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ISSN: 2414-3146

August 2026 issue

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Cover illustration: The crystal structure of the salt metformindiium dibromide, C4H13N52+·2Br, is reported in space group P21/c, with Z = 4. Unexpectedly, this crystal is not isomorphous to the dichloride analogue, which has been reported in space group P21 (Z = 2). This originates from the shift of one halide anion in the asymmetric unit, which modifies the network of N—H⋯halide hydrogen bonds. This report is an example of a routine refinement carried out using now well-established techniques of quantum crystallography. See: Pérez-Benítez, Hernández Márquez, Arroyo-Carmona & Bernès [IUCrData (2026). 8, x260791].

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A query over the electron density fit of a monosaccharide in pdb_00004dda was resolved through applying the data metrics of the raw diffraction data processing that have evolved though the decade since the original publication. This improved the electron-density quality to allow a definitive model fit.

inorganic compounds


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Sr[SnF6]·2H2O is isostructural with the analogous hexa­fluorido­iridate(IV) and consists of almost undistorted [SnF6]2– octa­hedra and of distorted [SrF5(H2O)3] square anti­prisms linked via common water mol­ecules into centrosymmetric dimers.

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The crystal structure of Pb2O(OH)Br has tetra­gonal symmetry and differs from those of the Cl (ortho­rhom­bic) and I (monoclinic) analogues.

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Re-refinement of the crystal structure of UF6 using single-crystal X-ray diffraction data at 100 K allowed to obtain a more precise structural model in comparison with previous studies.

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[Cu(NH3)2]V2O5 contains layers of {V2O5} anions expanding in the bc plane, separated by almost linear [Cu(NH3)2]+ cations.

metal-organic compounds


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In the title salt, the silver(I) ion is coordinated by both neutral 1,3,5-tri­aza-7-phosphaadamantane (PTA) and protonated PTAH+ ligands.

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The complex cation in the title compound has a distorted square-planar conformation around the IrI atom, formed by a bidentate cyclo­octa-1,5-diene (COD) ligand, a phosphane ligand, and an N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) ligand.

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The crystal structure of the title compound comprises [SnIICl3] and [4-BrPyH]+ ions. The structural parameters of the anion and the cation are presented and compared with those in other compounds. Inter­molecular inter­actions such as tetrel bonds, π–π inter­actions and N—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds are analysed.

organic compounds


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The title compound, C27H27NP2, consists of a di­phenyl­phosphino and a tert-but­yl(2-pyrid­yl)phosphino group bridged by a 1,2-phenyl­ene backbone.

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The title compound, 2-de­oxy-D-galactitol, was prepared by sodium borohydride reduction of 2-de­oxy-D-galactose and crystallized from water. Its crystal structure contains two crystallographically independent mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit, which are linked by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional network.

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The title compound, L-iditol, was crystallized from aqueous solution. It crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21 with one mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit. The mol­ecules are linked by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional network.

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The title compound, ethyl α-D-sorboside monohydrate, was prepared by Fischer glycosyl­ation of D-sorbose with ethanol. The crystal structure contains one water mol­ecule per sorboside mol­ecule, and the components are linked by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

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The title compound is a symmetrical di­aryl­formamidine derivative bearing diisopropyl substituents. The compound contains two independent mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit, one being the zwitterionic and the other the neutral forms of the di­aryl­formamidine derivative. The two mol­ecules are connected by O—H⋯O and N—H⋯N hydrogen-bonding inter­actions within a cyclic assembly.

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The crystal structure of the dibromide salt of metforminium(2+) in space group P21/c is compared to that of the dichloride analogue, previously reported in space group P21.

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The two crystallographic independent mol­ecules in the title compound display short intra­molecular C—H⋯F hydrogen bonds.

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The structure of the title compound completes structural characterization for the family of methyl-2-nitro­aniline isomers. Bond lengths and angles conform to reported values in other methyl-2-nitro­aniline structures, except for the large angle [36.82 (4)°] formed between the phenyl ring and nitro group mean planes, which is due to steric crowding by the neighboring methyl group

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The title compound, C20H19F3O4, crystallizes with two independent mol­ecules with similar geometry. In both mol­ecules the tetra­hydro­pyran, cyclo­hexene and cyclo­hexane rings of the xanthene moiety adopt half-chair, half-boat and chair conformations, respectively.

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The asymmetric unit of the title 3-(4-methyl­phen­yl)-5-phenyl-1,2-thia­zole compound comprises two independent mol­ecules with nearly planar geometries. No classical hydrogen bonds are found in the crystal structure.

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The title compound, methyl α-D,L-sorboside, was prepared from an equimolar mixture of D- and L-sorbose (D:L = 1:1) by Fischer glycosidation in methanol. The asymmetric unit contains one mol­ecule each of methyl α-D-sorboside and methyl α-L-sorboside, which are linked by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds into a two-dimensional network parallel to (001).

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The crystal structure of L-talitol, the sugar alcohol corresponding to L-talose, is presented. The mol­ecules are linked by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional network.

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The title compound was obtained from the reaction of 4-hy­droxy-aniline and 4-meth­oxy-1-naphthaldehyde in ethanol. The dihedral angle between the phenol ring and the mean plane of the naphthalene ring system is 75.81 (6)°.

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The tricyclic mol­ecule of the title compound is composed of four nearly planar subunits. Hydrogen bonds connect the ketol units to chains along the a-axis direction. The structure is further consolidated by two C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, one to the carbonyl and one to the hy­droxy group.

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The title compound, α-L-glucose, was crystallized by slow evaporation from aqueous solution. It crystallizes in the ortho­rhom­bic space group P212121, and the mol­ecules are linked by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional network.