Hydrosilylation of an Iron(IV) Nitride Complex.

The nitride ligand in iron(IV) complex PhB(MesIm)3Fe≡N reacts with excess H3SiPh to afford PhB(MesIm)3Fe(µ-H)3(SiHPh) as the major product, which has been structurally and spectroscopically characterized. Bulkier silane HaSiPh2 provides iron(II) amido complex PhB(MesIm)3FeN(H)(SiHPh2) as the initial product of the reaction, with excess H2SiPh2 affording diamagnetic PhB(MesIm)3Fe(µ-H)3(SiPh2) as the major product. Unobserved iron(II) hydride PhB(MesIm)3Fe-H is implicated as an intermediate in this reaction, as suggested by the results of the reaction between iron(II) amido PhB(MesIm)3FeN(H)tBu and H3SiPh, which provides PhB(MesIm)3Fe(H)(µ-H)2(Si(NHtBu)Ph) as the sole product.

Crystal structure of 2-[2-(hy-droxy-imino)-1-phenyl-propyl-idene]-N-phen-ylhydrazinecarbo-thio-amide.

In the title compound, C16H16N4OS, an intra-molecular C-H⋯S hydrogen bond is observed. With the exception of the phenyl ring of the phenyl-propyl-idene unit, the remainder of the mol-ecule has an almost planar skeleton with an r.m.s. deviation of 0.121 (5) Šfrom the plane through the remaining 16 atoms. In the crystal O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds are observed between the terminal hy-droxy-imino groups, forming inverson dimers with R 2 (2)(6) graph-set motifs. Additional C-H⋯N contacts stack the dimers along [100]. While no π-π inter-actions are present, weak C-H⋯O and O-H⋯Cg inter-actions are also observed and help stabilize the crystal packing.

Crystal structures of five (2-chloro-quinolin-3-yl)methyl ethers: supra-molecular assembly in one and two dimensions mediated by hydrogen bonding and π-π stacking.

In the mol-ecules of the title compounds, methyl 5-bromo-2-[(2-chloro-quinolin-3-yl)meth-oxy]benzoate, C18H13BrClNO3, (I), methyl 5-bromo-2-[(2-chloro-6-methyl-quinolin-3-yl)meth-oxy]benzoate, C19H15BrClNO3, (II), methyl 2-[(2-chloro-6-methyl-quinolin-3-yl)meth-oxy]benzoate, C19H16ClNO3, (III), which crystallizes with Z' = 4 in space group P212121, and 2-chloro-3-[(naphthalen-1-yl-oxy)meth-yl]quinoline, C20H14ClNO, (IV), the non-H atoms are nearly coplanar, but in {5-[(2-chloro-quinolin-3-yl)meth-oxy]-4-(hy-droxy-meth-yl)-6-methyl-pyridin-3-yl}methanol, C18H17ClN2O3, (V), the planes of the quinoline unit and of the unfused pyridine ring are almost parallel, although not coplanar. The mol-ecules of (I) are linked by two independent π-π stacking inter-actions to form chains, but there are no hydrogen bonds present in the structure. In (II), the mol-ecules are weakly linked into chains by a single type of π-π stacking inter-action. In (III), three of the four independent mol-ecules are linked by π-π stacking inter-actions but the other mol-ecule does not participate in such inter-actions. Weak C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into three types of chains, two of which contain just one type of independent mol-ecule while the third type of chain contains two types of mol-ecule. The mol-ecules of (IV) are linked into chains by a C-H⋯π(arene) hydrogen bond, but π-π stacking inter-actions are absent. In (V), there is an intra-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bond, and mol-ecules are linked into sheets by a combination of O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds and π-π stacking inter-actions.

A sterically congested cis-stilbene and its phosphonium salt precursor.

Triphenyl(2,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl)phosphonium chloride is formed in solvent-free form by the reaction under anhydrous conditions between triphenylphosphane and 2,4,5-trimethoxybenzyl chloride, but when it is crystallized from a mixture of ethyl acetate and chloroform in the presence of air it forms a stoichiometric monohydrate, C28H28O3P(+)·Cl(-)·H2O, (I). The reactions between the anhydrous phosphonium salt and alkoxy-substituted benzaldehydes, using Wittig reactions in the presence of potassium tert-butoxide, provide a series of multiply substituted stilbenes, most of which were assigned the Z configuration on the basis of their NMR spectra. However, no such deduction could be made for the symmetrically substituted (Z)-2,2',4,4',5,5'-hexamethoxystilbene, C20H24O6, (II). Compound (II) does in fact have the Z configuration and the molecular geometry provides evidence for steric congestion around the central double bond; in particular, the central alkene fragment is nonplanar, with a C-C=C-C torsion angle of 7.8 (4)°. In hydrated salt (I), the chloride anions and water molecules are linked by O-H···Cl hydrogen bonds to form C2(1)(4) chains; each cation is linked by C-H···O hydrogen bonds to two different chains, so forming a sheet structure. There are no direction-specific intermolecular interactions in the structure of (II).

The crystal structure of 3-chloro-2-(4-methyl-phenyl)-2H-pyrazolo-[3,4-b]quinoline.

