Supramolecular networks of 10-(2-hydroxyethyl)acridin-9(10H)-one and 10-(2-chloroethyl)acridin-9(10H)-one.

Both 10-(2-hydroxyethyl)acridin-9(10H)-one, C15H13NO2, and 10-(2-chloroethyl)acridin-9(10H)-one, C15H12ClNO, have monoclinic (P21/c) symmetry and supramolecular three-dimensional networks. But the differences in the intermolecular interactions displayed by the hydroxy group and the chlorine substituent lead to stronger intermolecular π-stacking interactions and hydrogen bonding, and hence a significantly higher melting point for the former.

Hydrogen-bonding network of N,N'-bis[2-(tert-butyldimethylsiloxy)ethyl]ethylenediammonium dichloride.

The title salt, C18H46N2O2Si2(2+)·2Cl(-), has been synthesized by reaction of N,N'-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine with tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride. The zigzag backbone dication is located across an inversion centre and the two chloride anions are related by inversion symmetry. The ionic components form a supramolecular two-dimensional network via N-H···Cl hydrogen bonding, which is responsible for the high melting point compared with the oily compound N,N'-bis[2-(tert-butyldimethylsiloxy)ethyl]ethylenediamine.