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Synthesis, structural and spectroscopic characterization of the α,ω-diammonioalkane hexabromorhodates(III) [H3N(CH2)xNH3]2[H 5O2][RhBr6]Br2 (x = 3, 4…
2002
The reaction of rhodium(III) chloride trihydrate with 1,3-diaminopropane and 1,4-diaminobutane in concentrated hydrobromic acid results in the formation of the bis(α,ω-diammonioalkane) diaquahydrogen(1+) hexabromorhodate(III) dibromides [H3N(CH2)xNH3]2[H5O2][RhBr6]Br2 (x = 3, 4). Dark red single crystals were obtained by diffusion-controlled crystallization at room temperature. Both compounds crystallize in space group type P1̄ and their structures are closely related. In view of crystal engineering they are inorganic-organic hybrid materials built up from octahedral [RhBr6]3−, simple Br− and flexible chain-like [H3N(CH2)xNH3]2+ ions with the [H5O2]+ and further Br− ions incorporated and th…
Iodinatedortho-Carboranes as Versatile Building Blocks to Design Intermolecular Interactions in Crystal Lattices
2009
[EN] The crystal structures of numerous iodinated ortho-carboranes have been studied, which has revealed the diversity of intermolecular interactions that these substances can adopt in the solid state. The nature-mostly as it relates to hydrogen and/or halogen bonds-and relative strength of such interactions can be adjusted by selectively introducing substituents onto the cluster, thus enabling the rational design of crystal lattices. In this work we present the newly determined crystal structures of the following iodinated ortho-carboranes: 9-I-1,2-closo-C2B10H11, 4,5,7,8,9,10,11,12-I-8-1,2-closo-C2B10H4, 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12-I-10,-1,2-closo-C2B10H2, 1-Me-8,9,10,12-I-4-1,2-closo-C2B10H7,…
Connecting Electron-Deficient and Electron-Rich Aromatics to Support Intermolecular Interactions in Crystals
2015
Five compounds bearing electron-deficient pentafluorophenyl as well as electron-rich (salicylate or indole) aromatic moieties connected by amide or ester linkages were investigated by X-ray diffraction. In the crystals, various interactions (π–π, lone pair–π) between the different aromatic units are important structure controlling factors in addition to the stronger inter- or intramolecular hydrogen bonds induced by the amide and ester moieties. The hydrogen bonding leads to polymeric and macrocyclic assembly of the molecular building blocks.
Two-Level Self-Organisation of Arrays of [2×2] Grid-Type Tetranuclear Metal Complexes by Hydrogen Bonding
2001
Here we report on the synthesis and characterisation of four new complexes of the [2×2] M4II grid-type (M = Co, Fe, Zn) with oligopyridine-derived ligands. The presence of aminopyrazine and aminopyrimidine moieties at the edge of the ligands potentially enables the formation of infinite hydrogen-bonded multi-grid networks. The ligands were synthesised by subsequent stannylations and Stille-type coupling reactions. The complexes were obtained by self-assembly of the ligand with the metal salt. The single-crystal X-ray structure was determined for the Co complex 7 containing aminopyrimidine as the hydrogen-bonding moiety [P1¯; a = 15.4976(4), b = 18.2114(6), c = 31.9538(10) A, α = 86.9809(13)…
Dimensionality Variation in Polymeric Metallo‐Organic Frameworks
2003
Single crystal X-ray crystallography was used to determine the structures of four metallo-organic complexes derived from pyridyl ligands and the metal ions, Cu2+, Zn2+ and Ag+. Two metallo-organic layer framework structures (1 and 3), a strand (2) and a dimer (4) structure were formed when the tetradentate ligands, tetrakis(nicotinoxymethyl)methane (TNM) and tetrakis(isonicotinoxymethyl)methane (TINM), were reacted with the first and second row transition metal cations, copper, silver, and zinc. The choice of anion and ligand was found to affect the outcome of the structure. Contrary to our previous results with the same ligands and similar transition metal cations, no genuine 3D metallo-or…
Anion template effect and the polymerization degree
2005
Two 2D (M1 and M2) and one 1D (M3) metal‐organic frameworks (MOFs) have been prepared from pyridine functionalized tetradentate ligand tetrakis(nicotinoxymethyl)methane TNM with silver tetrafluoroborate, nickel chloride, and copper hexafluorophosphate. M1 manifests a previously unpresented mode of 4,4 threefold parallel interpenetration for 2D MOFs. Large channels (vdW diameter 9.4 Å) through eclipsed 2D layers of M2 were observed. While the open space percentage in the noninterpenetrated M2 was 38.0 %, the triple interpenetration of the sheets of M1 reduced the void to 10.8 %. With the same ligand and a similar, weakly coordinating anion as that in M1, the structure M3 was rendered one‐dim…
Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties of two-dimensional malonato-bridged cobalt(ii) and nickel(ii) compounds
2004
Two isostructural malonato-bridged complexes of formula {[M(H2O)2][M(mal)2(H2O)2]}n [M = Co(II) (1), Ni(II) (2); H2mal = malonic acid] have been synthesised and characterized by X-ray diffraction. Their structure consists of corrugated layers of trans-diaquabismalonatemetalate(II) and trans-diaquametal(II) units bridged by carboxylate–malonate groups in the anti–syn conformation. Two crystallographycally independent metal atoms occur in 1 and 2. The malonate anion acts simultaneously as a bidentate and bis-monodentate ligand. Variable-temperature (1.9–295 K) magnetic susceptibility measurements indicate the occurrence of weak antiferro- (1) and ferromagnetic (2) interactions between the cob…
In and out: crystal engineering for reversible iodine uptake
2020
In this issue of Acta Crystallographica Section B, Moghzi et al. (2020) report the chemical design of a metal-organic compound with an outstanding iodine (I2) sorption capability. Sequestration of I2, an extremely volatile gas, has important applications in terms of controlling radioactive gases, as various radionuclides of I2 are released during the fission of nuclear fuels. Thus, the preparation of porous materials that can efficiently capture and store I2 is of importance not only from an academic point of view, but also for real-life applications.
Comparison of the polymorphs and solvates of two analogous fungicides—a case study of the applicability of a supramolecular synthon approach in cryst…
2011
The polymorphism and solvate formation of thiophanate-ethyl (TE), a fungicidal active, were investigated by solvent crystallization and compared to a close analogue, thiophanate-methyl (TM). Four polymorphs and seven solvates of TE were found and structurally compared with the previously found two polymorphs and fourteen solvates of TM by analyzing the hydrogen bonding patterns and using fingerprint plots, packing coefficients and lattice energies. TE and TM have the same functional groups that can build identical supramolecular synthons. Despite the strong similarities, the polymorphs and solvates of the two actives show significant differences in hydrogen bonding and packing. The results …
Chiral mesophases of hydrogen-bonded liquid crystals
2020
The chiral induction in hydrogen-bonded liquid crystals is investigated. The experimental study was accompanied by detailed density functional theory calculations and variable-temperature solid-state deuteron NMR measurements indicating that interactions between the linking groups of the hydrogen-bond accepting unit play a key role in the chiral induction.