(1E,2E)-2-Methyl-3-phenyl­acryl­aldehyde thio­semicarbazone

In the crystal structure of the title compound, C11H13N3S, mol­ecules form centrosymmetric synthons with an R 2 2(8) graph-set motif, linked by pairs of N—H⋯S hydrogen bonds. The synthons are connected through further N—H⋯S hydrogen bonds, extending the packing to form a two-dimensional network lying parallel to (001). In addition, C—H⋯π inter­actions are observed

1-(4-Carb­oxy­butan-2-yl­idene)-4-phenyl­thio­semicarbazide

The mol­ecule of the title compound, C12H15N3O2S, which belongs to the family of thio­semicarbazones, containing an acid group, adopts a semi-closed conformation with an intramolecular N—H⋯N hydrogen bond. In the crystal, molecules are linked by strong N—H⋯O and O—H⋯S hydrogen bonds between the acid group and thiosemicarbazone unit, with one additional intermolecular hydrogen C—H⋯O interaction. These three interactions form R 2 2(8) and a R 2 1(7) rings and the molecules related by the c-glide plane are linked into a zigzag chain along [001]

Green and blue materials for the ceramic industry from pink MgCoxNi1-xSiO4 (0 ≤ x ≤ 1) solid solutions

In this study, MgCoxNi1-xSiO4 (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 1.0) solid solutions with an olivine structure were synthetized via the chemical coprecipitation method and materials with a smaller M(II) (M = Co, Ni) amount than Co2SiO4 and Ni2SiO4 compounds were obtained. At 1200 °C, the Co(II) and Ni(II) were randomly distributed in the MgCoxNi1-xSiO4 (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 1.0) solid solutions with the olivine structure, but the occupation of Co(II) and Ni(II) ions in M1 (4a) octahedral sites was obtained at a higher level than in M2 (4c) octahedral sites. The Mg(II) ions prefer the M2 sites. This preference explains the main contribution of the M1 sites in spectra of octahedral Co(II) ions and the M1-O and M2-O distances jointly explain the pink colour of the MgCoxNi1-xSiO4 (0.0 ≤ x ≤ 1.0) solid solutions, while the colour of Co2SiO4 is blue. Spectra can be interpreted as the sum of Ni(II) and Co(II) ions in octahedral sites. When these solid solutions are enamelled, the pink colouring changes to green or blue because of the presence of tetrahedral Co(II).Funding for open access charge: CRUE-Universitat Jaume

1-(Biphenyl-4-ylmethyl­idene)thio­semicarbazide monohydrate

In the title compound, C14H13N3S·H2O, the thio­semicarbazide group is nearly planar, with a maximum deviation of 0.072 (2) Å from the ideal least-squares plane, and shows an E conformation. In the crystal packing, the water mol­ecules are involved in an extensive inter­molecular N—H⋯O hydrogen-bond network, assisted by O—H⋯S inter­actions, which link the independent mol­ecules into chains extended along b axis. An intra­molecular hydrogen N—H⋯N bond helps to stabilize the mol­ecular conformation

(E)-4-(1,3-Benzodioxol-5-yl)but-3-en-2-one

In the title compound, C11H10O3, the benzodioxole ring adopts a flattened [puckering parameters: q 2 = 0.107 (2) Å, ϕ2 = 160 (1)°] envelope conformation with the methylene C atom as the flap. The crystal packing features chains, parallel to the c axis, composed of dimers connected by weak C—H–O hydrogen bonds and extending in layers in the bc plane

Sonochemical synthesis, characterization, and effects of temperature, power ultrasound and reaction time on the morphological properties of two new nanostructured mercury(II) coordination supramolecule compounds

Two new mercury(II) coordination supramolecular compounds (CSCs) (1D and 0D), [Hg(L)(I)] (1) and [Hg(L')(SCN)]·2HO (2) (L = 2-amino-4-methylpyridine and L' = 2,6-pyridinedicarboxlic acid), have been synthesized under different experimental conditions. Micrometric crystals (bulk) or nano-sized materials have been obtained depending on using the branch tube method or sonochemical irradiation. All materials have been characterized by field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and FT-IR spectroscopy. Single crystal X-ray analyses on compounds 1 and 2 show that Hg ions are 4-coordinated and 5-coordinated, respectively. Topological analysis shows that the compound 1 and 2 have 2C1, sql net. The thermal stability of compounds 1 and 2 in bulk and nano-size has been studied by thermal gravimetric (TG), differential thermal analyses (DTA) for 1 and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) for 2, respectively. Also, by changing counter ions were obtained various structures 1 and 2 (1D and 0D, respectively). The role of different parameters like power of ultrasound irradiation, reaction time and temperature on the growth and morphology of the nano-structures are studied. Results suggest that increasing power ultrasound irradiation and temperature together with reducing reaction time and concentration of initial reagents leads to a decrease in particle size

Synthesis, crystal structure, spectroscopic characterization and theoretical study of (2E)-N-phenyl-2-(pyridin-3-ylmethylidene) hydrazinecarboxamide

In this work, the experimental and theoretical study of new semicarbazone have been reported. The new semicarbazone was synthesized and characterized by FT-IR, FT-Raman and NMR, and the crystal structure was determined by X-ray single-crystal diffraction. The crystallographic asymmetric unit was optimized using DFT method and compared with the experimental data. The experimental FT-IR and FT-Raman have been compared with calculated vibrational frequencies, using B3LYP/6-311*G(d,p). The stability and charge delocalization were studied by natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis as well as the molecular electrostatic potential (MEP). The 1H and 13C chemical shifts values have been calculated by the GIAO method. Non covalent interactions analysis in real space was done, based on the electron density and its derivates, it provides a rich representation of VdW interactions, hydrogen bonds, and the inter and intramolecular steric repulsions.Spanish Ministerio de Economa y Competitividad (MAT2013-40950-R) and ERDF Grant MAT2013-40950-R funding is acknowledged.Peer reviewe