Dirk Hollenwäger, Alexander Nitzer, Valentin Bockmair, Andreas J Kornath
{"title":"The crystal structure of the ammonium salt of 2-aminomalonic acid.","authors":"Dirk Hollenwäger, Alexander Nitzer, Valentin Bockmair, Andreas J Kornath","doi":"10.1107/S2053229624005576","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2053229624005576","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The salt ammonium 2-aminomalonate (systematic name: ammonium 2-azaniumylpropanedioate), NH<sub>4</sub><sup>+</sup>·C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>4</sub>NO<sub>4</sub><sup>-</sup>, was synthesized in diethyl ether from the starting materials malonic acid, ammonia and bromine. The salt was recrystallized from water as colourless blocks. In the solid state, intramolecular medium-strong N-H...O, weak C-H...O and weak C-H...N hydrogen bonds build a three-dimensional network.</p>","PeriodicalId":7115,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11225614/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141426035","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hemalatha Balasubramanian, Aarifa Muhammed Ashraf, Srikanth Karuppannan, Kumaradhas Poomani
{"title":"Synthesis and structural investigation of salts of 2-amino-3-methylpyridine with carboxylic acid derivatives: an experimental and theoretical study.","authors":"Hemalatha Balasubramanian, Aarifa Muhammed Ashraf, Srikanth Karuppannan, Kumaradhas Poomani","doi":"10.1107/S2053229624005473","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2053229624005473","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The salts bis(2-amino-3-methylpyridinium) fumarate dihydrate, 2C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>9</sub>N<sub>2</sub><sup>+</sup>·C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub><sup>2-</sup>·2H<sub>2</sub>O (I), and 2-amino-3-methylpyridinium 5-chlorosalicylate, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>9</sub>N<sub>2</sub><sup>+</sup>·C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>4</sub>ClO<sub>3</sub><sup>-</sup> (II), were synthesized from 2-amino-3-methylpyridine with fumaric acid and 5-chlorosalicylic acid, respectively. The crystal structures of these salts were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, revealing protonation in I and II by the transfer of a H atom from the acid to the pyridine base. In the crystals of both I and II, N-H...O interactions form an R<sub>2</sub><sup>2</sup>(8) ring motif. Hirshfeld surface analysis distinguishes the interactions present in the crystal structures of I and II, and the two-dimensional (2D) fingerprint plot analysis shows the percentage contribution of each type of interaction in the crystal packing. The volumes of the crystal voids of I (39.65 Å<sup>3</sup>) and II (118.10 Å<sup>3</sup>) have been calculated and reveal that the crystal of I is more mechanically stable than II. Frontier molecular orbital (FMO) analysis predicts that the band gap energy of II (2.6577 eV) is lower compared to I (4.0035 eV). The Quantum Theory of Atoms In Molecules (QTAIM) analysis shows that the pyridinium-carboxylate N-H...O interaction present in I is stronger than the other interactions, whereas in II, the hydroxy-carboxylate O-H...O interaction is stronger than the pyridinium-carboxylate N-H...O interaction; the bond dissociation energies also confirm these results. The positive Laplacian [∇<sup>2</sup>ρ(r) > 0] of these interactions shows that the interactions are of the closed shell type. An in-silico ADME (Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism and Excretion) study predicts that both salts will exhibit good pharmacokinetic properties and druglikeness.</p>","PeriodicalId":7115,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141426034","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ke Chen, Xianwu Jing, Huali Zhang, Yujie Wang, Yezhong Wang, Wuping Xie, Chungang Shuai, Bo Wen, Nanqiao Zhang, Peiyu Zhang, Hao Wu, Shan Li, Lijia Wang
{"title":"Interfacial behaviour of short-chain fluorocarbon surfactants at the n-hexane/water interface: a molecular dynamics study.","authors":"Ke Chen, Xianwu Jing, Huali Zhang, Yujie Wang, Yezhong Wang, Wuping Xie, Chungang Shuai, Bo Wen, Nanqiao Zhang, Peiyu Zhang, Hao Wu, Shan Li, Lijia Wang","doi":"10.1107/S205322962400528X","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S205322962400528X","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The utilization of long-chain fluorocarbon surfactants is restricted due to environmental regulations, prompting a shift in the focus of research towards short-chain fluorocarbon surfactants. The present study employs molecular dynamics techniques to model the behaviour of potassium