Tris(2,2'-bipyridine)iron(II) bis(1,1,3,3-tetracyano-2-ethoxypropenide) dihydrate : chiral hydrogen-bonded frameworks interpenetrate in three dimensions

The authors acknowledge the Algerian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the Algerian Directorate-General for Scientific Research and Technological Development, and Ferhat Abbas Setif 1 University for financial support.In the title compound, [Fe(C10H8N2)3](C9H5N4O)2·2H2O, the chiral cations lie across twofold rotation axes in the space group C2/c. The anions and the water molecules are linked by two independent O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds to form C22(8) chains, and these chains are linked by the cations via C-H⋯N and C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds to form two interpenetrating three-dimensional frameworks, each of which contains only one enantiomeric form of the chiral cation.Publisher PDFPeer reviewe

1,1'-Diethyl-4,4'-bipyridine-1,1'-diium bis(1,1,3,3-tetracyano-2- ethoxypropenide) : multiple C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds form a complex sheet structure

The authors acknowledge the Algerian ATRST (Agence The´matique de Recherche en Sciences et Technologie; PNR project) and the Ministry of Higher Education of Malaysia (grant No. UM.C/HIR-MOHE/SC/03) for financial support.In the title salt, C14H18N22+·2C9H5N4O−, the 1,1′-diethyl-4,4′-bipyridine-1,1′-diium dication lies across a centre of inversion in the space group P21/c. In the 1,1,3,3-tetracyano-2-ethoxypropenide anion, the two independent –C(CN)2 units are rotated, in conrotatory fashion, out of the plane of the central propenide unit, making dihedral angles with the central unit of 16.0 (2) and 23.0 (2)°. The ionic components are linked by C—H⋯N hydrogen bonds to form a complex sheet structure, within which each cation acts as a sixfold donor of hydrogen bonds and each anion acts as a threefold acceptor of hydrogen bonds.Publisher PDFPeer reviewe

A new copper(II) coordination polymer containing chains of interconnected paddle-wheel antiferromagnetic clusters

The construction of supra­molecular architectures based on inorganic–organic coordination frameworks with weak noncovalent inter­actions has implications for the rational design of functional materials. A new crystalline binuclear copper(II) one-dimensional polymeric chain, namely catena-poly[[[tetra­kis­(μ-4-aza­niumyl­butano­ato-κ2O:O′)dicopper(II)(Cu—Cu)]-μ-chlorido-[di­aqua­dichlo­rido­copper(II)]-μ-chlorido] bis­(perchlorate)], {[Cu3Cl4(C4H9NO2)4(H2O)2](ClO4)2}n, was obtained by the reaction of 4-amino­butyric acid (GABA) with CuCl2·2H2O in aqueous solution. The structure was established by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and was also characterized by IR spectroscopy and magnetic measurements. The crystal structure consists of [{Cu2(GABA)4}{CuCl4(H2O)2}]+ cations and isolated perchlorate anions. Two symmetry-related CuII centres are bridged via carboxyl­ate O atoms into a classical paddle-wheel configuration, with a Cu...Cu distance of 2.643 (1) Å, while bridging Cl atoms complete the square-pyramidal geometry of the metal atoms. The Cl atoms connect the paddlewheel moieties to a second CuII atom lying on an octa­hedral site, resulting in infinite helical chains along the c axis. The packing motif exhibits channels containing free perchlorate anions. The crystal structure is stabilized by hydrogen bonds between the perchlorate anions, the coordinated water mol­ecules and the ammonium groups of the polymeric chains. The magnetic analysis of the title compound indicates a nontrivial anti­ferromagnetic behaviour arising from alternating weak–strong anti­ferromagnetic coupling between neighbouring CuII centres

Scabiosa Genus: A Rich Source of Bioactive Metabolites

The genus Scabiosa (family Caprifoliaceae) is considered large (618 scientific plant names of species) although only 62 have accepted Latin binominal names. The majority of the Scabiosa species are widely distributed in the Mediterranean region and some Scabiosa species are used in traditional medicine systems. For instance, Scabiosa columbaria L. is used traditionally against diphtheria while S. comosa Fisch. Ex Roem. and Schult. is used in Mongolian and Tibetan traditional medical settings to treat liver diseases. The richness of Scabiosa species in secondary metabolites such as iridoids, flavonoids and pentacyclic triterpenoids may contribute to its use in folk medicine. Details on the most recent and relevant pharmacological in vivo studies on the bioactive secondary metabolites isolated from Scabiosa species will be summarized and thoroughly discussed