Synthesis, vibrational and emission spectra of some copper(I) complexes of 3- and 4-benzoylpyridine ligands and X-ray crystal structure of [(4-benzoylpyridine)2H]+ · I−

Photoreactive salt cocrystal: N+–H⋯N hydrogen bond and cation–π interactions support a cascade-like photodimerization of a 4-stilbazole

Hydrogen bonds (i.e., N⁺–H⋯N) in combination with cation⋯π interactions enable a cascade-like [2 + 2] photodimerization of 4-stilbazole in a salt cocrystal.

Facile synthesis of a nickel(0) phosphine complex at ambient temperature

The reaction of the bis(methoxy)-2-pyridyl-phosphine (MeO)₂P(2-py) with [Ni(MeCN)₆](BF₄)₂ leads to the unexpected, single-step reduction of Ni^II and the formation of a tetrahedral nickel(0) complex.

Synthesis, structure, spectral, thermal and first-order molecular hyperpolarizability of 4-benzoylpyridine isonicotinyl hydrazone monohydrate single crystals

Single crystals of 4-benzoylpyridine isonicotinyl hydrazone monohydrate were grown by slow evaporation solution growth technique from ethanol at room temperature. It belongs to triclinic system with space group P1¯ and the cell parameters are, a=8.9250(2) Å, b=9.1540(2) Å, c=10.87500(10) Å and V=797.88(3) Å(3). Powder XRD closely resembles with that of simulated pattern from single crystal XRD. The characteristic functional groups present in the molecule are confirmed by FT-IR and FT-Raman analyses. The crystal is transparent in the visible region having a lower optical cut-off at ∼420 nm and the band gap energies are estimated by the application of Kubelka-Munk algorithm. Thermal analysis by TG/DTA indicates the stability of the material. The scanning electron microscopy studies reveal the surface morphology of the as-grown crystal. Mass spectrometry provides information pertaining to the structure and molecular weight of the compound. Theoretical calculations were performed using Hartree-Fock method with 6-31G(d,p) as the basis set for to derive the optimized geometry, dipole moment and first-order molecular hyperpolarizality (β) values.

New di-ferrocenyl-ethynylpyridinyl triphenylphosphine copper halide complexes and related di-ferricenyl electro-crystallized materials

Three di-ferrocenyl-ethynylpyridinyl copper complexes have been synthesised and CV measurements made.

Low-spin organoiron(III) N-confused pyriporphyrin

Oxidation of ( PyP H) Fe II Br , an iron(II) complex of 6,11,16,21-tetraaryl-3-aza-m-benziporphyrin ( N -confused pyriporphyrin, ( PyP H) H ) has been followed, in the presence of pyridine, by 1 H and 2 H NMR spectroscopy. One-electron oxidation with dioxygen, accompanied by deprotonation of a C (22) H fragment and formation of a Fe - C (22) bond, produced a low-spin, six-coordinate iron(III) complex [( PyP ) Fe III( py )2]+ as confirmed by combination of 1 H NMR, EPR and structural data. The characteristic patterns of 1 H NMR pyrrole and meso-aryl resonances resemble features assigned to the less common, low-spin ground electronic state (( d xz d yz )4( d xy )1) of iron(III) regular porphyrins. A conformational rearrangement process has been detected which involves two structures differentiated by macrocyclic ruffling. The structure of { H [( PyP ) Fe III( py )2]2}( Fe III Br 4)3· CH 2 Cl 2 has been determined by X-ray crystallography. The cationic complex involves a six-coordinate iron atom bound to the N -confused pyriporphyrin through its three nitrogens ( Fe - N (23) = 1.924(7), Fe - N (24) = 1.979(7), Fe - N (25) = 1.9343(7) Å) and the pirydyl trigonal C (22) atom ( Fe (1)- C (22) = 1.972(10) Å). The porphyrin is strongly ruffled, defining two deep grooves along C meso - C meso axes at right angles to each other. Two axial pyridine ligands are located in the prearranged equatorial ligand grooves. The iron lies in the N 3 C plane of the macrocycle defined by coordinating nitrogen and carbon atoms. In the solid, pairs of molecules are positioned along the line defined by Fe (1)- C (22) and Fe (2)- C (91) bonds. The structure demonstrates the head-to-head arrangement of two [( PyP ) Fe III( py )2]+ subunits revealing the adjacency of the two perimeter nitrogen atoms (the N (3)⋯ N (72) distance = 2.587(10) Å) linked by the N ⋯ H ⋯ N hydrogen bond.

1-Methyl-4-(4-nitro-benzo-yl)pyridinium perchlorate

In the main mol­ecule of the title compound, C₁₃H₁₁N₂O₃⁺·ClO₄⁻, the two aromatic rings are twisted by 56.19 (3)° relative to each other and the nitro group is not coplanar with the benzene ring [36.43 (4)°]. The crystal packing is dominated by infinite aromatic stacks in the a-axis direction. These are formed by the benzene units of the mol­ecule featuring an alternating arrangement, which explains the two different distances of 3.3860 (4) and 3.4907 (4) Å for the aromatic units (these are the perpendicular distances of the centroid of one aromatic ring on the mean plane of the other other aromatic ring). Adjacent stacks are connected by π–π stacking between two pyridinium units [3.5949 (4) Å] and weak C—H⋯O inter­actions. The perchlorate anions are accomodated in the lattice voids connected to the cation via weak C—H⋯O contacts between the O atoms of the anion and various aromatic as well as methyl H atoms.