perfluorobutylsulfonate (PFBS) at the n-hexane/water interface, aiming to investigate the efficacy of short-chain fluorocarbon surfactants in enhancing oil recovery. The findings suggest that ionized PFBS<sup>-</sup> has the ability to autonomously migrate to the oil/water interface, forming a layered thin film, with the sulfonic acid group being submerged in water, while the fluorocarbon chain is oriented towards the oil phase. This phenomenon aligns with the fundamental concept of surfactants in reducing interfacial tension between oil and water. The spontaneous dispersion process is supported by changes in the number of water molecules surrounding each PFBS<sup>-</sup> anion, as is well indicated by the number density distribution within the simulation box. Based on the analysis conducted by IGMH (Independent Gradient Model based on Hirshfeld partition), it was determined that sulfonic acid molecules are capable of forming hydrogen bonds with water molecules, whereas the interaction between fluorocarbon chains and the oil phase is predominantly characterized by weak van der Waals interactions.</p>","PeriodicalId":7115,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141417173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relationship between synthesis method-crystal structure-melting properties in cocrystals: the case of caffeine-citric acid.","authors":"Mathieu Guerain, Hubert Chevreau, Yannick Guinet, Laurent Paccou, Erik Elkaïm, Alain Hédoux","doi":"10.1107/S205322962400319X","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S205322962400319X","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The influence of the crystal synthesis method on the crystallographic structure of caffeine-citric acid cocrystals was analyzed thanks to the synthesis of a new polymorphic form of the cocrystal. In order to compare the new form to the already known forms, the crystal structure of the new cocrystal (C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>10</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>2</sub>·C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>8</sub>O<sub>7</sub>) was solved by powder X-ray diffraction thanks to synchrotron experiments. The structure determination was performed using `GALLOP', a recently developed hybrid approach based on a local optimization with a particle swarm optimizer, particularly powerful when applied to the structure resolution of materials of pharmaceutical interest, compared to classical Monte-Carlo simulated annealing. The final structure was obtained through Rietveld refinement, and first-principles density functional theory (DFT) calculations were used to locate the H atoms. The symmetry is triclinic with the space group P-1 and contains one molecule of caffeine and one molecule of citric acid per asymmetric unit. The crystallographic structure of this cocrystal involves different hydrogen-bond associations compared to the already known structures. The analysis of these hydrogen bonds indicates that the cocrystal obtained here is less stable than the cocrystals already identified in the literature. This analysis is confirmed by the determination of the melting point of this cocrystal, which is lower than that of the previously known cocrystals.</p>","PeriodicalId":7115,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11150877/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140848792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Peter W R Corfield, Ahmed Elsayed, Tristan DaCunha, Christopher Bender
{"title":"Crystal structures, electron spin resonance, and thermogravimetric analysis of three mixed-valence copper cyanide polymers.","authors":"Peter W R Corfield, Ahmed Elsayed, Tristan DaCunha, Christopher Bender","doi":"10.1107/S2053229624003371","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2053229624003371","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The crystal structures of three mixed-valence copper cyanide alkanolamine polymers are presented, together with thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) and electron spin resonance (ESR) data. In all three structures, a Cu<sup>II</sup> moiety on a crystallographic center of symmetry is coordinated by two alkanolamines and links two Cu<sup>I</sup>CN chains via cyanide bridging groups to form diperiodic sheets. The sheets are linked together by cuprophilic Cu<sup>I</sup>-Cu<sup>I</sup> interactions to form a three-dimensional network. In poly[bis(μ-3-aminopropanolato)tetra-μ-cyanido-dicopper(I)dicopper(II)], [Cu<sub>4</sub>(CN)<sub>4</sub>(C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>8</sub>NO)<sub>2</sub>]<sub>n</sub>, 1, propanolamine bases have lost their hydroxyl H atoms and coordinate