Ethanol(nitrato)[tris(4-cyano-3-phenyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)hydroborato]nickel(II)

The synthesis and structure is reported of TpPh,4CNNi(NO3)(EtOH) or [Ni(C30H19BN9)(NO3)(C2H6O)], the first half-sandwich complex of a cyanoscorpionate ligand. The pseudooctahedral coordination sphere of the NiII ion is comprised of a tridentate tris(4-cyano-3-phenylpyrazolyl)borate ligand, a bidentate nitrate ligand and a neutral ethanol ligand. The phenyl substituents on the TpPh,4CN ligand are relatively parallel to the planes of the ethanol and nitrate ligands. An intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interaction is evident between the ethanol OH group and the pyrazole CN substituent. The ethanol ligand was modeled with a 0.572 (13)/0.428 (13) disorder of the methyl C atom.

Solid state self-assembly and morphology of a rigid non-coded γ-amino acid inserted tripeptide

A tripeptide Boc-L-Pro-m-ABA-Aib-OMe was synthesized where meta-aminobenzoic acid (m-ABA), a rigid non-coded γ-amino acid is placed as middle residue. Single crystal X-ray diffraction study indicates that the peptide self-assembles into helical motif through intermolecular hydrogen bonding interaction N–H···O, C–H···O, π···π interaction and van der Waals interaction. HR-TEM image reveals the formation of fibril in the solid state.

Strong CPL-active Liquid Crystal Materials Induced by Intermolecular Hydrogen-bonding Interaction and Chirality Induction Mechanism

A novel co-assembly material can emit strong CPL signals (λem = 485 nm, glum = +0.076/-0.064) from achiral AIE-active β-cyanostilbene (CYS) liquid crystal dye through intermolecular hydrogen bond (HB) interaction...

Supramolecular Phosphorescent Trinuclear Copper(I) Pyrazolate Complexes for Vapochromic Chemosensors of Ethanol

We highlight that by using supramolecular single crystals of phosphorescent trinuclear copper(I) pyrazolate complexes with different molecular structures (2A-E), vapochromic chemosensors were successfully designed for sensing ethanol with high sensing capability. These complexes 2A-E were synthesized from non-side chain, 3,5-dimethyl, 3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl), 3,5-diphenyl and 4-(3,5-dimethoxybenzyl)-3,5-dimethyl pyrazole ligands (1A-E) in 83, 97, 99, 88 and 85% yields, respectively. All complexes showed emission bands centered at 553, 584, 570 and 616 nm upon an excitation at 280 nm for complexes 2A-C,E, respectively and 642 nm upon an excitation at 321 nm for complex 2D with lifetime in microseconds, indicating a large Stoke shift for phosphorescent compounds. These emission spectra were in good agreement with their colors from green to red upon exposure to a UV lamp with an excitation at 254 nm in dark room. Upon exposure to ethanol in 5 min, quenching, photoinduced energy transfer and shifting of emission intensities were observed for chemosensors 2A-C, 2D and 2E, respectively. Interestingly, chemosensor 2E only showed completely and autonomously recovery of its original emission intensity. Such novel finding in sensing capability might be caused by a weak intermolecular hydrogen bonding interaction of ethanol to oxygen atoms at dimethoxybenzyl side-chains of the pyrazole ring.

Crystal structure of bis[4-(4-chlorobenzyl)pyridine-κN]bis(thiocyanato-κN)zinc

In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Zn(NCS)2(C12H10ClN)2], the Zn2+cation isN-coordinated by two terminally bonded thiocyante anions and by two 4-(4-chlorobenzyl)pyridine ligands within a slightly distorted tetrahedron. The asymmetric unit consists of half of the discrete complex, the central Zn2+cation of which is located on a twofold rotation axis. The discrete complexes are linked into layersviaa weak intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interaction, with a H...Cl distance of 2.85 Å and a C—H...Cl angle of 151°. These layers extend parallel to theabplane and are held together by dispersion forces only.

Crystal structure of anhydrous poly[bis(μ2-sarcosinato-κ3O,N:O′)copper(II)]

The title compound, [Cu(C3H6NO2)2]n, is a bis-complex of the anion of sarcosine (N-methylglycine). The asymmetric unit consists of a copper(II) ion, located on a center of inversion, and one molecule of the uninegative sarcosinate anion. The copper(II) ion exhibits a typical Jahn–Teller distorted [4 + 2] coordination geometry. The four shorter equatorial bonds are to the nitrogen and carboxylate O atoms of two sarcosinate anions, and the longer axial bonds are to carboxylate O atoms of neighboring complexes. The overall structure is made up from two chains formed by these longer axial Cu—O bonds, one extending parallel to [011] and the other parallel to [0-11]. Each one-dimensional array is connected by the equatorial bridging moieties to the chains on either side, creating an extended two-dimensional framework parallel to (100). There is a single intermolecular hydrogen-bonding interaction within the sheets between the amino NH group and an O atom of an adjacent molecule.