Discarding metal incorporation in pyrazole macrocycles and the role of the substrate on single-layer assemblies

Pyrazole derivatives are key in crystal engineering and liquid crystal fields and thrive in agriculture, pharmaceutical, or biomedicine industries. Such versatility relies in their supramolecular bond adaptability when forming hydrogen bonds or metal-pyrazole complexes. Interestingly, the precise structure of pyrazole-based macrocycles forming widespread porous structures is still unsolved. We bring insight into such fundamental question by studying the self-assembled structures of a bis-pyrazole derivative sublimed in ultra-high-vacuum conditions (without solvents) onto the three (111) noble metal surfaces. By means of high-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy that is validated by gas phase density functional theory calculations, we find a common hexagonal nanoporous network condensed by triple hydrogen bonds at the molecule-metal interface. Such assembly is disrupted and divergent after annealing: (i) on copper, the molecular integrity is compromised leading to structural chaos, (ii) on silver, an incommensurate new oblique structure requiring molecular deprotonation is found and, (iii) on gold, metal-organic complexes are promoted yielding irregular chain structures. Our findings confirm the critical role of these metals on the different pyrazole nanoporous structure formation, discarding their preference for metal incorporation into the connecting nodes whenever there is no solvent involved.

Crystal structure of 2-methyl-1H-imidazol-3-ium 3,5-di-carb-oxy-benzoate

The structure of the title salt, C4H7N2 +·C9H5O6 - (1), is reported. The compound is built from a protonated 2-methyl-imidazole and a singly deprotonated trimesic acid. Detailed analysis of bond distances and angles for both ions reveals subtle differences compared with their neutral mol-ecule counterpart. Analysis of the crystal packing in compound 1 reveals the formation of undulating chains by the ions through hydrogen bonding. The chains stack along the b axis through π-π inter-actions and inter-connect with other chains in an out-of-phase arrangement along the ac plane through further hydrogen-bonding inter-actions.

CaFu MOF as an efficient adsorbent for simultaneous removal of imidacloprid pesticide and cadmium ions from wastewater

Heavy metal ions and pesticides are the noteworthy toxic substances which must be removed from contaminated water for safeguarding public health. The higher levels of these substances in natural water may adversely affect the human health, climate and the eco-framework. The adsorptive removal of hazardous constituents employing metal organic frameworks has drawn considerable attention of researchers during the last decade. From this point of view, single crystal of calcium fumarate [Ca(C₄H₄O₄)_1.5 (H₂O)(CH₃OH)₂] has been developed and analyzed by single crystal X-ray crystallography which confirmed the formation of 3-D metal organic frameworks (MOFs). The synthesized MOFs was employed for simultaneous adsorptive removal of imidacloprid, a high consumption pesticide, and highly toxic Cd (II) from aqua ecosystem. The effect of variation in experimental conditions such as solution pH, adsorbent dosage, contact time, initial concentration and temperature on adsorption was systematically evaluated. Both the imidacloprid and Cd(II) exhibited maximum adsorption at pH 6.5 and 7.8, respectively. The equilibrium empirical data was fitted into Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin isotherms. The adsorption capacity of CaFu MOFs was observed to be 467.23 and 781.2 mg g^-1 for imidacloprid and cadmium ions, respectively. The adsorbed pollutants were desorbed from the adsorbent using dilute HCl, and the material was reused for five adsorption-desorption cycles without any appreciable loss of adsorption capacity. Therefore, the 3-D CaFu MOFs could be utilized as a novel material for adsorptive removal of imidacloprid pesticide as well as Cd (II) from wastewater.

A novel cocrystal composed of CL-20 and an energetic ionic salt

A novel nitroamine/energetic ionic salt cocrystal explosive composed of CL-20 and 1-AMTN in a 1 : 1 molar ratio was discovered and characterized. It shows an appropriate explosive power and good mechanical sensitivity relative to RDX currently in use.

2-({[(Pyridin-1-ium-2-ylmeth-yl)carbamo-yl]form-amido}-meth-yl)pyridin-1-ium bis-(3,5-di-carb-oxy-benzoate): crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis

The asymmetric unit of the title salt, C14H16N4O2 (2+)·2C9H5O6 (-), comprises half a dication, being located about a centre of inversion, and one anion, in a general position. The central C4N2O2 group of atoms in the dication are almost planar (r.m.s. deviation = 0.009 Å), and the carbonyl groups lie in an anti disposition to enable the formation of intra-molecular amide-N-H⋯O(carbon-yl) hydrogen bonds. To a first approximation, the pyridinium and amide N atoms lie to the same side of the mol-ecule [Npy-C-C-Namide torsion angle = 34.8 (2)°], and the anti pyridinium rings are approximately perpendicular to the central part of the mol-ecule [dihedral angle = 68.21 (8)°]. In the anion, one carboxyl-ate group is almost coplanar with the ring to which it is connected [Cben-Cben-Cq-O torsion angle = 2.0 (3)°], whereas the other carboxyl-ate and carb-oxy-lic acid groups are twisted out of the plane [torsion angles = 16.4 (3) and 15.3 (3)°, respectively]. In the crystal, anions assemble into layers parallel to (10-4) via hy-droxy-O-H⋯O(carbon-yl) and charge-assisted hy-droxy-O-H⋯O(carboxyl-ate) hydrogen bonds. The dications are linked into supra-molecular tapes by amide-N-H⋯O(amide) hydrogen bonds, and thread through the voids in the anionic layers, being connected by charge-assisted pyridinium-N-O(carboxyl-ate) hydrogen bonds, so that a three-dimensional architecture ensues. An analysis of the Hirshfeld surface points to the importance of O-H⋯O hydrogen bonding in the crystal structure.