In the mol-ecule of 3-chloro-2-(4-methyl-phen-yl)-2H-pyrazolo-[3,4-b]quinoline, C17H12ClN3, (I), the dihedral angle between the planes of the pyrazole ring and the methyl-ated phenyl ring is 54.25 (9)°. The bond distances in the fused tricyclic system provide evidence for 10-π delocalization in the pyrazolo-pyridine portion of the mol-ecule, with diene character in the fused carbocyclic ring. In the crystal, mol-ecules of (I) are linked by two independent C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds, forming sheets containing centrosymmetric R 2 (2)(16) and R 6 (4)(28) rings, and these sheets are all linked together by π-π stacking inter-actions with a ring-centroid separation of 3.5891 (9) Å.

Crystal structure of (E)-2-fluoro-benz-aldehyde (pyridin-2-yl)hydrazone.

The title compound, C12H10FN3, is approximately planar: the dihedral angles between the mean plane of the central N-N=C spacer unit and the fluoro-benzene and pyridine rings are 14.50 (13) and 4.85 (15)°, respectively, while the dihedral angle between the aromatic rings is 16.29 (6)°. The F atom lies at the same side of the mol-ecule as the N atom of the pyridine ring. In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by pairs of N-H⋯N hydrogen bonds generate R 2 (2)(8) loops. Mol-ecules related by translation in the a direction are linked by two π-π stacking inter-actions involving pairs of benzene rings and pairs of pyridine rings. In each case, the ring-centroid separation is 3.8517 (9) Å. Two chains of this type pass through each unit cell, but there are no direction-specific inter-actions between adjacent chains.

Crystal structure of 2-chloro-3-(di-meth-oxy-meth-yl)-6-meth-oxy-quinoline.

The title compound, C13H14ClNO3, crystallizes with Z' = 2 in the space group Pca21, but a search for possible additional crystallographic symmetry found none. However, the crystal structure exhibits pseudosymmetry as the two independent mol-ecules are related by an approximate but non-crystallographic inversion located close to (0.38, 0.26, 1/2) in the selected asymmetric unit, and the structure exhibits partial inversion twinning. The approximate inversion relationship between the two mol-ecules in the selected asymmetric unit is clearly shown by comparison of the relevant torsion angle in the two mol-ecules; the corresponding torsion angles have similar, although not identical magnitudes but with opposite signs. The mean planes of the quinoline rings in the two independent mol-ecules are almost parallel, with a dihedral angle of only 0.16 (3)° between them, and the mutual orientation of these rings permits significant π-π stacking inter-actions between them [centroid-centroid distances = 3.7579 (15) and 3.7923 (15) Å]. In addition, the bimolecular aggregates which are related by translation along [010] are linked by a further π-π stacking inter-action [centroid-centroid distance = 3.7898 (15) Å], so forming a π-stacked chain running parallel to [010]. However, there are no C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds in the structure nor, despite the number of independent aromatic rings, are there any C-H⋯π hydrogen bonds; hence there are no direction-specific inter-actions between adjacent π-stacked chains.

New polyfunctional imidazo[4,5-C]pyridine motifs: synthesis, crystal studies, docking studies and antimicrobial evaluation.

New antimicrobial agents, imidazo[4,5-c]pyridine derivatives have been synthesized. We have developed a new synthetic protocol for the final reaction, an efficient microwave-assisted synthesis of imidazo[4,5-c]pyridines from substituted 3,4-diaminopyridine and carboxylic acids in presence of DBU mediated by T3P. The chemical structures of the new compounds were characterized by IR, (1)H NMR, (13)C NMR, mass spectral analysis and elemental analysis. In addition, single crystal X-ray diffraction has also been recorded for compound 9c. The in vitro antimicrobial activities of the compounds were conducted against various Gram-negative, Gram-positive bacteria and fungi. Amongst the tested compounds 9c, 9e, 9g, 9k and 9l displayed promising antimicrobial activity. The molecular docking of GlcN-6-P synthase with newly synthesized compounds was carried out.

2-[1-(2-Hy-droxy-4-meth-oxy-phen-yl)ethyl-idene]-N-methyl-hydrazinecarbo-thio-amide.

In the title compound, C11H15N3O2S, the dihedral angle between the mean planes of the benzene ring and hydrazinecarbo-thio-amide group is 9.2 (1)°. An intra-molecular O-H⋯N hydrogen bond is observed, serving to maintain an approximately planar conformation for the molecule. In the crystal, inversion dimers linked by C-H⋯O inter-actions occur. Further C-H⋯O contacts link dimers into (010) chains.

Bruceolline J: 2-hy-droxy-3,3-dimethyl-2,3-di-hydro-cyclo-penta-[b]indol-1(4H)-one.

The 12-membered cyclo-penta-[b]indole ring system in the title compound, C13H13NO2, deviates only slightly from planarity (r.m.s. deviation = 0.051 Å). In the crystal, N-H⋯O and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol-ecules into sheets parallel to (100). The five-membered cyclopentanone ring is in slightly distorted envelope conformation with the C atom bearing the hydroxy substituent as the flap.