{"title":"X-ray-determined structure of the technetium complex [Tc<sub>2</sub>(μ-CO)<sub>2</sub>(NC<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(CO)<sub>6</sub>] revisited: [Tc<sub>2</sub>(μ-OMe)<sub>2</sub>(NC<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(CO)<sub>6</sub>] as the correct formulation.","authors":"Maaz Zuhayra, Arne Lützen, Miguel A Ruiz","doi":"10.1107/S2053229623007957","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053229623007957","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Some of us reported previously the structure of di-μ-carbonyl-bis[tricarbonyl(pyridine)technetium], [Tc<sub>2</sub>(μ-CO)<sub>2</sub>(C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub>N)<sub>2</sub>(CO)<sub>6</sub>], as the main product of the reaction of [Tc<sub>2</sub>(CO)<sub>10</sub>] with pyridine at room temperature, using the reagent itself as solvent [Zuhayra et al. (2008). Inorg. Chem. 47, 10177-10182]. On the basis of an X-ray analysis of the product, a molecular structure was proposed with two bridging carbonyls displaying very unusual geometrical features, not explained at the time. Subsequent chemical considerations, coupled with density functional theory (DFT) calculations, prompted us to revise the original structure determination. Using the original raw diffraction data, we have now performed new refinements to show that the previously proposed `bridging carbonyls' actually correspond to bridging methoxide groups, and that the crystals analyzed at the time therefore would correspond to the complex di-μ-methoxido-bis[tricarbonyl(pyridine)technetium], syn-[Tc<sub>2</sub>(μ-OMe)<sub>2</sub>(NC<sub>5</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(CO)<sub>6</sub>]. This methoxide-bridged complex likely was a minor side product formed along with the main product in the above reaction, perhaps due to the presence of trace amounts of methanol and air in the reaction mixture.</p>","PeriodicalId":7115,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10551881/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41093973","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}
Marimuthu Sangavi, Narayanasamy Kumaraguru, Colin D McMillen, Ray J Butcher
{"title":"Supramolecular interactions in some organic hydrated 2,4,6-triaminopyrimidinium carboxylate and sulfate salts.","authors":"Marimuthu Sangavi, Narayanasamy Kumaraguru, Colin D McMillen, Ray J Butcher","doi":"10.1107/S205322962300829X","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1107/S205322962300829X","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Four salts, namely, 2,4,6-triaminopyrimidinium 6-chloronicotinate dihydrate, C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>8</sub>N<sub>5</sub><sup>+</sup>·C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>ClNO<sub>2</sub><sup>-</sup>·2H<sub>2</sub>O, (I), 2,4,6-triaminopyrimidinediium pyridine-2,6-dicarboxylate dihydrate, C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>9</sub>N<sub>5</sub><sup>2+</sup>·C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>3</sub>NO<sub>4</sub><sup>2-</sup>·2H<sub>2</sub>O, (II), 2,4,6-triaminopyrimidinediium sulfate monohydrate, C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>9</sub>N<sub>5</sub><sup>2+</sup>·SO<sub>4</sub><sup>2-</sup>·H<sub>2</sub>O, (III), and 2,4,6-triaminopyrimidinium 3,5-dinitrobenzoate dihydrate, C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>8</sub>N<sub>5</sub><sup>+</sup>·C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>3</sub>N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub><sup>-</sup>·2H<sub>2</sub>O, (IV), were synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction techniques. Proton transfer from the corresponding acid to the pyrimidine base has occurred in all four crystal structures. Of the four salts, two [(I) and (IV)] exist as monoprotonated bases and two [(II) and (III)] exist as diprotonated bases. In all four crystal structures, the acid interacts with the pyrimidine base through N-H...O hydrogen bonds, generating an R<sub>2</sub><sup>2</sup>(8) ring motif. The sulfate group mimics the role of the carboxylate anions. The water molecules present in compounds (I)-(IV) form water-mediated large ring motifs. The formation of water-mediated interactions in these crystal structures can be used as a model in the study of the hydration of nucleobases. Water molecules play an important role in building supramolecular structures. In addition to these strong hydrogen-bonding interactions, some of the crystal structures are further enriched by aromatic π-π stacking interactions [(I) and (II)].