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Propane-1,3-diaminium squarate dihydrate, C3H12N22+·C4O42−·2H2O, results from the proton-transfer reaction of propane-1,3-di amine with squaric acid and subsequent crystallization from aqueous medium. The title compound crystallizes in the tetragonal crystal system (space group P4bm) with Z = 2. The squarate dianion belongs to the point group D4h and contains a crystallographic fourfold axis. The propane-1,3-diaminium dication exhibits a C2v-symmetric all-anti conformation and resides on a special position with mm2 site symmetry. The orientation of the propane-1,3-diaminium ions makes the crystal structure polar in the c-axis direction. The solid-state supramolecular structure features a triperiodic network of strong hydrogen bonds of the N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O types. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The title compound, 3‐[(benzo‐1,3‐dioxol‐5‐yl)amino]‐4‐methoxycyclobut‐3‐ene‐1,2‐dione, C12H9NO5 (3), is a precursor to an antimycobacterial squaramide. Block‐shaped crystals of a monoclinic form (3‐I, space group P21/c, Z = 8, Z′ = 2) and needle‐shaped crystals of a triclinic form (3‐II, space group P‐1, Z = 4, Z′ = 2) were found to crystallize concomitantly. In both crystal forms, R22(10) dimers assemble through N—H...O=C hydrogen bonds. These dimers are formed from crystallographically unique molecules in 3‐I, but exhibit crystallographic Ci symmetry in 3‐II. Twinning by pseudomerohedry was encountered in the crystals of 3‐II. The conformations of 3 in the solid forms 3‐I and 3‐II are different from one another but are similar for the unique molecules in each polymorph. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations on the free molecule of 3 indicate that a nearly planar conformation is preferred. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

4-(4-nitrophenyl)thiomorpholine, the title compound, has been used as a precursor for the corresponding 4-thiomorpholinoaniline, which is a useful building block in medicinal chemistry. The crystal and molecular structures of the title compound, however, have not been described thus far. We synthesized the title compound by means of a nucleophilic aromatic substitution reaction of 4-fluoronitrobenzene and thiomorpholine and structurally characterized it by X-ray crystallography, DFT calculations, and Hirshfeld surface analysis. In the crystal, the molecule exhibits an approximately CS-symmetric structure, with the nitrogen-bound 4-nitrophenyl group in a quasi axial position on the six-membered thiomorpholine ring in a low-energy chair conformation. The solid-state structure of the title compound is markedly different from that of its morpholine analogue. This can be ascribed to the formation of centrosymmetric dimers through intermolecular C–H···O weak hydrogen bonds involving the methylene groups adjacent to the sulfur atom and face-to-face aromatic stacking. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Betaines of squaric acid have gained research interest because of their structural and spectral properties. We elucidated the crystal and molecular structure of the triethylammonium betaine of squaric acid (1) by X-ray crystallography, IR, and NMR spectroscopy augmented by Hirshfeld surface analysis and DFT calculations. The crystal structure determination using Hirshfeld atom refinement reveals that the resonance hybrid structure with partial enolate character of the two lateral squaric acid C=O groups describes 1 best. The solid-state supramolecular structure features weak intermolecular C−H···O hydrogen bonds. The number of C=O bands in the IR spectrum in the solid-state is consistent with local C2v symmetry of the squaric acid residue in 1. The 13C NMR signals of this group in solution were assigned based on 2D NMR experiments and computational prediction using the Gauge-Independent Atom Orbital (GIAO) method. The present study provides the first structural characterization of a betaine of squaric acid containing a four-coordinate nitrogen atom directly attached to the four-membered ring. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Trehalose conjugates of 3-hydroxychromone (3HC) dyes have previously been utilized as fluorescence labels to detect metabolically active mycobacteria with a view to facilitating point-of-care detection of mycobacterial pathogens, especially Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We subjected the 3HC dye 2-(6-(diethylamino)benzofuran-2-yl)-3-hydroxy-4H-chromen-4-one (3HC-2) to a combined X-ray crystallography and density functional theory (DFT) study, and conducted preliminary fluorescence labelling experiments with the model organism Mycobacterium aurum. In the crystal, 3HC-2 exhibits an s-cis conformation of the chromone and the benzofuran moieties about the central C–C bond. According to DFT calculations, the s-cis conformer is about 1.8 kcal mol−1 lower in energy than the s-trans conformer. The solid-state supramolecular structure features hydrogen-bonded dimers and π...