as chelates to two Cu<sup>II</sup> atoms to form a dimeric Cu<sup>II</sup> moiety bridged by the O atoms of the bases with Cu<sup>II</sup> atoms in square-planar coordination. The ESR spectrum is very broad, indicating exchange between the two Cu<sup>II</sup> centers. In poly[bis(2-aminopropanol)tetra-μ-cyanido-dicopper(I)copper(II)], [Cu<sub>3</sub>(CN)<sub>4</sub>(C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>9</sub>NO)<sub>2</sub>]<sub>n</sub>, 2, and poly[bis(2-aminoethanol)tetra-μ-cyanido-dicopper(I)copper(II)], [Cu<sub>3</sub>(CN)<sub>4</sub>(CH<sub>7</sub>NO)<sub>2</sub>]<sub>n</sub>, 3, a single Cu<sup>II</sup> atom links the Cu<sup>I</sup>CN chains together via CN bridges. The chelating alkanolamines are not ionized, and the OH groups form rather long bonds in the axial positions of the octahedrally coordinated Cu<sup>II</sup> atoms. The coordination geometries of Cu<sup>II</sup> in 2 and 3 are almost identical, except that the Cu-O distances are longer in 2 than in 3, which may explain their somewhat different ESR spectra. Thermal decomposition in 2 and 3, but not in 1, begins with the loss of HCN(g), and this can be correlated with the presence of OH protons on the ligands in 2 and 3, which are not present in 1.</p>","PeriodicalId":7115,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11150880/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140847586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"3D ED/MicroED entering a new era.","authors":"Mauro Gemmi","doi":"10.1107/S205322962400490X","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S205322962400490X","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Aragon et al. [Acta Cryst. (2024), C80, 179-189], by reporting the discussion and the final conclusions of a round table held during a symposium at the National Center for CryoEM Access and Training, well describe all the advances that have been made for the application of 3D ED/MicroED to pharmaceutical and macromolecular nanocrystals and propose possible future scenarios.</p>","PeriodicalId":7115,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11150876/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141247336","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Daniel A Fajardo, Danny Arteaga, Javier Ellena, Pedro H O Santiago, Richard F D'Vries, Luis Alberto Lenis
{"title":"Synthesis, characterization and structural analysis of complexes from 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine derivatives with transition metals.","authors":"Daniel A Fajardo, Danny Arteaga, Javier Ellena, Pedro H O Santiago, Richard F D'Vries, Luis Alberto Lenis","doi":"10.1107/S2053229624004224","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2053229624004224","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The synthesis and structural characterization of three families of coordination complexes synthesized from 4'-phenyl-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine (8, Ph-TPY), 4'-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine (9, ClPh-TPY) and 4'-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine (10, MeOPh-TPY) ligands with the divalent metals Co<sup>2+</sup>, Fe<sup>2+</sup>, Mn<sup>2+</sup> and Ni<sup>2+</sup> are reported. The compounds were synthesized from a 1:2 mixture of the metal and ligand, resulting in a series of complexes with the general formula [M(R-TPY)<sub>2</sub>](ClO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub> (where M = Co<sup>2+</sup>, Fe<sup>2+</sup>, Mn<sup>2+</sup> and Ni<sup>2+</sup>, and R-TPY = Ph-TPY, ClPh-TPY and MeOPh-TPY). The general formula and structural and supramolecular features were determinated by single-crystal X-ray diffraction for bis(4'-phenyl-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine)nickel(II) bis(perchlorate), [Ni(C<sub>21</sub>H<sub>15</sub>N<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>](ClO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub> or [Ni(Ph-TPY)<sub>2</sub>](ClO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, bis[4'-(4-methoxyphenyl)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine]manganese(II) bis(perchlorate), [Mn(C<sub>22</sub>H<sub>17</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O)<sub>2</sub>](ClO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub> or [Mn(MeOPh-TPY)<sub>2</sub>](ClO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, and bis(4'-phenyl-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine)manganese(II) bis(perchlorate), [Mn(C<sub>21</sub>H<sub>15</sub>N<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>](ClO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub> or [Mn(Ph-TPY)<sub>2</sub>](ClO<sub>4</sub>)<sub>2</sub>. In all three cases, the complexes present distorted octahedral coordination polyhedra and the crystal packing is determined mainly by weak C-H...