</p>","PeriodicalId":7115,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41091219","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":"Pressure-induced metallization in the absence of a structural transition in the layered transition-metal dichalcogenide ZrSe<sub>2</sub>.","authors":"Lingping Xiao, Xiaojie Yi","doi":"10.1107/S2053229623008045","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053229623008045","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>First-principles calculations were carried out on the ZrSe<sub>2</sub> compound, which has been of interest owing to its technologically important physical properties. The structural, electronic and optical properties of this compound were investigated under pressure through the plane wave pseudopotential approach within the framework of density functional theory. A comparison between the computed crystal structure parameters and the corresponding experimental counterparts shows a very good agreement between them. Fitting the pressure-volume data using the third-order Birch-Murnaghan equation of state yielded a bulk modulus B<sub>0</sub> = 38.17 GPa and a pressure derivative of bulk modulus B'<sub>0</sub> = 8.2 for hexagonal ZrSe<sub>2</sub>. The relationship between the band structure and pressure is revealed. We calculated the total density of state (TDOS) under different pressures and partial density of state (PDOS) from 0 to 10 GPa. According to our calculations, metallization of hexagonal ZrSe<sub>2</sub> is predicted to occur at around 10 GPa and pressure-induced band-gap engineering reveals the transformation of the indirect to direct band gap with increasing pressure. Furthermore, optical properties, such as the complex dielectric function, refractive index and reflectivity spectra of this compound, were studied for incident electromagnetic waves in an energy range up to 45 eV. The contributions to various transition peaks in the optical spectra are analyzed and discussed with the help of the energy-dependent imaginary part of the dielectric function.</p>","PeriodicalId":7115,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41094992","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":"Hemilability and structural considerations in complexes of platinum(II) comprising bis(diphenylphosphanyl)methane monoxide, monosulfide, and monoselenide.","authors":"Jack Faller, Jonathan Parr","doi":"10.1107/S2053229623007325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053229623007325","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The structure of a platinum(II) complex containing (R)-(dimethylamino)ethylnapthyl and bis(diphenylphosphanyl)methane monosulfide ligands, namely, {(R)-1-[1-(dimethylamino)ethyl]napthyl-κ<sup>2</sup>N,C<sup>2</sup>}[(diphenylphosphanylmethyl)diphenylphosphine sulfide-κ<sup>2</sup>P,S]platinum(II) hexafluoridoantimonate dichloromethane monosolvate, [Pt(C<sub>14</sub>H<sub>16</sub>N)(C<sub>25</sub>H<sub>22</sub>P<sub>2</sub>S)][SbF<sub>6</sub>]·CH<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>, was determined. The structural features are compared with analogous platinum bis(diphenylphosphanyl)methane monoxide [dppm(O)] and bis(diphenylphosphanyl)methane monoselenide [dppm(Se)] complexes in relation to their potential hemilability and stereochemical nonrigidity.</p>","PeriodicalId":7115,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10149743","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":"2,2'-Dithiobispyrazine: about the disulfide bond.","authors":"Kinga Wzgarda-Raj, Justyna Dominikowska, Natallia Husik, Agnieszka J Rybarczyk-Pirek","doi":"10.1107/S2053229623007416","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053229623007416","url":null,"abstract":"X-ray diffraction studies reveal that pyrazine-2-thiol undergoes condensation to 2,2'-dithiobispyrazine [systematic name: 2-(pyrazin-2-yldisulfanyl)pyrazine], C8H6N4S2 (I), under aerial conditions. In the molecule of I, the pyrazine rings are arranged in an almost