π stacking. Fluorescence microscopy revealed fluorescence of M. aurum cells treated with the dye trehalose conjugate 3HC-2-Tre in the GFP channel. It was concluded that s-cis is the preferred conformation of 3HC-2 and that the generally considered non-pathogenic M. aurum can be labelled with the fluorescence probe 3HC-2-Tre for convenient in vitro drug screening of new antimycobacterial agents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

(Z)-1,2-Bis[4-oxo-2-(piperidin-1-yl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-4H-benzo[e][1,3]thiazin-8-yl]diazene oxide, C28H24F6N6O3S2, was obtained and its structure determined while attempting to crystallize and structurally characterize 8-nitro-2-(piperidin-1-yl)-6-(trifluoromethyl)-4H-benzo[e][1,3]thiazin-4-one, a simplified analogue of the antituberculosis clinical drug candidate BTZ043. X-ray crystallography revealed the structure of the azoxy compound to be comprised of two benzothiazinone moieties linked by a Z-configured azoxy group in an almost coplanar arrangement. In the crystal, the molecules are densely packed, revealing a herringbone pattern. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The crystal structure and in vitro antimycobacterial properties of N-(2-fluoroethyl)-1-[(6-methoxy-5-methylpyrimidin-4-yl)methyl]-1H-benzo[d]imidazole-4-carboxamide (C17H18FN5O2, 1), a previously reported benzimidazoleanalogue of the 1,4-azaindole-based antituberculosis drug candidate TBA-7371, are reported. The structure determination was achieved using Hirshfeld atomrefinement. Compound 1 crystallizes in the triclinic system (space group P1)with two molecules in the asymmetric unit (Z0 = 2). The two crystallographicallydistinct molecules exhibit a similar conformation with the amide groups in a Zconformation, forming an intramolecular Namide--H· · ·Nbenzimidazole hydrogenbond. The most significant supramolecular feature in the solid-state is arelatively short Cbenzimidazole--H· · ·Npyrimidine hydrogen bond. Antimycobacterialtesting confirmed in vitro activity against Mycobacterium smegmatis, but nogrowth inhibtion of Mycobacterium abscessus was found. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Synthesis and structural characterization of two heterodinuclear ZnII-LnIII complexes with the formula [ZnLn(HL)(µ-OAc)(NO3)2(H2O)x(MeOH)1-x]NO3 · n H2O · n MeOH [Ln = Pr (1), Nd (2)] and the crystal and molecular structure of [ZnNd(HL)(µ-OAc)(NO3)2(H2O)] [ZnNd(HL)(OAc)(NO3)2(H2O)](NO3)2 · n H2O · n MeOH (3) are reported. The asymmetrical compartmental ligand (E)-2-(1-(2-((2-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzylidene)amino)-ethyl)imidazolidin-2-yl)-6-methoxyphenol (H2L) is formed from N1,N3-bis(3-methoxysalicylidene)diethylenetriamine (H2valdien) through intramolecular aminal formation, resulting in a peripheral imidazoline ring. The structures of 1–3 were revealed by X-ray crystallography. The smaller ZnII ion occupies the inner N2O2 compartment of the ligand, whereas the larger and more oxophilic LnIII ions are found in the outer O2O2' site. Synthesis and structural characterization of two heterodinuclear ZnII-LnIII complexes (Ln = Pr, Nd) bearing an asymmetrical compartmental ligand formed in situ from N1,N3-bis(3-methoxysalicylidene)diethylenetriamine (H2valdien) through intramolecular aminal formation are reported. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reactions of 2,2'-dithiobis(pyridine N-oxide) with various ZnII metal precursors and HgII halides are investigated and the products structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography. The crystal structures of the heteroleptic dinuclear complexes [HgX2(pyrithionate)2] (X = Br, I) are reported for the first time and that of the widely used antifungal and antifouling agent, the homoleptic dinuclear complex [Zn2(pyrithionate)4] (zinc pyrithione), is redetermined at low temperature, thereby improving the previous room temperature study in terms of precision. The encountered anionic chelate ligand pyrithionate results from reductive cleavage of the disulfide bond of 2,2'-dithiobis(pyridine N-oxide). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reactions of 2,2'-dithiobis(pyridine N-oxide) with various ZnII metal precursors and HgII halides are investigated and the products structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography. The crystal structures of the heteroleptic dinuclear complexes [HgX2(pyrithionate)2] (X = Br, I) are reported for the first time and that of the widely used antifungal and antifouling agent, the homoleptic dinuclear complex [Zn2(pyrithionate)4] (zinc pyrithione), is redetermined at low temperature, thereby improving the previous room temperature study in terms of precision. The encountered anionic chelate ligand pyrithionate results from reductive cleavage of the disulfide bond of 2,2'-dithiobis(pyridine N-oxide). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

8-Nitro-1,3-benzothiazin-4-ones (BTZs), with BTZ043 and PBTZ169 as the most advanced compounds, represent a new class of potent antitubercular agents, which irreversibly inhibit decaprenylphosphoryl-β-d-ribose-2′-epimerase (DprE1), an enzyme crucial for cell wall synthesis in the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Synthesis, structural characterization and in vitro testing against Mycobacterium aurum DSM 43999 and M. tuberculosis H37Rv of halogenated 2-(4-ethoxycarbonylpiperazin-1-yl)-1,3-benzothiazin-4-ones lacking a nitro group are reported. X-ray crystallography reveals that the structure of the BTZ scaffold can significantly deviate from planarity. In contrast to recent reports, the results of the present study indicate that further investigation of halogenated non-nitro BTZs for antitubercular activity is less than a promising approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

8-Nitro-1,3-benzothiazin-4-ones are a promising class of new antitubercular agents, two candidates of which, namely BTZ043 and PBTZ169 (INN: macozinone), have reached clinical trials. The crystal and molecular structures of two synthetic precursors, 2-chloro-3-nitro-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzoic acid, C8H3ClF3NO4 (1), and 2-chloro-3-nitro-5-(trifluoromethyl)benzamide, C8H4ClF3N2O3 (2), are reported. In 1 and 2, the respective carboxy, carboxamide and the nitro groups are significantly twisted out of the plane of the benzene ring. In 1, the nitro group is oriented almost perpendicular to the benzene ring plane. In the crystal, 1 and 2 form O-H...O and N-H...O hydrogen-bonded dimers, respectively, which in 2 extend into primary amide tapes along the [101] direction. The trifluoromethyl group in 2 exhibits rotational disorder with an occupancy ratio of 0.876 (3):0.124 (3). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

1,3‐Benzothiazin‐4‐ones (BTZs) are a promising new class of drugs with activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which have already reached clinical trials. A product obtained in low yield upon treatment of 8‐nitro‐2‐(piperidin‐1‐yl)‐6‐(trifluoromethyl)‐4H‐benzothiazin‐4‐one with 3‐chloroperbenzoic acid, in analogy to a literature report describing the formation of sulfoxide and sulfone derived from BTZ043 [Tiwari et al. (2015). ACS Med. Chem. Lett.6, 128–133], is a ring‐contracted benzisothiazolinone (BIT) 1‐oxide, namely, 7‐nitro‐2‐(piperidine‐1‐carbonyl)‐5‐(trifluoromethyl)benzo[d]isothiazol‐3(2H)‐one 1‐oxide, C14H12F3N3O5S, as revealed by X‐ray crystallography. Single‐crystal X‐ray analysis of the oxidation product originally assigned as BTZ043 sulfone provides clear evidence that the structure of the purported BTZ043 sulfone is likewise the corresponding BIT 1‐oxide, namely, 2‐[(S)‐2‐methyl‐1,4‐dioxa‐8‐azaspiro[4.5]decane‐8‐carbonyl]‐7‐nitro‐5‐(trifluoromethyl)benzo[d]isothiazol‐3(2H)‐one 1‐oxide, C17H16F3N3O7S. A possible mechanism for the ring contraction affording the BIT 1‐oxides instead of the anticipated constitutionally isomeric BTZ sulfones and antimycobacterial activities thereof are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

