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March 2021 issue

Cover illustration: (4-Aminopyridine-
N1)(2,2'-bipyridine-
2N,N')(2,2':6',2''-terpyridine-
3N,N',N'')ruthenium(II) bis(hexafluoridophosphate) crystallizes with one dicationic Ru complex, two PF6- anions, and undefined solvent in the asymmetric unit. The cation and anions are linked via N-H
F hydrogen bonding. The complex was explored previously to determine the impact of pyridine substitution on molecular excited states. See: Reed, Garner & Brennessel [IUCrData (2021). 6, x210287].
inorganic compounds
The crystal structure of the title compound comprises a [Ta6I12(H2O)6]2+ unit, two I− counter-anions and four water molecules of crystallization. The charge-assisted crystal packing is consolidated by hydrogen bonds.
metal-organic compounds
The ruthenium dication and hexafluoridophosphate anions of the title salt are linked by N—H⋯F hydrogen bonds at the amino group of the substituted pyridine ring. The Ru—N bond lengths show the expected range.
organic compounds
In the title chalcone derivative, the cyclohexanone ring adopts a distorted half-chair conformation and the dihedral angle between the aromatic rings is 52.20 (15)°. In the crystal, weak C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into C(12) [001] chains.
In the crystal, molecules of the title compound, C24H20N2O4·H2O, form twisted planes parallel to (011). Water molecules donate O—H⋯O and accept N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming helical arrangements.