perpendicular manner, with an absolute value of the C-S-S-C torsion angle of -91.45 (6)°. A search in the Cambridge Structural Database confirmed that such a conformation is typical for disulfide compounds. Three different rotamers of disulfide I were studied using quantum theoretical studies. The rotamer of lowest energy was observed in the crystalline state in the structure stabilized by hydrogen-bond, chalcogen-bond and stacking interactions. Further quantum chemical computations confirm that 2,2'-dithiobispyrazine can react according to the SN2 mechanism.","PeriodicalId":7115,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10522997","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":"The synthesis and characterization of a series of cocrystals of an isoniazid derivative with butan-2-one and propan-2-one.","authors":"Matthew Clarke Scheepers, Andreas Lemmerer","doi":"10.1107/S2053229623007179","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2053229623007179","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Four cocrystals containing N'-(butan-2-ylidene)pyridine-4-carbohydrazide (izbt) and one cocrystal containing N'-isopropylideneisonicotinohydrazide (izact) were synthesized by reacting isoniazid with either butan-2-one (for the former) or acetone (for the latter). The coformers used to synthesize the izbt cocrystals were 2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid, 2-chloro-4-nitrobenzoic acid and 1-naphthoic acid. 1-Naphthoic acid was also used with izact to form a cocrystal. The 1:1 cocrystals are: N'-(butan-2-ylidene)pyridine-4-carbohydrazide-1-naphthoic acid (izbt-1nta), C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>13</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O·C<sub>11</sub>H<sub>8</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, N'-(butan-2-ylidene)pyridine-4-carbohydrazide-2,4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (izbt-2,4-dhba), C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>13</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O·C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, N'-(propan-2-ylidene)pyridine-4-carbohydrazide-1-naphthoic acid (izact-1nta), C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>11</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O·C<sub>11</sub>H<sub>8</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, N'-(butan-2-ylidene)pyridine-4-carbohydrazide-2-chloro-4-nitrobenzoic acid (izbt-2c4n), C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>13</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O·C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>4</sub>ClNO<sub>4</sub>, and N'-(butan-2-ylidene)pyridine-4-carbohydrazide-2,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (izbt-2,5-dhba), C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>13</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O·C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O<sub>4</sub>. The cocrystals containing izbt were compared to those containing the same (or similar) coformers with izact that have been reported either here or in the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD). Most of the cocrystals showed different packing despite having the same hydrogen-bonding motifs. The cocrystals were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction (SC-XRD), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).</p>","PeriodicalId":7115,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10561595/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10522501","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}
Wojciech Nitek, Ewa Szymańska, Waldemar Tejchman, Ewa Żesławska
