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ISSN: 2414-3146

February 2026 issue

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Cover illustration: N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) have emerged as excellent alternative ligands for phosphines to synthesize active metal complexes in homogeneous catalysis. The NHC ligands can be tuned sterically and electronically by having different substituents (wing tips) on the nitro­gen atoms. In [(1,2,5,6-η)-cyclo­octa-1,5-diene]bis­(1-methyl-3-propylimidazol-2-yl­idene-κC)iridium(I) tetra­fluorido­borate, [Ir(C8H12)(C7H12N2)2]BF4, the central IrI atom of the cationic complex has a distorted square-planar coordination environment, formed by a bidentate cyclo­octa-1,5-diene (COD) ligand and two N-heterocyclic carbene ligands. Non-classical hydrogen-bonding inter­actions between the [BF4] anion and the N-heterocyclic carbenes on three distinct cationic iridium(I) complexes serve to establish the orientation of the [BF4] anion in the extended structure. See: Kienle, Gau, Albert & Rajaseelan [IUCrData (2026). 8, x260189].

inorganic compounds


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Re-refinement of [Nd2(SO4)3(H2O)4] led to higher precision and accuracy of the structure model, including localization of all H atoms.

metal-organic compounds


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The coordination number of the central EuIII ion is 8, defined by three bidentate β-diketonato ligands, an aqua ligand and an ethanol ligand.

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The IrI atom is coordinated by a bidentate cyclo­octa-1,5-diene (COD) ligand and two N-heterocyclic carbene ligands, leading to a distorted square-planar coordination environment.

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In the title ZnII complex, the 1,3-bis­(di­methyl­silyl-3-pyridine)­propane ligands bind to two ZnII ions in a horse-shoe fashion to form a centrosymmetric dimeric 24-membered macrocycle, which further assembles into a supra­molecular structure via weak I⋯H inter­actions.

organic compounds


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A 1,2,4,5-tetra-substituted imidazole compound containing pyrole, 4-bromo­phenyl and phenyl groups has been synthesized in a four-component Debus–Radziszewski reaction of 1,2-diketone, aromatic aldehyde, aromatic amine and ammonium acetate

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The mol­ecule of the title compound is nearly planar. In the crystal, the packing of mol­ecules is mainly ensured by N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, which form R22 (8) graph-set motifs.

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Mol­ecules of the title compound, C10H16N2OSe, adopt a chair conformation and are connected via hydrogen bonds into centrosymmetric dimers. C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds inter­connect the dimers.

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Crystallographic data for the title compound, C21H16N4, are reported herein. The compound was recrystallized from a methanol/aceto­nitrile solvent system at 298 K. It crystallizes in the Pca21 space group at 100 K and displays inter­molecular hydrogen bonding, through N—H⋯N contacts, and π–π inter­actions.

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In the title compound, the 4H-pyran ring adopts a boat conformation. The dihedral angle between the phenyl and pyran rings is 87.8 (18)°. In the crystal, mol­ecules are linked by N—H⋯O and N—-H⋯N hydrogen bonds.

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