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Intermolecular interactions have proved to play an important role in properties of SMMs such as quantum tunneling of magnetization (QTM), and they also reduce the rate of magnetic relaxation, as through the influence they have on QTM, they quicken the reverse of magnetization. In addition, they are considered as the generative cause of the exchange-biased phenomenon. Using the Hirshfeld analysis tools, all the intermolecular interactions of a molecule and its neighbors are revealed, and this leads to a systematic study of the observed interactions, which could probably be helpful in other studies, such as theoretical calculations. In addition, they could be helpful to design new systems because intermolecular interactions in SMMs have been proposed as a probable tool to monitor their properties. The observation of characteristic patterns on the Hirshfeld Surfaces (HS) decorated with different properties makes easier the recognition of possible structural pathways for the different types of interactions of a molecule with its surrounding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Two new complexes, [Cu(dimpyr)2(H2O)2](NO3)2.2H2O (1) and (Hamdimpy)2[CoCl4].H2O (2), with the monodentate ligand 2-amino-6-methylpyrimidin-4-(1H)-one (dimpyr) and the countercation 4-amino-2,6-dimetylpyrimidium (Hamdimpy), respectively, were prepared and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis and IR spectroscopy. In (1), the Cu(II) cation is tetracoordinated, in a square plan fashion, by two nitrogen atoms from the pyrimidine ring of the organic ligand and two oxygen atoms of two coordinated water molecules. In the atomic arrangement, the CuO2N2 square planes are interconnected via the formation of O-H...O hydrogen bonds involving both coordinated and free water molecules and NO3− nitrate anions to form inorganic layers parallel to the (a, b) plane at z = (2n + 1)/4. In (2), the central atom Co(II) is four-coordinated in a distorted tetrahedral fashion by four Cl− ions. The [CoCl4]2− tetrahedra are arranged parallel to the plane ( 1 ¯ 10) at x = (2n + 1)/2 and the organic cations are grafted between them by establishing with them hydrogen bonds of CH...Cl and NH...Cl types. The vibrational absorption bands were identified by infrared and Raman spectroscopy. Intermolecular interactions were investigated via Hirshfeld surfaces and electronic properties such as HOMO and LUMO energies were derived. The two compounds were characterized by thermal analysis to determine their thermal behavior with respect to temperature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The chemical preparation, crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface analysis and spectroscopic characterization of the novel cadmium (II) 2,5-dichloro-p-phenylendiaminium decachlorotricadmate(II) hexahydrate complex, (C6H8Cl2N2)2[Cd3Cl10]·6H2O, has been reported. The atomic arrangement can be described as built up by an anionic framework, formed by edge-sharing [CdCl6]2− octahedra in linear polymeric chains spreading along the a-axis, while the organic cations surround these latters. The inspection of the Hirshfeld surface analysis helps to discuss the strength of hydrogen bonds and to quantify the inter-contacts, which reveal that H...Cl/Cl...H (38.9%), H...H (13.9%), and Cd...Cl/Cl...Cd (12.4%) are the main interactions that govern the crystal packing of the studied structure. SEM/EDXwas carried out and the powder XRD confirmed the good crystallinity of the material. FT-IR and the DFT calculation reveal the good correlation between the experimental and the theoretical wavenumbers. The HOMO-LUMO energy gap was used to predict the electric conductivity of the compound. Finally, the thermal TGA/DTA analysis shows stability until 380 K. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]