{"title":"Architecture of the rings of 5-arylidenerhodanine derivatives versus P-gp inhibition.","authors":"Wojciech Nitek, Ewa Szymańska, Waldemar Tejchman, Ewa Żesławska","doi":"10.1107/S2053229623006502","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053229623006502","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>5-Arylidene derivatives of rhodanine show various biological activities. The new crystal structures of five derivatives investigated towards ABCB1 efflux pump modulation are reported, namely, 2-[5-([1,1'-biphenyl]-4-ylmethylidene]-4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidin-3-yl)acetic acid dimethyl sulfoxide monosolvate, C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>13</sub>NO<sub>3</sub>S<sub>2</sub>·C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>6</sub>OS (1), 4-[5-([1,1'-biphenyl]-4-ylmethylidene]-4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidin-3-yl)butanoic acid, C<sub>20</sub>H<sub>17</sub>NO<sub>3</sub>S<sub>2</sub> (2), 5-[4-(benzyloxy)benzylidene]-2-thioxothiazolidin-4-one, C<sub>17</sub>H<sub>13</sub>NO<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub> (3), 4-{5-[4-(benzyloxy)benzylidene]-4-oxo-2-thioxothiazolidin-3-yl}butanoic acid, C<sub>21</sub>H<sub>19</sub>NO<sub>4</sub>S<sub>2</sub> (4), and 5-[4-(diphenylamino)benzylidene]-2-thioxothiazolidin-4-one, C<sub>22</sub>H<sub>16</sub>N<sub>2</sub>OS<sub>2</sub> (5). Compounds 1 and 3-5 crystallize in the triclinic space group P-1, while 2 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2<sub>1</sub>/n, where the biphenyl moiety is observed in two positions (A and B). Two molecules are present in the asymmetric unit of 5 and, for the other four compounds, there is only one molecule; moreover, 1 crystallizes with one dimethyl sulfoxide molecule. The packing of the molecules containing a carboxyl group (1, 2 and 4) is determined by O-H...O hydrogen bonds, while in the other two compounds (3 and 5), the packing is determined by N-H...O hydrogen bonds. Additionally, induced-fit docking studies have been performed for the active compounds to investigate their putative binding mode inside the human glycoprotein P (P-gp) binding pocket.</p>","PeriodicalId":7115,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10150371","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}
Megan M Treece, Jordan C Kelly, Kate E Rosello, Andrew J Craig, Jennifer A Aitken
{"title":"Accurate X-ray diffraction data required for proper evaluation of bond valence sums and global instability indexes: redetermination of the crystal structures of diamond-like Cu<sub>2</sub>CdSiS<sub>4</sub> and Cu<sub>2</sub>HgSnS<sub>4</sub> as a case study.","authors":"Megan M Treece, Jordan C Kelly, Kate E Rosello, Andrew J Craig, Jennifer A Aitken","doi":"10.1107/S2053229623006848","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053229623006848","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Our calculations of the global instability index (G) values for some diamond-like materials with the general formula I<sub>2</sub>-II-IV-VI<sub>4</sub> have indicated that the structures may be unstable or incorrectly determined. To compute the G value of a given compound, the bond valence sums (BVSs) must first be calculated using a crystal structure. Two examples of compounds with high G values, based on data from the literature, are the wurtz-stannite-type dicopper cadmium silicon tetrasulfide (Cu<sub>2</sub>CdSiS<sub>4</sub>) and the stannite-type dicopper mercury tin tetrasulfide (Cu<sub>2</sub>HgSnS<sub>4</sub>), which were first reported in 1967 and 1965, respectively. In the present study, Cu<sub>2</sub>CdSiS<sub>4</sub> and Cu<sub>2</sub>HgSnS<sub>4</sub> were prepared by solid-state synthesis at 1000 and 900 °C, respectively. The phase purity was assessed by powder X-ray diffraction. Optical diffuse reflectance UV/Vis/NIR spectroscopy was used to estimate the optical bandgaps of 2.52 and 0.83 eV for Cu<sub>2</sub>CdSiS<sub>4</sub> and Cu<sub>2</sub>HgSnS<sub>4</sub>, respectively. The structures were solved and refined using single-crystal X-ray diffraction data. The structure type of Cu<sub>2</sub>CdSiS<sub>4</sub> was confirmed, where Cd<sup>2+</sup>, Si<sup>4+</sup> and two of the three crystallographically unique S<sup>2-</sup> ions lie on a mirror plane. The structure type of Cu<sub>2</sub>HgSnS<sub>4</sub> was also verified, where all ions lie on special positions. The S<sup>2-</sup> ion resides on a mirror plane, the Cu<sup>+</sup> ion is situated on a fourfold rotary inversion axis and both the Hg<sup>2+</sup> and the Sn<sup>4+</sup> ions are located on the intersection of a fourfold rotary inversion axis, a mirror plane and a twofold rotation axis. Using the crystal structures solved and refined here, the G values were reassessed and found to be in the range that indicates reasonable strain for a stable crystal structure. This work, together with some examples gathered from the literature, shows that accurate data collected on modern instrumentation should be used to reliably calculate BVSs and G values.</p>","PeriodicalId":7115,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10503482","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}