π interactions. All the compounds (except for the Ni derivatives, for which FT-IR, UV-Vis and thermal analysis are reported) were fully characterized by spectroscopic (FT-IR, UV-Vis and NMR spectroscopy) and thermal (TGA-DSC, thermogravimetric analysis-differential scanning calorimetry) methods.</p>","PeriodicalId":7115,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140943666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juan Saulo González-González, Alfonso Martínez-Santos, María José Emparán-Legaspi, Armando Pineda-Contreras, Francisco Javier Martínez-Martínez, Marcos Flores-Alamo, Hector García-Ortega
{"title":"Molecular structure and selective theophylline complexation by conformational change of diethyl N,N'-(1,3-phenylene)dicarbamate.","authors":"Juan Saulo González-González, Alfonso Martínez-Santos, María José Emparán-Legaspi, Armando Pineda-Contreras, Francisco Javier Martínez-Martínez, Marcos Flores-Alamo, Hector García-Ortega","doi":"10.1107/S2053229624003358","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2053229624003358","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The receptor ability of diethyl N,N'-(1,3-phenylene)dicarbamate (1) to form host-guest complexes with theophylline (TEO) and caffeine (CAF) by mechanochemistry was evaluated. The formation of the 1-TEO complex (C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>16</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>·C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>8</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) was preferred and involves the conformational change of one of the ethyl carbamate groups of 1 from the endo conformation to the exo conformation to allow the formation of intermolecular interactions. The formation of an N-H...O=C hydrogen bond between 1 and TEO triggers the conformational change of 1. CAF molecules are unable to form an N-H...O=C hydrogen bond with 1, making the conformational change and, therefore, the formation of the complex impossible. Conformational change and selective binding were monitored by IR spectroscopy, solid-state <sup>13</sup>C nuclear magnetic resonance and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The 1-TEO complex was characterized by IR spectroscopy, solid-state <sup>13</sup>C nuclear magnetic resonance, powder X-ray diffraction and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.</p>","PeriodicalId":7115,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11150875/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140847587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis, structure and photoluminescence properties of heterometallic-based coordination polymers of trimesic acid.","authors":"Kunlanit Chinchan, Suwadee Jiajaroen, Chatphorn Theppitak, Sakchai Laksee, Mongkol Sukwattanasinitt, Kittipong Chainok","doi":"10.1107/S2053229624003528","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2053229624003528","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Reacting trimesic acid (H<sub>3</sub>TMA, C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O<sub>6</sub>) with CaCl<sub>2</sub> and MCl<sub>2</sub> at 110 °C under hydrothermal conditions gave the isostructural heterobimetallic coordination polymers (CPs) catena-poly[[tetraaquazinc(II)]-μ-5-carboxybenzene-1,3-dicarboxylato-[tetraaquacalcium(II)]-μ-5-carboxybenzene-1,3-dicarboxylato], [CaZn(HTMA)<sub>2</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>8</sub>]<sub>n</sub>, 1, and catena-poly[[tetraaquacobalt(II)]-μ-5-carboxybenzene-1,3-dicarboxylato-[tetraaquacalcium(II)]-μ-5-carboxybenzene-1,3-dicarboxylato], [CaCo(HTMA)<sub>2</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>8</sub>]<sub>n</sub>, 2. Compounds 1 and 2 crystallize in the monoclinic space group C2/c. The solid-state structures consist of eight-coordinate Ca<sup>II</sup> ions and six-coordinate M<sup>II</sup> ions. These ions are connected by a doubly deprotonated HTMA<sup>2-</sup> ligand to create a one-dimensional (1D) zigzag chain. Poly[[decaaquabis(μ<sub>3</sub>-benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylato)calcium(II)dizinc(II)] dihydrate], {[CaZn<sub>2</sub>(TMA)<sub>2</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>10</sub>]·2H<sub>2</sub>O}<sub>n</sub>, 3, was found incidentally as a minor by-product during the synthesis of 1 at a temperature of 140 °C. It forms crystals in the orthorhombic space group Ccce. The structure of 3 consists of a two-dimensional (2D) layer composed of [Zn(TMA)] chains that are interconnected by Ca<sup>II</sup> ions. The presence of aromatic