1,3-Benzo­thia­zin-4-ones (BTZs) are a promising new class of anti-tuberculosis drug candidates, some of which have reached clinical trials. The title compound, the benzamide derivative [2-chloro-3-nitro-5-(tri­fluoro­meth­yl)phen­yl](piper­id­in-1-yl)methanone, C13H12ClF3N2O3, occurs as a side product as a result of competitive reaction pathways in the nucleophilic attack during the synthesis of the BTZ 8-nitro-2-(piperidin-1-yl)-6-(tri­fluoro­meth­yl)-1,3-benzo­thia­zin-4-one, following the original synthetic route, whereby the corresponding benzoyl iso­thio­cyanate is reacted with piperidine as secondary amine. In the title compound, the nitro group and the nearly planar amide group are significantly twisted out of the plane of the benzene ring. The piperidine ring adopts a chair conformation. The tri­fluoro­methyl group exhibits slight rotational disorder with a refined ratio of occupancies of 0.972 (2):0.028 (2). There is structural evidence for inter­molecular weak C—HO hydrogen bonds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The crystal and molecular structures of the bio-based platform chemical furfural (1) and its derivatives furfurylamine (2), 2-furonitrile (3) and 2-methylfuran (4), which are all liquid at ambient temperature, have been determined by in situ cryocrystallography. Compound 1 crystallizes with three molecules in the asymmetric unit (Z′ = 3), which all adopt the syn conformation. Compound 2 crystallizes with two crystallographically distinct molecules in gauche and anti conformers, which are linked by N–H…N and N–H…O hydrogen bonds. The crystal structure of 3 is characterized by C–H…N interactions between C4 of the furan ring and the nitrile group. Compound 4 was found to crystallize in the non-centrosymmetric space group P42bc with a polar c axis. The molecular structures are compared with results from spectroscopic studies in the literature. Compounds 1–4 show a difference of ca. 14° between the external C–C–C and C–C–O angles to the substituent carbon atom in 2-position of the furan ring. Using this criterion as an indicator for the assignment of the oxygen atom in 2-substituted furan derivatives, a number of crystal structures in the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) are called into question. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: The crystal and molecular structure of [Cu2(H2valdien)2](NO3)2 (1), whereby H2valdien is the known Schiff base ligand N1,N3-bis(3-methoxysalicylidene)diethylenetriamine, is reported. In 1, two H2valdien ligands join two CuII ions in a chelate-spacer-chelate mode, in which the protonated aliphatic secondary amine moieties represent the spacers, to form a double helix. Both CuII ions in the homodinuclear cationic complex exhibit similar distorted square-planar N2O2 coordination spheres. The axially chiral molecular structure of the [Cu2(H2valdien)2]2+ complex features intramolecular π···π stacking and N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds in the crystal. Compound 1 crystallizes in the Sohncke space group P21, with a = 14.165(3), b = 13.7755(13), c = 21.1185(4) Å, β = 102.199(4)°, and with two enantiomeric molecules in the asymmetric unit (Z′ = 2). The two crystallographically unique [Cu2(H2valdien)2]2+ enantiomers are related by pseudo inversion symmetry.Graphical Abstract: The pseudo centrosymmetric chiral Z′ = 2 crystal structure (space group P21) of [Cu2(H2valdien)2](NO3)2, whereby H2valdien is the known Schiff base ligand N1,N3-bis(3-methoxysalicylidene)diethylenetriamine, is reported. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• The solid-state structures of lepidine (4-methylquinoline) and three mineral acid salts are reported. • The molecules of lepidine and the lepidinium cations in the salts are π⋅⋅⋅π-stacked in the crystal structures. • N−H⋅⋅⋅Cl or N−H⋅⋅⋅O hydrogen bonding is observed in the crystal structures of the salts. The crystal and molecular structures of free-base lepidine (4-methylquinoline, 1) and the mineral acid salts lepidinium chloride (2), nitrate (3) and dihydrogen phosphate (4) are reported. Compound 1 was studied by differential scanning calorimetry and in situ capillary cryocrystallography. In the crystal structures, the molecules of free-base lepidine in 1 and the lepidinium cations in 2 – 4 are face-to-face π⋅⋅⋅π-stacked. The quinoline nitrogen atom is not involved in directional intermolecular interactions such as weak hydrogen bonds in 1. In the salts 2 – 4 , proton transfer to the quinoline nitrogen atom and N−H⋅⋅⋅Cl (in 2) and N−H⋅⋅⋅O (in 3 and 4) hydrogen bonding is observed. Hirshfeld surface analysis reveals that lepidinium salts 2 and 3 form hydrogen-bonded dimers in the crystal and confirms that the packing of 4 is dominated by hydrogen-bonded dihydrogen phosphate anion chains. [Display omitted] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The title compound, [HgI2(C10H8N2O2S2)]n, a one-dimensional coordination polymer with HgI2 units and 2,2′-di­thio­bis­(pyridine N-oxide) spacer ligands in an alternating fashion, forms helical chains running along the b axis in the crystal. Within a single coordination polymer strand, the axially chiral 2,2′-di­thio­bis­(pyridine