Daniel A. Decato, Michael Jahnke, Orion B. Berryman
{"title":"Conformational polymorphism of 3-(azidomethyl)benzoic acid","authors":"Daniel A. Decato, Michael Jahnke, Orion B. Berryman","doi":"10.1107/s2053229623006824","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1107/s2053229623006824","url":null,"abstract":"Three conformational polymorphs of 3-(azidomethyl)benzoic acid, C8H7N3O2, are reported. All three structures maintain similar carboxylic acid dimers and π–π stacking. Crystal structure analysis and computational evaluations highlight the azidomethyl group as a source of conformational polymorphism, thus having potential implications in the design of solid-state reactions.","PeriodicalId":7115,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-08-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46532445","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}
Daria Kowalkowska-Zedler, Piotr Bruździak, Zbigniew Hnatejko, Renata Łyszczek, Anna Brillowska-Dąbrowska, Łukasz Ponikiewski, Bartosz Cieśla, Agnieszka Pladzyk
{"title":"Solvent influence on the crystal structures of new cadmium tri-tert-butoxysilanethiolate complexes with 1,4-bis(3-aminopropyl)piperazine: luminescence and antifungal activity.","authors":"Daria Kowalkowska-Zedler, Piotr Bruździak, Zbigniew Hnatejko, Renata Łyszczek, Anna Brillowska-Dąbrowska, Łukasz Ponikiewski, Bartosz Cieśla, Agnieszka Pladzyk","doi":"10.1107/S2053229623005442","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1107/S2053229623005442","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Monocrystals of dinuclear μ-1,4-bis(3-aminopropyl)piperazine-κ<sup>4</sup>N<sup>1</sup>,N<sup>1'</sup>:N<sup>4</sup>,N<sup>4'</sup>-bis[bis(tri-tert-butoxysilanethiolato-κS)cadmium(II)], [Cd<sub>2</sub>(C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>27</sub>O<sub>3</sub>SSi)<sub>4</sub>(C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>24</sub>N<sub>4</sub>)] or [Cd<sub>2</sub>{SSi(OtBu)<sub>3</sub>}<sub>4</sub>(μ-BAPP)], 1, and polynuclear catena-poly[[bis(tri-tert-butoxysilanethiolato-κS)cadmium(II)]-μ-1,4-bis(3-aminopropyl)piperazine-κ<sup>2</sup>N<sup>1'</sup>:N<sup>4'</sup>], [Cd(C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>27</sub>O<sub>3</sub>SSi)<sub>2</sub>(C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>24</sub>N<sub>4</sub>)]<sub>n</sub> or [Cd{SSi(OtBu)<sub>3</sub>}<sub>2</sub>(μ-BAPP)]<sub>n</sub>, 2, with 1,4-bis(3-aminopropyl)piperazine (BAPP) and tri-tert-butoxysilanethiolate ligands, were obtained from the same ratio of reactants, but with different solvents used for the crystallization processes. The structures and properties of both complexes were characterized using elemental analysis, X-ray diffraction and FT-IR, <sup>1</sup>H NMR and luminescence spectroscopy. Applied density functional theory (DFT) computational methods and noncovalent interaction (NCI) analysis were used for geometry optimization and visualization of the interactions between the metallic centres and their surroundings. The X-ray analysis revealed four-coordinate Cd<sup>II</sup> centres bound to two S atoms of the silanethiolate groups and two N atoms of the BAPP ligand; however, it chelates to tertiary and primary N atoms in 1, whilst in 2 it does not chelate and bonds only to RNH<sub>2</sub>. The photoluminescence properties of complexes 1 and 2 result from free-ligand emission and differ significantly from each other with respect to emission intensity. Additionally, antifungal activity was investigated against 18 isolates of fungi. Compound 1 strongly inhibited the growth of three dermatophytes: Epidermophyton floccosum, Microsporum canis and Trichophyton rubrum.</p>","PeriodicalId":7115,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section C Structural Chemistry","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.8,"publicationDate":"2023-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10404125/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9998048","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}