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The design of a pharmaceutical cocrystal is based on the identification of specific hydrogen-bond donor and acceptor groups in active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in order to choose a `complementary interacting' molecule that can act as an efficient coformer. 5-Fluorouracil (5FU) is a pyrimidine derivative with two N-H donors and C=O acceptors and shows a diversity of hydrogen-bonding motifs. Two 1:1 cocrystals of 5-fluorouracil (5FU), namely 5-fluorouracil-4-methylbenzoic acid (5FU-MBA), C4H3FN2O2·C8H8O2, (I), and 5-fluorouracil-3-nitrobenzoic acid (5FU-NBA), C4H3FN2O2·C7H5NO4, (II), have been prepared and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. In (I), the MBA molecules form carboxylic acid dimers [ R22(8) homosynthon]. Similarly, the 5FU molecules form two types of base pair via a pair of N-H...O hydrogen bonds [ R22(8) homosynthon]. In (II), 5FU interacts with the carboxylic acid group of NBA via N-H...O and O-H...O hydrogen bonds, generating an R22(8) ring motif (heterosynthon). Furthermore, the 5FU molecules form base pairs [ R22(8) homosynthon] via N-H...O hydrogen bonds. Both of the crystal structures are stabilized by C-H...F interactions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The asymmetric unit of the title co-crystal, C12H9N5O·C7H6O3, contains one molecule of N6-benzoyladenine (BA) and one molecule of 4-hydroxybenzoic acid (HBA). The N6-benzoyladenine (BA) has an N(7)--H tautomeric form with nonprotonated N-1 and N-3 atoms. This tautomeric form is stabilized by a typical intramolecular N--H⋯O hydrogen bond between the carbonyl (C＝O) group and the N(7)--H hydrogen on the Hoogsteen face of the purine ring, forming a graph-set S(7) ring motif. The primary robust R²2(8) ring motif is formed in the Watson-Crick face via N--H⋯O and O--H⋯N hydrogen bonds (involving N1, N6--H and the carboxyl group of HBA).Weak interactions, such as, C--H⋯π and π-π are also observed in this crystal structure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, 2C5H3ClO2S·C10H8N2, is comprised of a molecule of 3-chlorothiophene-2-carboxylic acid (3TPC) and half of a molecule of 4,4′-bipyridine (BPY). A distinctive O--H′N-based synthon is present. Cl′Cl and π-π stacking interactions further stabilize the crystal structure, forming a two-dimensional network parallel to the bc plane. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The asymmetric unit of the title co-crystal, C12H9N5O0.5C6H10O4, consists of one molecule of N6-benzoyladenine (BA) and one half-molecule of adipic acid (AA), the other half being generated by inversion symmetry. The dihedral angle between the adenine and phenyl ring planes is 26.71 (7)°. The N6-benzoyladenine molecule crystallizes in the N(7)--H tautomeric form with three non-pro tonated N atoms. This tautomeric form is stabilized by intramolecular N--H⋯O hydrogen bonding between the carbonyl (CO) group and the N(7)--H hydrogen atom on the Hoogsteen face of the purine ring, forming an S(7) ring motif. The two carboxyl groups of adipic acid interact with the Watson-Crick face of the BA molecules through O--H⋯N and N--H⋯O hydrogen bonds, generating an R2²(8) ring motif. The latter units are linked by N--H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming layers parallel to (105. A weak C--H⋯O hydrogen bond is also present, linking adipic acid molecules in neighbouring layers, enclosing R²2(10) ring motifs and forming a three-dimensional structure. C=O⋯π and C--H⋯π interactions are also present in the structure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background Design of new metal complexes is an interesting field for development of new functional molecular based materials. In this process by the usage of mixed functional ligands one can precisely tune the physical and chemical properties of those metal complexes. However, it is difficult to obtain the desired complex in many cases for factors like different coordination abilities of the ligands and the types of anions have a great influence on the structure. Results A series of five copper(II) complexes [Cu(Bipy) (5-TPC) 2(H2O)] (1), [Cu(Phen) (5-TPC) 2(H2O)] (2), [Cu(NO3) (4,7-Phen) (5-TPC) (H2O)].H2O (3), [Cu(Bipy) 2(5-TPC)]2.