper(II) nitrate (II) were determined. In the crystal of I, each of the two copper atoms coordinates a singly deprotonated tridentate azomethine molecule, a nitrate ion, and bipyridine, which functions as a bridge between the central atoms. The copper coordination polyhedron is a slightly distorted tetragonal pyramid with the base formed by the imine and bipyridine nitrogen atoms and the phenol and alcohol oxygen atoms. The axial site in the pyramid is occupied by the oxygen atom of the monodentate nitrate groups. In the trinuclear structure II with C₂ crystal chemical symmetry, the terminal coordination unit is composed through copper coordination of monodeprotonated 2-[2-(hydroxyethylimino)methyl]phenol, bipyridine, and the nitrate anion. In the crystal, the trinuclear molecules form infinite ribbons along the z axis in which the pyridine molecules perform the bridging function. The central copper atom has an octahedral configuration formed by the nitrogen atoms of four 4,4’-bipyridine molecules and oxygen of two water molecules.