Farid N. Naghiyev , Tuncer Hökelek , Victor N. Khrustalev , Huseyn M. Mamedov , Alebel N. Belay , Jamshid Ashurov , Ibrahim G. Mamedov
{"title":"Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analyses, intermolecular interaction energies and energy frameworks of methyl 6-amino-5-cyano-2-(2-methoxy-2-oxoethyl)-4-(4-nitrophenyl)-4H-pyran-3-carboxylate","authors":"Farid N. Naghiyev , Tuncer Hökelek , Victor N. Khrustalev , Huseyn M. Mamedov , Alebel N. Belay , Jamshid Ashurov , Ibrahim G. Mamedov","doi":"10.1107/S2056989025001276","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2056989025001276","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The title compound contains pyran and phenyl rings, with the pyran ring in a flattened-boat conformation. In the crystal, intermolecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds link the molecules into centrosymmetric dimers, forming <em>R</em><sup>2</sup><sub>2</sub>(12) ring motifs, which are linked by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional architecture. In addition to van der Waals interactions and N—H⋯N and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, halogen bonds, tetrel bonds and pnictogen bonds also play an important role in the cohesion of the crystal structure.</div></div><div><div>The title compound, C<sub>17</sub>H<sub>15</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O<sub>7</sub>, contains pyran and phenyl rings, with the pyran ring exhibiting a flattened-boat conformation. In the crystal, intermolecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds link the molecules into centrosymmetric dimers, forming <em>R</em><sup>2</sup><sub>2</sub>(12) ring motifs. These dimers are linked through N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional architecture. A Hirshfeld surface analysis indicates that the most important contributions for the crystal packing are from H⋯O/O⋯H (29.7%), H⋯H (28.7%), H⋯C/C⋯H (16.0%) and H⋯N/N⋯H (12.9%) interactions. In addition to van der Waals interactions and N—H⋯N and N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, halogen bonds, tetrel bonds and pnictogen bonds also play an important role in the cohesion of the crystal structure.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7367,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications","volume":"81 4","pages":"Pages 296-302"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143768079","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
El Waleda Moustapha Thiam , Kalidou Mamadou Ba , Aichata Yaya Kane , Ibrahima Elhadji Thiam , Nicolas Claiser , Mohamed Souhassou , Aliou Hamady Barry , Mohamed Gaye
{"title":"Synthesis and crystal structure of dipotassium nickel polyphosphate","authors":"El Waleda Moustapha Thiam , Kalidou Mamadou Ba , Aichata Yaya Kane , Ibrahima Elhadji Thiam , Nicolas Claiser , Mohamed Souhassou , Aliou Hamady Barry , Mohamed Gaye","doi":"10.1107/S2056989025002221","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2056989025002221","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The structure consists of infinite zigzag polyphosphate chains, running along the <em>c</em>-axis direction, linked by Ni<sup>2+</sup> ions and delimiting large tunnels in which the K<sup>+</sup> ions are located. Ni<sup>2+</sup> ions form slightly distorted NiO<sub>6</sub> octahedra and the coordination numbers of the independent potassium cations are 8 and 10.</div></div><div><div>Single crystals of K<sub>2</sub>Ni(PO<sub>3</sub>)<sub>4</sub> were obtained by solid-state reaction. The structure consists of infinite zigzag polyphosphate chains, running along the <em>c</em>-axis direction, linked by Ni<sup>2+</sup> ions and delimiting large tunnels in which the K<sup>+</sup> ions are located. Ni<sup>2+</sup> ions form slightly distorted NiO<sub>6</sub> octahedra and the coordination numbers of the independent potassium cations are 8 and 10.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7367,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications","volume":"81 4","pages":"Pages 324-327"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143768147","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wu Yun-Deng , Wan Hui , Xia Yun , Ni Jie , Li Jian , Zhang Hui , Xu Xiang-Yang , Xie Jun
