Crystal structure of a dicationic PdII dimer containing a 2-[(diisopropylphosphanyl)methyl]quinoline-8-thiolate pincer ligand

A dicationic PdII dimer, bis{2-[(diisopropylphosphanyl)methyl]quinoline-8-thiolato}palladium(II) bis(hexafluoridoantimonate) dichloromethane monosolvate, [Pd2(C32H42N2P2S2)](SbF6)2·CH2Cl2, containing a 2-[(diisopropylphosphanyl)methyl]quinoline-8-thiolate pincer ligand, was isolated and its crystal structure determined. The title compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbca. A dimeric structure is formed by bridging coordination of the S atoms. The geometry of the butterfly-shaped Pd2S2 core is bent, with a hinge angle of 108.0 (1)° and a short Pd...Pd distance of 2.8425 (7) Å. These values are the lowest measured compared to ten dicationic dimers with a Pd2S2 core featuring sulfur atoms embedded in a chelating ligand. One of the two hexafluoridoantimonate anions is disordered over two sets of positions with site-occupancy factors of 0.711 (5) and 0.289 (5). The crystal structure is stabilized by many C—H...F and C—H...π interactions, forming a supramolecular network.

Defect-controlled softness, diffusive permeability, and mesh-topology of metallo-supramolecular hydrogels

In a model 4-arm pEG supramolecular network, connectivity defects are systematically introduced with different ratios of 8-arm pEG, resulting in intra-molecular loops, and providing a softer polymer network and higher self-diffusion coefficients.

Synthesis, crystal structure and photophysical properties of bis[2,6-difluoro-3-(pyridin-2-yl)pyridine-κN](trifluoromethanesulfonato-κO)silver(I)

In the title compound, [Ag(CF3SO3)(C10H6F2N2)2], the AgI centre adopts a highly distorted trigonal–planar coordination environment resulting from its coordination by one O atom of the trifluoromethanesulfonate anion and the pyridine N atoms of two crystallographically independent 2′,6′-difluoro-2,3′-bipyridine ligands, which display very similar conformations to one another. Pairwise Ag...O–SO2CF3 − [Ag...O = 2.8314 (14) Å] interactions and intermolecular C—H...O interactions between inversion-related units lead to the formation of an eight-membered cyclic dimer in which the silver atoms are separated by 6.2152 (3) Å. In the crystal, the dimers are linked through C—H...O hydrogen bonds, halogen...π and weak π–π stacking interactions, resulting in the formation of a three-dimensional supramolecular network. The title compound exhibits a strong and broad emission band from 400 nm to 550 nm in solution and its photoluminescence quantum efficiency is estimated to be ca 0.2, indicating that the title compound could have applications as an emitting material in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).

Multifunctional Viologen-Derived Supramolecular Network with Photo/Vapochromic and Proton Conduction Properties

A supramolecular network [H4bdcbpy(NO3)2·H2O] (H4bdcbpy = 1,1′-Bis(3,5-dicarboxybenzyl)-4,4′-bipyridinium) (1) was prepared by a zwitterionic viologen carboxylate ligand in hydrothermal synthesis conditions. The as-synthesized (1) has been well characterized by means of single-crystal/powder X-ray diffraction, elemental analysis, thermogravimetric analysis and infrared and UV-vis spectroscopy. This compound possesses a three-dimensional supramolecular structure, formed by the hydrogen bond and π–π interaction between the organic ligands. This compound shows photochromic properties under UV light, as well as vapochromic behavior upon exposure to volatile amines and ammonia, in which the electron transfer from electron-rich parts to the electron-deficient viologen unit gives rise to colored radicals. Moreover, the intensive intermolecular H-bonding networks in 1 endows it with a proton conductivity of 1.06 × 10−3 S cm−1 in water at 90 °C.

Synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties of poly[[diaqua{μ6-2-[bis(carboxylatomethyl)amino]terephthalato}dicobalt(II)] 1.6-hydrate]

The asymmetric unit of the polymeric title compound {[Co2(C12H7NO8)(H2O)2]·1.6H2O} n comprises two CoII ions, which are coordinated by fully deprotonated 2-aminodiacetic terephthalic acid (adtp4–) and terminal water molecules in distorted octahedral N1O5 and O6 coordination environments. The title compound features tetranuclear CoII units bridged by κ 3 O:O:O′- and κ 3 O:O,O′-carboxylate groups, which are joined into ribbons via syn–anti carboxylate bridges. The parallel adtp4– ligands with an alternately reversed arrangement further link adjacent CoII ribbons into (010) layers, which are assembled into a three-dimensional supramolecular network via intermolecular hydrogen bonds. The disordered water solvent molecules are situated in channels parallel to [100]. Magnetic measurements and analyses reveal that the title compound displays antiferromagnetic behaviour. The purity of the title compound was characterized by X-ray powder diffraction.

One-Dimensional Hydrogen-Bonded N–H…O in the Hybrid Phosphate: Hirshfeld Surface Analysis and DFT Quantum Chemical Calculations

In the present work the 3D-supramolecular network is stabilized by N–H…O and O–H…O hydrogen bonds, by O…N interactions involving the organic cation and inorganic anion as checked by Hirshfeld surface analysis. The van der Waals contacts play a key role in the consolidation of the packing of 4-chloro-2-methylanilinium dihydrogenphosphate[4-CMDHP] structure. In order to support experimental results, density functional theory calculations have been performed using B3LYP functional with 3-21 G basis set. All of the obtained theoretical results are in a perfect agreement with the experimental ones. Furthermore, nonlinear optical behavior of 4-CMDHP has been investigated by determining the Hirshfeld surface, density of states and HOMO-LUMO energy gap using the same basis set. Finally, the molecular electrostatic potential surface of 4-CMDHP molecule was simulated and discussed.

Crystal structure of the two-dimensional coordination polymer poly[di-μ-bromido-bis(μ-tetrahydrothiophene)dicopper(I)]

The polymeric title compound, [Cu2Br2(C4H8S)2] n , CP1, represents an example of a two-dimensional coordination polymer resulting from reaction of CuBr with tetrahydrothiophene (THT) in MeCN solution. The two-dimensional layers consist of two different types of rhomboid-shaped dinuclear Cu(μ2-Br)2Cu secondary building units (SBUs); one with a quite loose Cu...Cu separation of 3.3348 (10) Å and a second one with a much closer intermetallic contact of 2.9044 (9) Å. These SBUs are interconnected through bridging THT ligands, in which the S atom acts as a four-electron donor bridging each Cu(μ2-Br)2Cu unit in a μ2-bonding mode. In the crystal, the layers are linked by very weak C—H...·Br hydrogen bonds with H...Br distances of 2.95 Å, thus giving rise to a three-dimensional supramolecular network.