carboxylic acid ligands and water molecules, which can form numerous hydrogen bonds and π-π interactions, increases the stability of the three-dimensional (3D) supramolecular architecture of these CPs. Compounds 1 and 2 exhibit thermal stability up to 420 °C, as indicated by the thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) curves. The powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) data reveal the formation of unidentified phases in methanol and dimethyl sulfoxide, while 1 exhibits chemical stability in a wide range of solvents. The luminescence properties of 1 dispersed in various low molecular weight organic solvents was also examined. The results demonstrate excellent selectivity, sensitivity and recyclability for detecting acetone molecules in aqueous media. Additionally, a possible sensing mechanism is also outlined.</p>","PeriodicalId":7115,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140891013","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brendan F Abrahams, Christopher J Commons, Timothy A Hudson, Robin Sanchez-Arlt
{"title":"Supramolecular hydrogen-bonded networks formed from copper(II) carboxylate dimers.","authors":"Brendan F Abrahams, Christopher J Commons, Timothy A Hudson, Robin Sanchez-Arlt","doi":"10.1107/S2053229624004534","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2053229624004534","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The well-known copper carboxylate dimer, with four carboxylate ligands extending outwards towards the corners of a square, has been employed to generate a series of crystalline compounds. In particular, this work centres on the use of the 4-hydroxybenzoate anion (Hhba<sup>-</sup>) and its deprotonated phenolate form 4-oxidobenzoate (hba<sup>2-</sup>) to obtain complexes with the general formula [Cu<sub>2</sub>(Hhba)<sub>4-x</sub>(hba)<sub>x</sub>L<sub>2-y</sub>]<sup>x-</sup>, where L is an axial coligand (including solvent molecules), x = 0, 1 or 2, and y = 0 or 1. In some cases, short hydrogen bonds result in complexes which may be represented as [Cu<sub>2</sub>(Hhba)<sub>2</sub>(H<sub>0.5</sub>hba)<sub>2</sub>L<sub>2</sub>]<sup>-</sup>. The main focus of the investigation is on the formation of a variety of extended networks through hydrogen bonding and, in some crystals, coordinate bonds when bridging coligands (L) are employed. Crystals of [Cu<sub>2</sub>(Hhba)<sub>4</sub>(dioxane)<sub>2</sub>]·4(dioxane) consist of the expected Cu dimer with the Hhba<sup>-</sup> anions forming hydrogen bonds to 1,4-dioxane molecules which block network formation. In the case of crystals of composition [Et<sub>4</sub>N][Cu<sub>2</sub>(Hhba)<sub>2</sub>(H<sub>0.5</sub>hba)<sub>2</sub>(CH<sub>3</sub>OH)(H<sub>2</sub>O)]·2(dioxane), Li[Cu<sub>2</sub>(Hhba)<sub>2</sub>(H<sub>0.5</sub>hba)<sub>2</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>2</sub>]·3(dioxane)·4H<sub>2</sub>O and [Cu<sub>2</sub>(Hhba)<sub>2</sub>(H<sub>0.5</sub>hba)<sub>2</sub>(H<sub>0.5</sub>DABCO)<sub>2</sub>]·3CH<sub>3</sub>OH (DABCO is 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane), square-grid hydrogen-bonded networks are generated in which the complex serves as one type of 4-connecting node, whilst a second 4-connecting node is a hydrogen-bonding motif assembled from four phenol/phenolate groups. Another two-dimensional (2D) network based upon a related square-grid structure is formed in the case of [Et<sub>4</sub>N]<sub>2</sub>[Cu<sub>2</sub>(Hhba)<sub>2</sub>(hba)<sub>2</sub>(dioxane)<sub>2</sub>][Cu<sub>2</sub>(Hhba)<sub>4</sub>(dioxane)(H<sub>2</sub>O)]·CH<sub>3</sub>OH. In [Cu<sub>2</sub>(Hhba)<sub>4</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>2</sub>]·2(Et<sub>4</sub>NNO<sub>3</sub>), a square-grid structure is again apparent, but, in this case, a pair of nitrate anions, along with four phenolic groups and a pair of water molecules, combine to form a second type of 4-connecting node. When 1,8-bis(dimethylamino)naphthalene (bdn, `proton sponge') is used as a base, another square-grid network is generated, i.e. [Hbdn]<sub>2</sub>[Cu<sub>2</sub>(Hhba)<sub>2</sub>(hba)<sub>2</sub>(H<sub>2</sub>O)<sub>2</sub>]·3(dioxane)·H<sub>2</sub>O, but with only the copper dimer complex serving as a 4-connecting node. Complex three-dimensional networks are formed in [Cu<sub>2</sub>(Hhba)<sub>4</sub>(O-bipy)]·H<sub>2</sub>O and [Cu<sub>2</sub>(Hhba)<sub>4</sub>(O-bipy)<sub>2</sub>]·2(dioxane), where the potentially bridging 4,4'-bipyridine N,N'-dioxi","PeriodicalId":7115,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11150878/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141080182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"化学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}