(ClO4)2 (4), and [Cu2(Bipy)4(H2PO4)] (5) (where Bipy = 2,2'-bipyridine, Phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, 4,7-Phen = 4,7-hydroxy-1,10-phenanthroline, 5-TPC = 5-chloro-2 thiophene carboxylate) has been synthesized and characterised using single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. In all the compounds, the N,N' ligand coordinates in a bidentate chelating manner and the copper has a square pyramidal geometry. Conclusions Complexes (1,2) are expected to be isostructural due to similarity of the N.N'-chelating ligands used, but due to the difference in supramolecular architectures no similar unit cells were observed. This is important in crystal engineering point of view. Complexes (1-4) possess the neutral mononuclear and complex (5) possesses a dinuclear entity. These entities are connected by intermolecular interactions like X...π, H...X, (X = Cl) generating supramolecular architectures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Highlights: [•] Hydrates of alkaline earth metal complexes with 5-TPC and Phen ligands are binuclear. [•] Hydrates of alkaline earth metal complexes with 5-TPC and Phen ligands are isomorphous. [•] Transition metal complexes of divalent Mn and Pd with these ligands are mononuclear. [•] These hydrate structures form supramolecular architectures via a hydrogen-bridged network. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

The two centrosymmetric dinuclear copper paddle-wheel complexes tetrakis(μ-4-hydroxybenzoato-κ2 O: O′)bis[aquacopper(II)] dimethylformamide disolvate dihydrate, [Cu2(C7H5O3)4(H2O)2]·2C3H7NO·2H2O, (I), and tetrakis(μ-4-methoxybenzoato-κ2 O: O′)bis[(dimethylformamide-κ O)copper(II)], [Cu2(C8H7O3)4(C3H7NO)2], (II), crystallize with half of the dinuclear paddle-wheel cage unit in the asymmetric unit and, in addition, complex (I) has one dimethylformamide (DMF) and one water solvent molecule in the asymmetric unit. In both (I) and (II), two CuII ions are bridged by four syn, syn-η1:η1:μ carboxylate groups, showing a paddle-wheel cage-type structure with a square-pyramidal coordination geometry. The equatorial positions of (I) and (II) are occupied by the carboxylate groups of 4-hydroxy- and 4-methoxybenzoate ligands, and the axial positions are occupied by aqua and DMF ligands, respectively. The three-dimensional supramolecular metal-organic framework of (I) consists of three different R22(20) and an R44(36) ring motif formed via O-H...O and O W-H W...O hydrogen bonds. Complex (II) simply packs as molecular species. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Highlights: [•] Two paddle wheel typed two Cu(II) complexes have been synthesized. [•] The complexes have been characterized by IR, EPR and X-ray diffraction studies. [•] It is interesting that complexes (1) and (2) differ in the axial coordinated solvent. [•] Influences of the axial solvents on supramolecular architectures are investigated. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: In the present study 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane (BPA) crystallizes with 2-chlorobenzoic acid (2CBA), 4-methylbenzoic acid (4MBA), phthalic acid (PA), succinic acid (SA) and adipic acid (AA) to yield co-crystals BPA.2CBA (1), BPA.4MBA (2), BPA.PA (3), BPA.SA (4) and BPA.AA (5) respectively. All the five co-crystals are constituted by the utilization of the (7) synthon, created by the combination of hard N-H⋯O and complementary soft C–H⋯O hydrogen bonds. 1 and 2 illustrate the formation of three component aggregate as in both cases BPA interacts with carboxylic acids to form supramolecular ladder-type assembies. Molecular recognition in co-crystals 3–5 results in the formation of extended infinite tapes and differ further as a consequence of the soft C–H⋯O bonds and stacking interactions. Structure 3 shows the formation of zig-zag tapes while 4 and 5 form linear infinite tapes. Structure 4 shows isostructural behaviour with an analogous structure previously reported (Bowes et al. (2003) ).The isostructurality is because of the structural resemblance between both the entities in the co-crystals – fumaric acid/succinic acid and 1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethane/1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethene. Compound 5 shows good degree of resemblance with another reported analogous structure-1,2-bis(4-pyridyl)ethene adipic acid. (Zhang et al. (2003) ). Structure 5 and the reported structure form similar supramolecular sheets through intertape interactions differing from each other only in the alignment of neighboring tapes. The linear tapes in both the cases are linked laterally through different C–H⋯O interactions and ventrally through different stacking interactions. This work illustrates the construction of different supramolecular architectures and the role of weak C–H⋯O hydrogen bonds and stacking interactions in the higher level of supramolecular organization. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

