Synthesis, characterization and crystal structure of 4-methoxybenzylidene-based zinc(II) complexes

By electrochemical oxidation of [B6H6]2- in the presence of nitrite ions and the base DBU in dichloromethane solution mononitropentahydrohexaborate [B6H5(NO2)]2- ions are formed and can be isolated by ion exchange chromatography on diethylaminoethyl cellulose. The crystal structures of the K and Cs salt were determined from single crystal X-ray diffraction analyses. K2[B6H5(NO2)] is monoclinic, space group P21/m with a = 5.953(1), b = 8.059(4), c = 8.906(1) Å, β = 109.553(9)°; Cs2[B6H5(NO2)] is monoclinic, space group P21/a with a = 9.438(6), b = 9.644(7), c = 11.138(9) Å, β = 101.44(9)°. The B6 octahedron is compressed in the direction of the B—NO2 bond by about 5%, with bond lengths between 1.67 and 1.77 A.

The crystal structure of [Cu(sac)2(nic)2(H2O)] (sac = saccharinate anion; nic = nicotinamide) has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2/c with Z = 4 and the Cu(II) ion presents a CuN4O square pyramidal coordination. Some comparisons with related structures are made and the most important features of its IR spectrum were also discussed.

The syntheses and IR spectra of the complexes [Mo2(O2C-Ph)4X2]2⊖ with X = N3, CI, Br and the counter ion PPh4⊕ are reported. The azido and the bromo complexes are obtained from a solution of [Mo2(O2CPh)4] with PPh4N3 in pyridine or by reaction with PPh4Br in CH2Br2, respectively. When (PPh4)2[Mo2(O2CPh)4(N3)2] is dissolved in CH2Cl2, nitrogen is evolved and the complex with X = CI is obtained. The crystal structure of (PPh4)2[Mo2(O2CPh)4Cl2] · 2CH2Cl2 was determined from X-ray diffraction data (5676 observed independent reflexions, R = 0.042). It crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/n with four formula units per unit cell; the lattice constants are a = 1549, b = 1400, c = 1648 pm, β = 94.6°. The centrosymmetric [Mo2(O2CPh)4Cl2]2⊖ ion has a rather short Mo-Mo bond of 213 pm, whereas the MoCl bonds are very long (288 pm)

AbstractA potassium tetranitratopalladate(II) with the composition K2[Pd(NO3)4] · 2HNO3 was synthesized by a simple solvothermal process in a glass ampoule. The new compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/c (no. 14) with the lattice parameters a = 1017.15(4), b = 892.94(3), c = 880.55(3) Å, and β = 98.13(1)° (Z = 2). The crystal structure of K2[Pd(NO3)4] · 2HNO3 reveals isolated complex [Pd(NO3)4]2− anions, which are surrounded by eight potassium cations and four HNO3 molecules. The complex anions and the cations are associated in layers which are separated by HNO3 molecules. K2[Pd(NO3)4] · 2HNO3 can thus be regarded as a HNO3 intercalation variant of β-K2[Pd(NO3)4]. The characterization is based on single-crystal X-ray and powder X-ray diffraction.

The crystal and molecular structure of SnBu2(pmdtc)2 has been solved by X-ray diffraction methods and refined by a block-diagonal least-squares procedure to R = 0.083 for 895 observed reflections. Monoclinic, space group C2, a = 19.893(6), b = 7.773(8), c = 12.947(8) . 10-10 m, β = 129.07(5)°, Z = 2, C20H38N2S4Sn. Measured and calculated densities are Dm = 1.38(2), Dc = 1.36 Mg m-3. Sn atom, placed on the twofold axes, is coordinated with four S atoms in the distances Sn-S 2.966(6) and 2.476(3) . 10-10 m. Coordination polyhedron is a strongly distorted octahedron. Ligand S2CN is planar.

The crystal structure of zerumbone, C15H22O, extracted from the rhizomes of Zingiber zerumbet Smith, has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction at 295(1) K and refined by least squares to a residual of 0.051 for 925 'observed' reflections. Crystals are monoclinic, space group P21/c, a 9.036(3), b 9.712(5), c 15.643(6) �, β 97.19(3)�, Z = 4. Although the molecule has no chiral centre, the presence of the three trans double bonds confers considerable distortion and rigidity on the eleven-membered ring and renders the whole molecule chiral and potentially resolvable.

The crystal structure of Di-µ-hydroxy-bis [aquo-triamminecobalt (III)] nitrate-2-hydrate has been determined by x-ray diffraction using counter techniques. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group C2h5-P21/n with a=9.444 (2), b=9.684 (3), c=10.736 (3) Å, β=90.1 (2)°, Z= 2. A total of 1765 independent reflections was used in solving the structure, which was refined to a conventional R1-factor of 0.047. It was not possible to distinguish by x-ray methods between the oxygen and nitrogen atoms of the NH3- and H2O molecules in the complex cation, because of their similarity in point of electrostatical and spatial behaviour.

Abstract trans-Dichloro(ethanedial-dioximato)(ethanediaI-dioxime)rhodium (III), RhCl2(GH)(GH2), has been synthesized and its structure determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction at room temperature. C4H7Cl2N4O4Rh, Mr = 348.94. monoclinic space group P21/ɑ; a = 10.543(3), b = 8.363(2), c = 11.512(3)Å ; β = 92.79(2)°; V = 1024Å3; Z = 4; Dc = 2.26 Mg m-3. Final Rw = 0.075 for 2035 reflections and 139 parameters. The coordination geometry around Rh is a dis­torted (4+2) octahedron, with four chelating N atoms lying in the equatorial plane and the two Cl atoms in the apical positions. The H atoms of the oxime groups are involved in relatively weak intramolecular O-H-O bridgings, as well as in very strong intermolecular bridgings which extend throughout the crystal structure and propagate nearly parallel to the [101] crystallographic direction.

[Hg2(p-SC6H4NO2)]NO3 is formed by the reaction of p-nitrothiophenol with dimercury(I)-dinitrate in methanol. It crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/n with a = 1175.5(9) pm, b = 1079.8(8) pm, c = 876.2(8) pm, β = 110.74(4)° and Z = 4. The crystal structure has been determined by X-ray diffraction and refined to an R-value of 0.052. The results show that the compound exists as a chain structure of [—®S(C6H4NO2)— Hg— Hg—]n with nitrate ions connecting the chains.

The absolute stereochemistry of aplyroseol-1 (1), a diterpenoid isolated from Aplysillarosea Barrois, has been established as (5S; 7R; 8S; 9R; 10S; 13R; 14R; 15R) by determining the crystal structure of the p-bromobenzoyl derivative (3) by X-ray diffraction methods. The structure was refined to a residual of 0·032 for 1451 independent observed reflections. The crystals are monoclinic, space group P 21, a 6·668(8), b 20·04(1), c 10·974(3) Å, β 98·04(7)°.