N-oxide) ligands are homochiral, but the enanti­omeric conformation is present in adjacent strands. Within a coordination polymer strand, the iodido ligands point towards the centroids of the aromatic rings of the pyridine N-oxide moieties in the coordination sphere of HgII. Moreover, intra-strand C—HO and C—HI inter­actions, and inter-strand short SI and SO contacts are observed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Porphyrin assemblies display interesting photophysical properties and a relatively high thermal stability. Moreover, meso-functionalized porphyrins with virtually fourfold symmetry can be relatively readily synthesized from pyrrole and the appropriate aldehyde. A number of metallo derivatives of 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(4-cyanophenyl)porphyrin, where the N atom of the linear cyano group can act both as a donor for coordination bonds or as an acceptor for hydrogen bonds, have been structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray analysis. The supramolecular and structural chemistry of the corresponding 2- and 3-cyanophenyl isomers of the parent porphyrin, however, has remained largely unexplored. The crystal structure of [5,10,15,20-tetrakis(3-cyanophenyl)porphyrinato]copper(II) (CuTCNPP) nitrobenzene trisolvate, [Cu(C48H24N8)]·3C6H5NO2, has been determined at 80 K by synchrotron single-crystal X-ray diffraction. CuTCNPP exhibits a C2 h-symmetric ααββ conformation, despite an unsymmetrical crystal environment, and is situated on a crystallographic centre of symmetry. The CuII ion adopts a genuine square-planar coordination by the four pyrrole N atoms. The 24-membered porphyrin ring system shows no marked deviation from planarity. In the crystal, the CuTCNPP molecules and two nitrobenzene molecules are face-to-face stacked in an alternating fashion, resulting in corrugated layers. The remaining nitrobenzene guest molecule per CuTCNPP resides in the region between four neighbouring columnar stacks of CuTCNPP and sandwiched nitrobenzene molecules, and is disordered over four positions about a centre of symmetry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Acetic anhydride (ethanoic anhydride), (CH3CO)2O, is a widely used acetylation reagent in organic synthesis. The crystal and molecular structure, as determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis at 100 K, is reported for the first time. A crystal of the title compound (m.p. 200 K) suitable for X-ray diffraction was grown from the melt at low temperature. The title compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbcn, with Z = 4. In the crystal, the molecule adopts an exact C2-symmetric conformation about a crystallographic twofold axis. The molecules are densely packed. Two of the methyl H atoms form short intermolecular contacts to a neighbouring carbonyl O atom, which can be viewed as weak hydrogen bonds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Adiponitrile, C6H8N2, is a key intermediate in the synthesis of the polyamide Nylon 66 and is produced industrially on a large scale. We have determined the crystal and molecular structure of adiponitrile by single-crystal X-ray analysis at 100 K, a suitable crystal (m.p. 275 K) having been grown from the melt at low temperature. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/ c with Z = 2. In the crystal structure, the molecule adopts an exact Ci-symmetric gauche- anti- gauche conformation of the C-C-C-C skeleton about an inversion centre. The molecules are densely packed, with short intermolecular contacts between the α-H and nitrile N atoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The title compound, [Zn(SiF6)(C12H8N2)2]·CH3OH, contains a neutral heteroleptic tris-chelate ZnII complex, viz. [Zn(SiF6)(phen)2] (phen is 1,10-phenanthroline), exhibiting approximate molecular C2 point-group symmetry. The ZnII cation adopts a severely distorted octahedral coordination. As far as can be ascertained, the title complex represents the first structurally characterized example of a ZnII complex bearing a bidentate-bound hexafluorosilicate ligand. A density functional theory study of the isolated [Zn(SiF6)(phen)2] complex was undertaken to reveal the influence of crystal packing on the molecular structure of the complex. In the crystal structure, the methanol solvent molecule forms a hydrogen bond to one F atom of the hexafluorosilicate ligand. The hydrogen-bonded assemblies so formed are tightly packed in the crystal, as indicated by a high packing coefficient (74.1%). