The title compound, {[Zn(C(14)H(16)N(5)O(3))(2)]·2H(2)O}(n) or [Zn(ppa)(2)]·2H(2)O}(n), where ppa = 8-ethyl-5,8-dihydro-5-oxo-2-(1-piperazin-yl)-pyrido(2,3-d)-pyrimidine-6-carboxyl-ate, was synthesized under hydro-thermal conditions. The Zn(II) atom (site symmetry ) exhibits a distorted trans-ZnN(2)O(4) octa-hedral geometry defined by two monodentate N-bonded and two bidentate O,O-bonded ppa mo...

The pyridine N atom of the cation in the title hydrated salt, C(13)H(11)N(2) (+)·NO(3) (-)·H(2)O, is protonated; the N atom of the NH(2) group shows a planar conformation. The former N atom is hydrogen bonded to a water mol-ecule. The amino group is involved in three N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds with two neighboring nitrate anions. The water mol-ecule is hydrogen bonded to two adjacent nitrate anions. ...

The title compound, [Ni(C(14)H(16)N(5)O(3))(2)](n) or [Ni(ppa)(2)](n), where ppa is 8-ethyl-5-oxo-2-(piperazin-1-yl)-5,8-dihydro-pyrido[2,3-d]pyrimidine-6-carboxyl-ate, was synthesized under hydro-thermal conditions. The Ni(II) atom (site symmetry ) exhibits a distorted trans-NiN(2)O(4) octa-hedral geometry defined by two monodentate N-bonded and two bidentate O,O'-bonded ppa monoanions. The ex...

In the title compound, [Ni(NCS)(2)(CH(3)CN)(2)](n), the Ni(II) cation is coordinated by two N-bonded and two S-bonded thio-cyanate anions, as well as two acetonitrile mol-ecules in an octa-hedral NiN(4)S(2) coordination mode. The asymmetric unit comprises one nickel cation, two thio-cyanate anions and two actonitrile mol-ecules. In the crystal, the Ni(II) cations are connected by bridging thio-...

Unconventional ionic liquid crystals in which the liquid crystallinity is enabled by halogen-bonded supramolecular anions [Cn F2 n+1 -I⋅⋅⋅I⋅⋅⋅I-Cn F2 n+1 ](-) are reported. The material system is unique in many ways, demonstrating for the first time 1) ionic, halogen-bonded liquid crystals, and 2) imidazolium-based ionic liquid crystals in which the occurrence of liquid crystallinity is not dri...

Acting as hydrogen bond acceptors, heterocyclic compounds could interact with a hydrogen bond donor, where either the heteroatom or the p system is the bonding site. The hydrogen bonded complexes of heterocyclic compounds with methanol (MeOH) were studied using matrix isolation FTIR spectroscopy and theoretical calculations based on density functional theory. Four heterocyclic compounds, furan ...

In the planar title mol-ecule, C(16)H(16)N(2)O(4)·C(2)H(6)O, the planar Schiff base molecule is linked to the ethanol solvent mol-ecule by a hydr-oxy-amide hydrogen bond. The hydr-oxy group of the ethanol mol-ecule is a hydrogen-bond donor to the double-bonded N atom of an adjacent Sciff base, pairs of interactions taking place across a center of symmetry and giving rise to a hydrogen-bonded di...

Reduction of an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) adduct of SnCl(2), viz. [(IPr)SnCl(2)] (IPr = :C{N(Dip)C(H)}(2); Dip = 2,6-diisopropylphenyl), with a magnesium(I) dimer, has afforded the first NHC complex of a row 5 element in its diatomic form, [(IPr)Sn=Sn(IPr)]; a computational analysis of the complex indicates that it comprises a singlet state, doubly bonded tin(0) fragment, :Sn=Sn:, datively b...

In the title compound, {[Cu(C(7)H(3)NO(4))(H(2)O)(3)]·H(2)O}(n), the Cu(II) ion is bonded to three water mol-ecules, one N,O-bidentate pyridine-2,3-dicarboxyl-ate dianion and one O-bonded symmetry-generated dianion, resulting in a distorted CuNO(5) octa-hedral geometry. The bridging ligand results in an infinite chain. A network of O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds helps to establish the crystal structure.