In the title compound, C4H6N4O·C7H5NO4, there are two types of base-pairing motifs, one involving a pair of N—H...N hydrogen bonds and the other involving a pair of N—H...O hydrogen bonds. These paired molecules are further linked by N—H...O hydrogen bonds to generate DADA and DDAA ( D = donor and A = acceptor) arrays leading to a supramolecular sheet. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Three salts, namely 2-amino-4,6-dimethylpyrimidin-1-ium thiobarbiturate trihydrate (I), 2-amino-4,6-dimethoxypyrimidin-1-ium thiobarbiturate dihydrate (II) and 2,4-diamino-5-(3′,4′,5′-trimethoxybenzyl)pyrimidin-1-ium thiobarbiturate (III), were synthesized and characterized by IR and X-ray diffraction techniques. The primary interaction between the acid and base happens via N-H...O hydrogen bonds in (II) and (III), and via water-mediated N-H...O W and O W-H W...S in (I). The water molecules present in compound (I) form a (H2O)12 water cluster via water-water interactions. In all three compounds (I)-(III), thiobarbiturate anions form self-complementary pairs with a robust R22(8) motif via a pair of N-H...O/N-H...S hydrogen bonds. They mimic the nucleobase base pairs by utilizing the same groups (thymine/uracil uses N3-H and C4=O8 groups during the formation of Watson-Crick and Hoogsteen base pairs with adenine). Compound (I) forms a water-mediated base pair through N-H...O W hydrogen bonds and forms an R42(12) motif. The formation of N-H...S hydrogen bonds, water-mediated base pairs and water-water interactions in these crystal systems offers scope for these systems to be considered as a model in the study of hydration of nucleobases and water-mediated nucleobase base pairs in macromolecules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Interesting hydrogen-bonded supramolecular patterns have been achieved by hexafluorosilicate anion in the crystal structures of bis(thiabendazole) hexafluorosilicate dihydrate 1 and bis(pyrimethamine) hexafluorosilicate 2. In compound 1, the nitrogen atom of the benzimidazole ring rather than that of the thiazole ring is protonated. Water molecule is hydrogen-bonded with SiF6 2− anion through O–H⋯F hydrogen bonds to form a twelve membered cyclic hydrogen-bonded cluster. This cluster is self-organized to form a supramolecular chain. In the crystal structure of compound 2, the asymmetric unit contains two crystallographically independent protonated pyrimethamine (PMN) cations and a hexafluorosilicate SiF6 2− anion. The combination N–H⋯F and N–H⋯N hydrogen bonds results in the formation of complementary DADA (D and A represent donor and acceptor, respectively) array motif. It confirms that DADA array motif is a robust synthon in the crystal structures of diaminopyrimidine salts. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

N-benzyladeninium nitrate, ( 1), CHN NO crystallizes in P2/ c, with a = 15.0035(13), b = 5.3788(5), c = 16.8954(13) Å, β = 107.331(6)°, Z = 4 and N-benzyladeninium 3-hydroxy picolinate, ( 2), CHN CHNO, crystallizes in P1, with a = 8.3017(4), b = 14.6170(7), c = 14.7909 (8) Å, α = 78.801 (4), β = 81.979 (4),γ = 88.849 (4)°, Z = 4. In both the salts, the cation exists as N(7)H tautomer with protonation at the N atom. The dihedral angle of 76.64 (16)° for ( 1), 67.91(12)° for (cation A) and 68.27 (13)° for (cation B) in ( 2), between the adenine plane and phenyl ring plane, the distal orientation of the N6 substituent with respect to the imidazole ring and the free N1 position, make these benzyladeninium cations meet all the requirements necessary for cytokinin activity. The crystal structures are stabilized by N-H···N, N-H···O, C-H···O hydrogen bonds and C-H···π stacking interaction between symmetry related benzyladenine molecule. Graphical Abstract: Supramolecular architectures in the crystal structures of N-Benzyladeninium nitrate and N-Benzyladeninium 3-hydroxy picolinate salts. [Figure not available: see fulltext.] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]