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: The crystal and molecular structure of (E)-N,N′-dicyclohexylacetamidine (1) is described. Crystalline material of 1 was obtained by sublimation. Single-crystal X-ray analysis revealed a centrosymmetric triclinic structure (space group ) with six molecules in the asymmetric unit (Z′=6). The six crystallographically distinct molecules all exhibit an E-syn structure, but differ in the orientation of the cyclohexyl groups about the central acetamidine moiety. In the crystal, the molecules form polymeric helices via NN hydrogen bonds. The crystal structure comprises two crystallographically distinct helices of opposite handedness (P and M form). The characterisation of 1 in the solid-state is augmented by powder X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy and thermal analysis. Density functional theory (DFT) structure optimisation and frequency calculation were performed at the B3LYP/cc-pVTZ level. The DFT results for the isolated molecule are compared with the experimental results for the solid-state. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: Two ligand-bridged bicobaloximes, formed by replacement of pyridine (py) in monocobaloximes, [MeCo(dmgH)2(py)] (Me = methyl, dmgH = dimethylglyoxime) and MeCo(dpgH)2(py) (dpgH = diphenylglyoxime), by 4,4′-bipyridine and 2,4-di(1H-imidazol-1-yl)-6-methoxy-1,3,5-triazine, respectively, are reported. The crystal structures of the ligand-bridged bicobaloximes so obtained are described. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Reaction of cadmium perchlorate and the prototypical linear bridging ligand 4,4'-bipyridine (4,4'-bipy) in an ethanol/water mixture affords the one-dimensional coordination polymer, [{Cd(μ-4,4'-bipy)(4,4'-bipy)2(H2O)2}(ClO4)2 · 2 4,4'-bipy · 4.5 H2O]n (1). The Cd2+ ions adopt an octahedral coordination sphere and are joined into linear chains by 4,4'-bipy via two trans coordination sites. The remaining two trans sites in the equatorial plane carry terminally monodentate-bound 4,4'-bipy ligands, resulting in a molecular antenna arrangement. The two axial sites of each Cd2+ ion are occupied by aqua ligands. Compound 1 crystallizes in the non-centrosymmetric, monoclinic space group C2 with three similar, crystallographically independent, cationic coordination polymer strands in the unit cell, which essentially differ only in the conformations of the 4,4'-bipyridyl ligands. Consistent with the similarity of the local coordination environments of the three independent Cd atoms in the structure, 113Cd MAS NMR spectroscopy reveals a single resonance line at 89 ppm. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: A combined X-ray and density functional theory (DFT) study on the structure of 5,10,15,20-tetra(3-pyridyl)porphyrin (1) has been undertaken. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction revealed molecules of 1 in the ααββ conformation with molecular and crystallographic C i point group symmetry. The porphyrin macrocycle shows no marked deviation from planarity. Positional disorder of the pyrrole NH atoms is discussed. The crystal packing of 1 is achieved through common off-set stacking of the porphyrin entities. Bulk material of 1 was further investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD). The crystal and molecular structure of 1 is compared to the known structures of the unsolvated free-base 2- and 4-pyridyl isomers. The molecular structure of 1 in solution has been investigated by variable temperature 1H NMR spectroscopy in CDCl3. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: Racemic forms of 1,1′-bi-(2-naphthol) (BINOL) monopivalate (rac-1) and its 6-nitro substitute (rac-2) were structurally characterized by X-ray crystallography. Molecules of opposite chirality form dimers in the crystalline state of rac-1 through OO hydrogen-bonds between the free hydroxy and the pivalate carbonyl group. In contrast, polymeric hydrogen-bonded homo chiral chains were encountered for rac-2. In both rac-1 and rac-2, the dihedral angle between the naphthyl systems shows a significant deviation compared to the approximate 90° angle of BINOL. As expected, compound rac-1 exhibits an increased angle (108.80(4)° and 102.09(4)°) as one of the hydroxy groups in BINOL is replaced by the sterically demanding pivaloyl ester. In contrast, the angle is decreased to 72.0(2)° in the nitro derivative rac-2. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The simplest alkyl aryl ether, anisole (methoxybenzene), C7H8O, is a feedstock chemical and is widely used in the pharmaceutical industry. The structure of anisole at 100 K, as determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis, is reported. A crystal (m.p. 236 K) suitable for X-ray diffraction was obtained from the melt. The title compound crystallizes in the centrosymmetric space group P21/ c with two molecules in the asymmetric unit ( Z′ = 2). Both crystallographically distinct molecules adopt a virtually flat ( Cs-symmetric) conformation. The arrangement of the molecules in the solid state appears to be governed by close packing. No face-to-face π-π stacking of the molecules is observed, but rather edge-to-face interactions result in a herringbone packing motif. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

