Aziz Atashov, Batirbay Torambetov, Jamshid Ashurov, Tuncer Hökelek, Alebel N. Belay, Asmet N. Azizova
{"title":"Synthesis and structure of 5,5′-(trisulfane-1,3-diyl)bis(1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-amine)","authors":"Aziz Atashov, Batirbay Torambetov, Jamshid Ashurov, Tuncer Hökelek, Alebel N. Belay, Asmet N. Azizova","doi":"10.1107/S2056989026005517","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2056989026005517","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The title compound, C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>4</sub>N<sub>6</sub>S<sub>5</sub>, consists of two 1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-amine moieties bridged by a trisulfanediyl group [S—S—S = 107.98 (6)°]. The conformation is supported by an intramolecular π–π stacking interaction. In the crystal, N—H⋯N hydrogen bonds link the molecules, enclosing <em>R</em><sup>2</sup><sub>2</sub>(8) and <em>R</em><sup>5</sup><sub>5</sub>(31) ring motifs, into infinite channels/tubes propagating along the <em>b</em>-axis direction. Hirshfeld surface analysis revealed that the most important contributions for the crystal packing are from S⋯S (33.6%) and H⋯N/N⋯H (32.8%) interactions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7367,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications","volume":"82 7","pages":"Pages 799-802"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis, crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of a 1:1 salt of sparfloxacin and 4-aminosalicylic acid","authors":"Bhumi C. Patel, Krunal M. Modi, J. Prakasha Reddy","doi":"10.1107/S2056989026005736","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2056989026005736","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The anhydrous salt of sparfloxacin [5-amino-1-cyclopropyl-7-(3,5-dimethylpiperazin-1-yl)-6,8-difluoro-4-oxo-1,4-dihydroquinoline-3-carboxylic acid] with 4-aminosalicylic acid, C<sub>22</sub>H<sub>22</sub>F<sub>2</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>3</sub><sup>+</sup>·C<sub>7</sub>H<sub>6</sub>NO<sub>3</sub><sup>−</sup>, features both intermolecular (N—H⋯O) and intramolecular (O—H⋯O) interactions. In the crystal, two sparfloxacin and two 4-aminosalicylic acid molecules interact with each other through N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming an <em>R</em><sup>4</sup><sub>4</sub>(12) ring motif. The network of intermolecular interactions was further examined using Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7367,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications","volume":"82 7","pages":"Page 0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dustin C. Brown, Isaac J. Stern, Richard J. Staples, Alexander R. Keim, Yvonne Nguyen, Thomas J. Malosh
{"title":"Synthesis, characterization, DFT calculations, and crystal structure of [Ru2(O2CCF3)2(CO)4L2]: trifluoroacetate-bridged dimeric ruthenium(I) sawhorse complexes bearing phosphine ligands","authors":"Dustin C. Brown, Isaac J. Stern, Richard J. Staples, Alexander R. Keim, Yvonne Nguyen, Thomas J. Malosh","doi":"10.1107/S2056989026006316","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2056989026006316","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The title compound bis(μ-trifluoroacetato-κ<sup>2</sup><em>O</em>:<em>O</em>′)bis{dicarbonyl[tris(pentafluorophenyl)phosphine-κ<em>P</em>}diruthenium(I)(<em>Ru</em>—<em>Ru</em>), [Ru<sub>2</sub>(O<sub>2</sub>CCF<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(CO)<sub>4</sub>{P(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>3</sub>}<sub>2</sub>] (<strong>1</strong>), has been synthesized by two protocols and its structure has been determined. Compound <strong>1</strong> belongs to a category of dimeric ruthenium complexes that have been shown to catalyze a number of organic, small molecule transformations. In particular, the observed alkene isomerization activity of [Ru<sub>2</sub>(O<sub>2</sub>CCH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(CO)<sub>4</sub>{P(C<sub>6</sub>F<sub>5</sub>)<sub>3</sub>}<sub>2</sub>] (<strong>2</strong>) led to the synthesis of <strong>1</strong>, which differs only by its trifluoroacetate bridges. Replacing the terminal, perfluorinated phosphine ligands of <strong>1</strong> and <strong>2</strong> with triphenylphosphine results in the previously reported complexes [Ru<sub>2</sub>(O<sub>2</sub>CCF<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(CO)<sub>4</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>] (<strong>3</strong>) and [Ru<sub>2</sub>(O<sub>2</sub>CCH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>(CO)<sub>4</sub>(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>] (<strong>4</strong>). Summary crystal data, spectroscopic characteristics, and DFT calculated parameters are presented for <strong>1</strong>–<strong>4</strong>.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7367,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications","volume":"82 7","pages":"Pages 849-853"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Darya K. Polyanskaya, Zlata A. Polianskaia, Victor N. Khrustalev, Mehmet Akkurt, Gizachew Mulugeta Manahelohe, Khudayar I. Hasanov, Narmina A. Guliyeva