{"title":"Crystal structure of the possible sulindac impurity 2-(5-fluoro-2-methyl-1H-inden-3-yl)acetonitrile","authors":"Wu Yun-Deng , Wan Hui , Xia Yun , Ni Jie , Li Jian , Zhang Hui , Xu Xiang-Yang , Xie Jun","doi":"10.1107/S2056989025002622","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2056989025002622","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The asymmetric unit of the title compound consists of two molecules with nearly identical conformations. The angles between the cyanide group and the corresponding indene ring plane are 64.09 (16) and 64.72 (14)°.</div></div><div><div>The title compound,C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>10</sub>FN, was identified as a possible critical degradation impurity of sulindac, a therapeutic COX-2 inhibitor for rheumatoid arthritis. Single-crystal X-ray analysis revealed two conformationally slightly different molecules in the asymmetric unit (<em>Z</em>′ = 2), each containing an indene ring system. In the crystal structure, [100] chains formed through C—H⋯N interactions are connected into a tri-periodic supramolecular structure by further C—H⋯F and C—H⋯π interactions through <em>P</em>2<sub>1</sub>/<em>n</em> symmetry operations.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7367,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications","volume":"81 4","pages":"Pages 341-344"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143768077","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rylan Artis , Elizabeth Heyward , Naomi Reyes , Kaitlyn Van Ostenbridge , Will E. Lynch , Clifford W. Padgett
{"title":"Syntheses and crystal structures of three triphenylsulfonium halometallate salts of zinc, cadmium and mercury","authors":"Rylan Artis , Elizabeth Heyward , Naomi Reyes , Kaitlyn Van Ostenbridge , Will E. Lynch , Clifford W. Padgett","doi":"10.1107/S2056989025002245","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2056989025002245","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The crystal structures of three salts of the C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>15</sub>S<sup>+</sup> triphenylsulfonium ion are reported, namely, bis(triphenylsulfonium) tetrachlorozinc(II), bis(triphenylsulfonium) tetrachlorocadmium(II) and bis(triphenylsulfonium) tetrachloromercury(II) methanol monosolvate.</div></div><div><div>Bis(triphenylsulfonium) tetrachloridozinc(II), (C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>15</sub>S)<sub>2</sub>[ZnCl<sub>4</sub>] (<strong>I</strong>), bis(triphenylsulfonium) tetrachloridocadmium(II), (C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>15</sub>S)<sub>2</sub>[CdCl<sub>4</sub>] (<strong>II</strong>), and bis(triphenylsulfonium) tetrachloridomercury(II) methanol monosolvate, (C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>15</sub>S)<sub>2</sub>[HgCl<sub>4</sub>]·CH<sub>3</sub>OH (<strong>III</strong>), each crystallize in the monoclinic space group <em>P</em>2<sub>1</sub>/<em>n</em>. In all three structures, there are two crystallographically independent triphenylsulfonium (TPS) cations per asymmetric unit, each adopting a distorted trigonal–pyramidal geometry about the S atom (S—C bond lengths in the 1.77–1.80 Å range and C—S—C angles of 100–107°). The [<em>M</em>Cl<sub>4</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> anions (<em>M</em> = Zn<sup>2+</sup>, Cd<sup>2+</sup>, Hg<sup>2+</sup>) are tetrahedral; their M—Cl bond lengths systematically increase from Zn<sup>2+</sup> to Hg<sup>2+</sup>, consistent with the larger ionic radius of the heavier metal. Hirshfeld surface analyses show that H⋯H and H⋯C contacts dominate the TPS cation environments, whereas H⋯Cl and S⋯<em>M</em> interactions anchor each [<em>M</em>Cl<sub>4</sub>]<sup>2–</sup> anion to two surrounding TPS cations. Weak C—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, as well as inversion-centered π–π stacking, generate layers in (<strong>I</strong>) and (<strong>II</strong>) and dimeric [(TPS)<sub>2</sub>–HgCl<sub>4</sub>]<sub>2</sub> assemblies in (<strong>III</strong>).</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7367,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications","volume":"81 4","pages":"Pages 358-363"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143768076","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nadia H. Metwally , Galal H. Elgemeie , El-shimaa S. M. Abd Al-latif , Peter G. Jones
