In the anhydrous salt formed from the reaction of morpholine with cinnamic acid, C4H10NO+·C9H7O2−, the acid side chain in thetrans-cinnamate anion is significantly rotated out of the benzene plane [C—C—C— C torsion angle = 158.54 (17)°]. In the crystal, one of the the aminium H atoms is involved in an asymmetric three-centre cation–anion N—H...(O,O′)R12(4) hydrogen-bonding interaction with the two carboxylate O-atom acceptors of the anion. The second aminium-H atom forms an inter-species N—H...Ocarboxylatehydrogen bond. The result of the hydrogen bonding is the formation of a chain structure extending along [100]. Chains are linked by C—H...O interactions, forming a supramolecular layer parallel to (01-1).
The reduction of 1,4-diphenyl-1,4-bis(diphenylphosphanyl)buta-1,3-diene (1) (1,4-diphenyl- NUPHOS) with potassium in THF yields bis(THF)potassium 2,5-diphenylphospholide (2) which crystallizes with a chain structure. The metathesis reaction of 2 with the iodides of calcium, strontium, and barium leads to the formation of [bis(THF)calcium bis(2,5-diphenylphospholide)] (3), [bis(THF)strontium bis(2,5-diphenylphospholide)] (4), and [bis(THF)barium bis(2,5-diphenylphospholide)] (5). The reaction of M{P(H)SiiPr3}2 with diphenylbutadiyne in THF also leads to the formation of the 2,5-diphenylphospholides of calcium (3), strontium (4), and barium (5). The molecular structures of 2 to 4 are discussed. The environment of the metal atoms is very similar in all these compounds: The metal atoms show an η5 coordination to the phospholide rings forming a bent sandwich complex. The open coordination site is occupied by two THF molecules
The hydrothermal reaction of Zn(II) nitrate with 5-(pyridin-2-ylmethylamino)isophthalic acid (H2L) yields the complex [Zn(L)(H2O)] 2H2O (1). When 2,2'-bipyridine (bpy) as auxiliary ligand and Cd(II) nitrate were used in the alkaline reaction system, [Cd(L)(H2O)(bpy)] 3H2O (2) was obtained. Complexes 1 and 2 have been characterized by single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction, IR, elemental and thermogravimetric analyses. Complex 1 shows a 2D fes network structure with uninodal 3-connected (4.82) topology, which is further linked by hydrogen bonding to give rise to a 3D supramolecular framework; complex 2 displays a chain structure. Interestingly, tetranuclear water clusters were generated in 1, which are interlinked to fabricate a water chain structure. The fluorescence properties of 1 and 2 were investigated
Entropic chain effects on dynamic bonding reactions are shown to enable the tuning of reaction equilibria not only by changing the mass of the reactants, but also by merely altering the building block side chain structure and thus the intrinsic stiffness. The findings enable a step change for the design of on-demand bonding systems and reversible ligation chemistry in general.
Cholesterol's Aliphatic Side Chain Structure Modulates Membrane Properties