• The crystal structure of L-serinium hydrogensquarate (CSD refcode: HUQNIT), published in this journal very recently is revised. • Problems are due to assignment of the absolute configuration and placement of disordered hydrogen atoms. • HUQNIT actually represents the CSD entry PAZCUO, published more than 20 years ago. The crystal structure of L-serinium hydrogensquarate (CSD refcode: HUQNIT), published in this journal very recently [Tyagi et al., J. Mol. Struct. 1224 (2021) 129190], is revised. Problems arise from the assignment of the absolute configuration of the serinium cation and the positioning of disordered hydrogen atoms of the hydrogensquarate anion. The correct structure of L-serinium hydrogensquarate was published more than 20 years ago [CSD refcode: PAZCUO; Kolev et al., Z. Kristallogr. NCS 213 (1998) 169-170]. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract: Two novel l-lysinium hydrogensquarate monohydrate (1) and the corresponding salt of the l-lysinium dication (2) are synthesized and their structure and properties elucidated in detail spectroscopically, thermally and structurally, using single crystal X-ray diffraction, linear-polarized solid-state IR-spectroscopy oriented colloid suspensions in nematic host, TGA, DSC, DTA methods, positive and negative HPLC tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS·MS). Quantum chemical methods are used to calculate the electronic structure, vibrational data and electronic spectra. Two novel structural motifs have been obtained, isolated [(HSq−)] and tetramolecular [(H2Sq)(HSq)2(Sq)]4− anion, respectively. Preliminary second harmonic generation measurements are also performed. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: A distortion of the aromatic character and stabilization of the imino-form as a result of the protonation of 4-dimethylaminopyridine was established by IR-, UV- and 1H NMR-spectral analysis of 4-diaminopyridinium hydrogensquarate. Quantum chemical calculations were carried out at MP2 and B3LYP levels of theory and a 6-311++G** basis set with a view to determining the changes in geometrical parameters and IR-spectroscopic characteristics resulting from Npy protonation. Linear-dichroic IR-spectroscopy coupled with the orientation techniques of solid samples as liquid crystal suspensions and melted solid polycrystalline films was applied for the identification of the IR-bands, characteristic for the structural fragments of the neutral and imino-form of the pyridine derivative. The spectral results were compared with the structure, obtained by a single crystal X-ray analysis. The salt contains dimmers of hydrogensquarate anions and Npy protonated cations of which the former are stabilized by strong intermolecular OH…O interactions (2.552Å and 143.1(2)°). The 4-diaminopyridinium cation interacts with the anion through moderate NH…O bonds (2.729Å and 165.0(0)°). Individual cations are π–π stacked with their neighbors at a distance of 3.406Å. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]

Abstract: The title compound was synthesized and characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction and solid-state polarized IR-spectroscopy of oriented colloids in a nematic host. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/c and its structure consists of a 3D supramolecular network of tyrammonium cations, water and sulfate anions directed by intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions. Two non-equivalent tyrammonium cations are observed with pseudo T and T trans configurations, respectively. The vibrational characteristics of the non-equivalent molecules are assigned using solid-state polarized IR-spectroscopy. The structural and spectroscopic data are compared with theoretical calculations at the MP2/6-31++G∗ level of theory and basis set using the tyrammonium cation heptahydrate as a model system. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]