{"title":"Crystal structure of 1-amino-3-(4-chlorophenyl)-2-cyano-3H-benzo[4,5]thiazolo[3,2-a]pyridine-4-carboxamide","authors":"Nadia H. Metwally , Galal H. Elgemeie , El-shimaa S. M. Abd Al-latif , Peter G. Jones","doi":"10.1107/S2056989025001562","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2056989025001562","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The tricyclic ring system of the title compound departs from planarity in the region of the <em>sp</em><sup>3</sup> carbon atom. The three-dimensional packing involves four classical hydrogen bonds and one N⋯Cl halogen bond.</div></div><div><div>In the structure of the title compound, C<sub>19</sub>H<sub>13</sub>ClN<sub>4</sub>OS, the four atoms of the pyridinic ring that are not fused with the thiazole, including the <em>sp</em><sup>3</sup> C atom, lie significantly outside the benzothiazole plane. A short intramolecular S⋯O contact of 2.5992 (4) Å is observed. The amide NH<sub>2</sub> group is planar, whereas the amine NH<sub>2</sub> group is pyramidalized. The three-dimensional packing involves two interconnected layer structures. The first, parallel to the <em>bc</em> plane, involves three classical hydrogen bonds N—H<sub>amine</sub>⋯O (one of two), N—H<sub>amine</sub>⋯Cl and one N—H<sub>amide</sub> ⋯N<sub>cyano</sub>; the second, parallel to the <em>ab</em> plane, involves two hydrogen bonds, N—H<sub>amide</sub>⋯O and the second N—H<sub>amine</sub>⋯O, together with the short and linear contact N<sub>cyano</sub>⋯Cl—C, which may be regarded as a halogen bond.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7367,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications","volume":"81 4","pages":"Pages 279-283"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143768091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Timothy G. Lerch , Daniel R. Albert , Michael Gau , Edward Rajaseelan
{"title":"Syntheses and crystal structures of 4-benzyl-1-ethyl-1,2,4-triazolium bromide and its corresponding NHC complexes of rhodium and iridium","authors":"Timothy G. Lerch , Daniel R. Albert , Michael Gau , Edward Rajaseelan","doi":"10.1107/S2056989025002671","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2056989025002671","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The syntheses and crystal structures of a triazolium salt, 4-benzyl-1-ethyl-1,2,4-triazolium bromide, and the corresponding N-heterocyclic carbene complexes, (4-benzyl-1-ethyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene)chlorido[(1,2,5,6-η)-cycloocta-1,5-diene]rhodium(I), (4-benzyl-1-ethyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene)[(1,2,5,6-η)-cycloocta-1,5-diene](triphenylphosphane)iridium(I) tetrafluoridoborate and (4-benzyl-1-ethyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene)[(1,2,5,6-η)-cycloocta-1,5-diene](tricyclohexylphosphane)iridium(I) tetrafluoridoborate dicholoromethane sesquisolvate, are presented. All structures exhibit non-classical hydrogen-bonding interactions with the most acidic hydrogen atoms in two of them playing critical roles in the orientations of structural units.</div></div><div><div>The syntheses and crystal structures of a triazolium salt, 4-benzyl-1-ethyl-1,2,4-triazolium bromide, C<sub>11</sub>H<sub>14</sub>N<sub>3</sub><sup>+</sup>·Br<sup>−</sup> (<strong>2</strong>), and the corresponding N-heterocyclic carbene complexes, (4-benzyl-1-ethyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene)chlorido[(1,2,5,6-η)-cycloocta-1,5-diene]rhodium(I), [RhCl(C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>12</sub>)(C<sub>11</sub>H<sub>13</sub>N<sub>3</sub>)] (<strong>3</strong>), (4-benzyl-1-ethyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene)[(1,2,5,6-η)-cycloocta-1,5-diene](triphenylphosphane)iridium(I) tetrafluoridoborate, [Ir(C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>12</sub>)(C<sub>11</sub>H<sub>13</sub>N<sub>3</sub>)(C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>15</sub>P)]BF<sub>4</sub> (<strong>5</strong>), and (4-benzyl-1-ethyl-1,2,4-triazol-5-ylidene)[(1,2,5,6-η)-cycloocta-1,5-diene](tricyclohexylphosphane)iridium(I) tetrafluoridoborate dicholoromethane sesquisolvate, [Ir(C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>12</sub>)(C<sub>11</sub>H<sub>13</sub>N<sub>3</sub>)(C<sub>18</sub>H<sub>33</sub>P)]BF<sub>4</sub>·1.5CH<sub>2</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub> (<strong>6</strong>), are presented. Complexes <strong>2</strong> and <strong>6</strong> crystallize in the monoclinic space group <em>P</em>2<sub>1</sub>/<em>c</em>, complex <strong>3</strong> in the triclinic space group <em>P</em>1 and complex <strong>5</strong> in the triclinic space group <em>P</em>1 with two molecules in the asymmetric unit. The three metal complexes <strong>3</strong>, <strong>5</strong>, and <strong>6</strong> have a distorted square-planar geometry around the metal ions. The N1—C1—N3 bond angle in the triazolium salt <strong>2</strong> is 107.1 (2)° and is observed in the range of 102.2 (3) to 103.8 (5)° in the NHC ligands in complexes <strong>3</strong>, <strong>5</strong>, and <strong>6</strong>. The two substituent ‘wing