{"title":"Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 10-([2,3′-bithiophen]-5′-yl)-5,5-difluoro-5H-4λ4,5λ4-dipyrrolo[1,2-c:2′,1′-f][1,3,2]diazaborinine","authors":"Darya K. Polyanskaya, Zlata A. Polianskaia, Victor N. Khrustalev, Mehmet Akkurt, Gizachew Mulugeta Manahelohe, Khudayar I. Hasanov, Narmina A. Guliyeva","doi":"10.1107/S205698902600647X","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S205698902600647X","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the title compound, C<sub>17</sub>H<sub>11</sub>BF<sub>2</sub>N<sub>2</sub>S<sub>2</sub>, the molecular conformation is consolidated by an intramolecular C—H⋯S interaction forming an <em>S</em>(6) ring. In the crystal, molecules are linked by C—H⋯F interactions, forming a three-dimensional network. The terminal thiophene ring is disordered in a 0.659 (3):0.341 (3) ratio around the C—C bond that connects the thiophene rings, with a rotation of approximately 180° around the ring. According to a Hirshfeld surface analysis, H⋯H (34.8%), C⋯H/H⋯C (22.1%) and F⋯H/H⋯F (18.6%) interactions are the main contributors to the crystal packing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7367,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications","volume":"82 7","pages":"Pages 871-876"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389621","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis and structure of a 1:1 cocrystal of N,N′-bis(pyridin-3-ylmethyl)pyromellitic diimide and naphthalene-2,6-dicarboxylic acid","authors":"Luccile Mbonzhe, Eustina Batisai","doi":"10.1107/S2056989026006110","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2056989026006110","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the title cocrystal, C<sub>22</sub>H<sub>14</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>4</sub>·C<sub>12</sub>H<sub>8</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, both components are completed by crystallographic inversion symmetry and the dihedral angle between the central fused ring system and the pendant pyridine ring is 66.21 (5)°. In the extended structure, the components are linked by O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds, generating [001] chains, and the packing is consolidated by π–π stacking and C—H⋯O interactions.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7367,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications","volume":"82 7","pages":"Pages 854-857"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Solvent-free synthesis and low-temperature crystal structure of phenoquinone (the 1:2 p-benzoquinone–phenol complex)","authors":"A. Timothy Royappa, Jake A. Tan, Dean H. Johnston","doi":"10.1107/S2056989026005414","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2056989026005414","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>A novel solvent-free synthesis of phenoquinone (the common name for the hydrogen-bonded 1:2 <em>p</em>-benzoquinone–phenol complex, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>O<sub>2</sub>·2C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O) is reported. This ‘green’ method produces X-ray quality cocrystals of phenoquinone as red needles within minutes. A newly redetermined and greatly improved low-temperature (100 K) crystal structure is reported. A time-dependent density functional theory examination of the charge-transfer excitation in phenoquinone accounts for the red color of this hydrogen-bonded complex.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7367,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications","volume":"82 7","pages":"Pages 781-785"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389758","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dylan J. Webb, René T. Boeré, Emily L. Trew, Jarrett O. Hanearin-Balczer, Elise A. Bennett
{"title":"Accessible introductory exercises to crystallography databases and basic practices for undergraduate students","authors":"Dylan J. Webb, René T. Boeré, Emily L. Trew, Jarrett O. Hanearin-Balczer, Elise A. Bennett","doi":"10.1107/S2056989026006651","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2056989026006651","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>To adequately prepare and expose undergraduate students to practical crystallography, a set of exercises were designed to showcase the acquisition of data and information for a series of small molecules. This dry-lab was made to be accessible and approachable irrespective of background knowledge on crystallography. Student commentary indicated a desire to learn more about crystallography where the main criticism was around downloading the software <em>Mercury</em>. Inclusion of these exercises did not require any redesign of the laboratory component of the course it was tested in. This work inspires further development of exercises to continue presenting crystallographic data practices to students at the undergraduate level.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7367,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications","volume":"82 7","pages":"Pages 893-898"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juan He, Xuan-Yi Chen, Jia Wei, Jie Han, Xu-Dong Chen, Gan Xu