tips’ in the NHC ligand (N-ethyl and N-benzyl) are oriented in an <em>anti</em>-arrangement in compounds <strong>2</strong> and <strong>3</strong>, a <em>syn</em>-arrangement in compound <strong>6</strong>, and both <em>syn</em> and <em>anti</em>-arrangements in the two independent ion pairs in compound <strong>5</strong>. All structures exhibit non-classical hydrogen-bonding interactions w","PeriodicalId":7367,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications","volume":"81 4","pages":"Pages 350-357"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143768078","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis, crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of a propyl 4-{[1-(2-methyl-4-nitrophenyl)-1H-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl]methoxy}benzoate copper(II) chloride complex","authors":"Muminjon Hakimov , Ilkhomjon Ortikov , Tulkinjon Sattarov , Bakhodir Tashkhodjaev , Akmaljon Tojiboev","doi":"10.1107/S2056989025001732","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2056989025001732","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The title coordination compound was synthesized upon complexation of propyl 4-{[1-(2-methyl-4-nitrophenyl)-1<em>H</em>-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl]methoxy}benzoate and copper(II) chloride at 323 K. It crystallizes as a centrosymmetric dimer, with one copper atom, two chlorine atoms and two propyl 4-{[1-(2-methyl-4-nitrophenyl)-1<em>H</em>-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl]methoxy}benzoate ligands in the asymmetric unit.</div></div><div><div>The core of the title complex, dichloridobis(propyl 4-{[1-(2-methyl-4-nitrophenyl)-1<em>H</em>-1,2,3-triazol-4-yl]methoxy}benzoate)copper(II), [CuCl<sub>2</sub>(C<sub>20</sub>H<sub>20</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>5</sub>)<sub>2</sub>], which belongs to the copper(II) complex family, consists of two C<sub>20</sub>H<sub>20</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>5</sub> ligands and two chloride ligands arranged around the metal, forming a <em>trans</em>-dichlorido square-planar complex. In the crystal, the molecules are linked by C—H⋯Cl and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds as well as by aromatic π–π stacking interactions into a three-dimensional network. To further analyse the intermolecular interactions, a Hirshfeld surface analysis was performed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7367,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications","volume":"81 4","pages":"Pages 271-274"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143768080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christopher P. Landee , Diane A. Dickie , Mark M. Turnbull
{"title":"CuBr2 complexes with 3,5-disubstituted pyridine ligands","authors":"Christopher P. Landee , Diane A. Dickie , Mark M. Turnbull","doi":"10.1107/S2056989025001343","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2056989025001343","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Compounds <strong>1</strong> and <strong>2</strong> are similar coordination polymers of bibromide bridged chains of Cu<sup>II</sup> ions with 3,5-disubstituted pyridine molecules in the axial sites. The chains lie parallel to the <em>a</em> axis and are linked into a tri-periodic network <em>via</em> non-classical hydrogen bonds.</div></div><div><div>Reaction of copper(II) bromide with 3,5-dichloropyridine (3,5-Cl<sub>2</sub>py) or 3,5-dimethylpyridine (3,5-Me<sub>2</sub>py) led to the isolation of the coordination polymers <em>catena</em>-poly[[bis(3,5-dichloropyridine)copper(II)]-di-μ-bromido], [CuBr<sub>2</sub>(C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>3</sub>Cl<sub>2</sub>N)<sub>2</sub>]<sub><em>n</em></sub> or [CuBr<sub>2</sub>(3,5-Cl<sub>2</sub>py)<sub>2</sub>]<sub><em>n</em></sub> (<strong>1</strong>), and <em>catena</em>-poly[[bis(3,5-dimethylpyridine)copper(II)]-di-μ-bromido], [CuBr<sub>2</sub>(C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>9</sub>N)<sub>2</sub>]<sub><em>n</em></sub> or [CuBr<sub>2</sub>(3,5-Me<sub>2</sub>py)<sub>2</sub>]<sub><em>n</em></sub> (<strong>2</strong>), respectively. The structures are characterized by bibromide-bridged chains [<em>d</em>(av.)<sub>Cu⋯Cu</sub> = 3.93 (9) Å]. In <strong>1</strong>, the chains are linked perpendicular to the <em>a</em> axis by non-classical hydrogen bonds and halogen bonds, while in <strong>2</strong>, only non-classical hydrogen bonds are observed.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7367,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications","volume":"81 3","pages":"Pages 243-247"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11891580/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143603208","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis and structure of 1,1′,1′′-[(2-bromoethoxy)methanetriyl]tribenzene and 1,1′,1′′-[(2-iodoethoxy)methanetriyl]tribenzene","authors":"Julian Fischer , Marian Hebenbrock","doi":"10.1107/S2056989025001124","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2056989025001124","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Both compounds crystallized from a saturated solution in THF by slow vapour diffusion of <em>n</em>-hexane in the monoclinic space group <em>P</em>2<sub>1</sub>/<em>c</em>. While the two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit of 1,1′,1′′-[(2-iodoethoxy)methanetriyl]tribenzene show no close contacts to other molecules, in the structure of 1,1′,1′′-[(2-bromoethoxy)methanetriyl]tribenzene the molecules interact with each other by C—H⋯π contacts.</div></div><div><div>The present study reports on the molecular structures and syntheses of 1,1′,1′′-[(2-bromoethoxy)methanetriyl]tribenzene, C<sub>21</sub>H<sub>19</sub>BrO, and 1,1′,1′′-[(2-iodoethoxy)methanetriyl]tribenzene, C<sub>21</sub>H<sub>19</sub>IO. Both compounds crystallized from a saturated solution in THF by slow vapour diffusion of <em>n</em>-hexane in the monoclinic space group <em>P</em>2<sub>1</sub>/<em>c</em>. While the two independent molecules in the asymmetric unit of 1,1′,1′′-[(2-iodoethoxy)methanetriyl]tribenzene show no close contacts to other molecules, in the structure of 1,1′,1′′-[(2-bromoethoxy)methanetriyl]tribenzene the molecules interact with each other <em>via</em> C—H⋯π contacts.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7367,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications","volume":"81 3","pages":"Pages 214-218"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11891592/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143603323","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Chaluvarangaiah Sowbhagya , Thaluru M. Mohan Kumar , Hemmige S. Yathirajan , Sean Parkin
{"title":"Crystal structure and Hirshfeld-surface analysis of the pesticide etoxazole","authors":"Chaluvarangaiah Sowbhagya , Thaluru M. Mohan Kumar , Hemmige S. Yathirajan , Sean Parkin","doi":"10.1107/S2056989025001173","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2056989025001173","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The crystal structure of the insecticide/acaricide etoxazole is presented along with a Hirshfeld surface analysis of intermolecular interactions present in the crystal structure.</div></div><div><div>Etoxazole (C<sub>21</sub>H<sub>23</sub>F<sub>2</sub>NO<sub>2</sub>), systematic name 4-(4-<em>tert</em>-butyl-2-ethoxyphenyl)-2-(2,6-difluorophenyl)-4,5-dihydro-1,3-oxazole, is a fluorinated insecticide and acaricide that inhibits chitin biosynthesis, disrupting insect development by preventing proper exoskeleton formation. Widely used in agriculture since 1998, it is readily absorbed by plant tissues and translocates within leaves. Metabolic studies have identified several oxidative degradation products, while toxicological assessments have examined potential effects, including oxidative stress. This study presents a detailed crystallographic and Hirshfeld surface analysis of etoxazole. The molecule consists of a central dihydro-oxazole ring flanked by 2,6-difluorophenyl and 4-<em>tert</em>-butyl-2-ethoxyphenyl groups, each twisted relative to the oxazole core. The dihydro-oxazole ring is nearly planar, with the substituted phenyl rings forming dihedral angles of 44.20 (4)° and 47.87 (4)° with the mean plane of the dihydro-oxazole. The ethoxy group exhibits a dihedral angle of 15.04 (11)° to the <em>tert</em>-butylphenyl ring, while the <em>tert</em>-butyl group itself shows minor torsional disorder [major:minor occupancies are 0.760 (6):0.240 (6)]. The molecular packing is dominated by van der Waals-type interactions, though weak C—H⋯F and C—H⋯O interactions lead to pleated layers parallel to the <em>ab</em> plane, which further stack along the <em>c</em>-axis direction. A Hirshfeld surface analysis confirms the prevalence of van der Waals interactions in crystal stabilization.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7367,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications","volume":"81 3","pages":"Pages 239-242"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11891584/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143603376","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}