{"title":"Synthesis and crystal structure of the cubane-like cluster [(Tp*)MoFe3S3(μ3-Cl)(PMe3)3](BPh4)","authors":"Juan He, Xuan-Yi Chen, Jia Wei, Jie Han, Xu-Dong Chen, Gan Xu","doi":"10.1107/S2056989026005475","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2056989026005475","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The title compound, μ<sub>3</sub>-chlorido-tri-μ<sub>3</sub>-sulfido-tris(trimethylphosphine)[tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)hydroborato]triiron(II)molybdenum(III) tetraphenylborate, [MoFe<sub>3</sub>S<sub>3</sub>Cl(C<sub>15</sub>H<sub>22</sub>BN<sub>6</sub>)(C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>27</sub>P<sub>3</sub>)](C<sub>24</sub>H<sub>20</sub>B) or [(Tp*)MoFe<sub>3</sub>S<sub>3</sub>(μ<sub>3</sub>-Cl)(PMe<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>](BPh<sub>4</sub>) [Tp* = tris(3,5-dimethylpyrazol-1-yl)hydro- borate(1-)], crystallizes as block-shaped crystals in space group <em>P</em>1. In this cluster, the Mo site is in a distorted octahedral coordination model, coordinating to three N atoms on the Tp* ligand and three μ<sub>3</sub>-bridging S atoms in the core. The Fe sites adopt a distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry, each coordinating to two μ<sub>3</sub>-bridging S atoms, one μ<sub>3</sub>-bridging Cl atom, and the phosphorus atom from a trimethylphosphine ligand. This type of heterometallic and heteroleptic single cubane cluster represents a typical example within the Mo–Fe–S cluster family. It may possess unique advantages in the construction of high-nuclearity clusters, and could serve as a potentially controllable reaction intermediate for the synthesis of FeMo-co mimics. The residual electron density of disordered solvent molecules in the void space could not be reasonably modeled, thus a solvent mask was applied. The solvent contribution is not included in the reported molecular weight and density.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7367,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications","volume":"82 7","pages":"Pages 786-789"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389763","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis and structure of norfloxacinium acetate sesquihydrate","authors":"Abdusamat Rasulov, Batirbay Torambetov, Aziza Erejepova, Umidjon Annaev, Jabbor Suyunov, Bekmurod Alimnazarov, Jamshid Ashurov","doi":"10.1107/S2056989026005670","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2056989026005670","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>The title hydrated salt, C<sub>16</sub>H<sub>19</sub>FN<sub>3</sub>O<sub>3</sub><sup>+</sup>·C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>3</sub>O<sub>2</sub><sup>−</sup>·1.5H<sub>2</sub>O, crystallizes with two cations, two anions and three water molecules of crystallization in the asymmetric unit. The protonation of the piperazine secondary amine group of norfloxacin occurs <em>via</em> proton transfer from acetic acid. In the extended structure, the components are linked into chains propagating along the <em>a</em>-axis direction through numerous N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Hirshfeld surface analysis and two-dimensional fingerprint plots confirm the significant contribution of H⋯O interactions to the consolidation of the crystal structure.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7367,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications","volume":"82 7","pages":"Pages 777-780"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Synthesis and structure of 4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium thiocyanate","authors":"Mohamed Abdellatif Bensegueni, Aouatef Cherouana","doi":"10.1107/S2056989026005931","DOIUrl":"10.1107/S2056989026005931","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>In the title molecular salt, C<sub>15</sub>H<sub>13</sub>N<sub>2</sub><sup>+</sup>·SCN<sup>−</sup>, the dihedral angles between the imidazole ring and pendant phenyl groups are 51.61 (14) and 35.47 (15)°. In the crystal, the ions are linked by N—H⋯N and C—H⋯S hydrogen bonds, forming <em>R</em><sup>4</sup><sub>2</sub>(16) loops. These units are further connected by C—H⋯π and C—S⋯π interactions into a three-dimensional supramolecular network. Hirshfeld surface analysis of the imidazolium cation shows that H⋯H (42.9%), C⋯H/H⋯C (34.9%), N⋯H/H⋯N (10.7%) and H⋯S/S⋯H (6.5%) contacts are the major contributors to the crystal packing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":7367,"journal":{"name":"Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications","volume":"82 7","pages":"Pages 811-815"},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2026-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148389791","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}