Synthesis, Dimer Crystal Structure and Herbicidal Activity of 2-(4-Ethoxybenzoyl)cyclopentane-1,3-dione

The title compound 2-（4-ethoxybenzoyl）cyclopentane-1,3-dione（C14H14O4） was synthesized, and its crystal structure was studied. It crystallized in the triclinic system, space group P1 with a = 8.980（2）, b = 9.080（2）, c = 15.482（3） A, α = 93.49（3）, β = 93.84（3）, γ = 107.27（3）°, Dc = 1.365 g/cm^3, Z = 4, λ = 0.71073A, μ（MoKα） = 2.769 mm^-1, Mr = 246.25, V = 1198.5（4）A3, F（000） = 520, the final R = 0.0559 and wR = 0.1278 for 2301 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. In the crystalline state, the molecular skeleton contains one enol grouping, which is intramolecularly hydrogen bonded to a neighboring keto O atom. Preliminary bioassay result showed that this compound provided 93.8% and 87.2% control of B. campestris and A. retroflexus at post-emergence at 375 g/hm^2.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 1,7,7-Trimethyl-4-(4-methoxyphenyl)-4,6,7,8-tetrahydroquinoline-2,5(1H,3H)-diones under Microwave Irradiation

The title compound （C19H23NO3） was synthesized by the one-pot reaction ofp-methoxybenzaldehyde, Meldrum＇s acid, dimedone and CH3NH3Cl （NaOAc） in ethanol under microwave irradiation without catalyst and its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal is of monoclinic, space group P21/c with a = 8.7462（10）, b = 17.7367（19）, c = 11.5959（14） A, β = 110.981（3）°, V= 1679.6（3） A^3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.239 g/cm^3,μ（MoKa） = 0.083 mm^-1, F（000） = 672 and Mr = 313.38. The structure was refined to R = 0.0530 and wR = 0.1216. X-ray analysis reveals that the dihedral angle between plane 1 （N（1）, C（1）, C（2）, C（3）） and plane 2 （C（1）, C（2）, C（6）, C（7）, C（9）） is 3.64°, andt hat between plane 2 and plane 3 （C（11）～C（16）） is 85.33°.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 5-Cyclopropyl- 10-(4-fluorophenyl)-7,7-dimethyl-7,8-dihydro-5H- indeno[1,2-b]quinoline-9,11(6H,10H)-dione

The title compound 5-cyclopropyl-10-（4-fluorophenyl）-7,7-dimethyl-7,8-dihydro- 5H-indeno[1,2-b]quinolne-9,11（6H,10H）-dione was obtained by the reaction of 4-fluorobenzal- dehyde, 2H-indene-1,3-dione and 3-（cyclopropylamino）-5,5-dimethylcyclohex-2-enone in the presence of acetic acid under microwave irradiation. Its structure was confirmed by IR and 1H- NMR spectra. The crystal is of monoclinic, space group P21/c with a = 14.138（3）, b = 8.952（2）, c = 17.140（3）A, β = 102.253（3）°, C27H24FNO2, Mr = 413.47, Z = 4, V = 2119.9（8）A^3, Dc = 1.296 g/cm^3, μ（MoKα） = 0.087 mm^-1, F（000） = 872, the final R = 0.0425 and wR = 0.0905 for 2336 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. X-ray analysis revealed that the pyridine ring adopts a boat conformation and the six-membered ring fused with it assumes a twist boat conformation.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of the Copper(Ⅱ) Complex with 1,10-Phenanthroline-5,6-dione

The complex Cu(phon)(NO3)2(CH3CN) (phon = 1,10-phenanthroline-5,6-dione) has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, infrared and UV-Vis spectra. X-ray diffraction analysis at room temperature indicates that the complex crystallizes in orthorhombic system, space group P212121 with a = 8.353(1), b = 11.299(2), c = 17.764(2) A, V= 1676.5(4) A3, Z = 4, C14H9CuN5O8, Mr = 438.8, Dc = 1.739 g/cm3, F(000) = 884 and μ(MoKα) = 1.361 mm-1. The final R and wR factors for the observed reflections with I > 2σ(I) are 0.0353 and 0.0855, respectively. R = 0.0432 and wR = 0.0899 for all data. The structure of the title complex consists of a neutral mononuclear entity. The central Cu (II) atom is five-coordinated by two nitrogen donors of one ligand, two unidentate NO3- ions and one CH3CN molecule. The coordination geometry of Cu (II) can be considered as a distorted trigonal bipyramidal configuration. The complex ability of the NO3-ion has more effect than that of the ClO4- ion on the structure of the complex.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a New Penta-coordinated Cu(Ⅱ) Complex:Cu(C_(17)H_(13)F_3O_3)_2·C_5H_5N

A new copper（II） complex 3, Cu（C17H13F3O3）2·C5H5N, has been synthesized and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group C2/c with a = 17.8511（7）, b = 17.4136（7）, c = 13.9425（7） A, β = 124.4830（10）°, V = 3572.5（3） A^3, Z = 4, C39H29CuF6NO6, Mr = 785.17,/7（000） = 1604, T = 292（2） K, Dc = 1.460 g/cm^3 and p = 0.691 mm^-1. The structure was refined to R = 0.0477 and wR = 0.1110 for 2935 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. For the title compound, X-ray analysis reveals that the copper（II） is penta-coordinated by four oxygen atoms from the corresponding 1-（4-（benzyloxy）phenyl）-4,4,4-trifluorobutane-1,3-dione ligands and one nitrogen atom of pyridine, forming a distorted square pyramidal geometry. It is found that the trifluoromethyl group, F（1）/F（1＇）, F（2）/F（2＇） and F（3）/F（3＇））, is disordered over two orientations in an approximate 3：1 ratio.

Efficient Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Antibacterial Activity of Two Novel 1,3-Oxazin Derivatives

Two new 1,3-oxazin derivatives, C22H24N2O5 （3I） and C19H16N2O5（3II）, have been synthesized via an unusual cascade reaction. The attractive aspect of this cascade reaction is that the novel construction of 1,3-oxazine and the direct C-N bond formation from C-C bond can be easily achieved via pyridine-mediated acylation in a one-pot operation. Both compounds have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, NMR spectra and X-ray single-crystal diffraction. Compound 3I crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/n with α = 16.282（4）, b = 7.4117（18）, c = 17.256（5） A, β = 103.193（9）°, V = 2027.4（9） A3, Mr = 396.43, Z = 4, Dc= 1.299 g/cm3, F（000） = 840, MoKa radiation （λ = 0.71073 A）, the final R = 0.0771 and wR = 0.1582 for 3662 were observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. Compound 3II crystallizes in triclinic, space group Pī with α = 7.1265（9）, b = 10.1071（13）, c = 23.529（3） A, α = 97.463（9）, β = 96.981（9）, γ = 94.345（9）°, V = 1600.5（4） A3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.409 g/cm3, F（000） = 736, CuKa radiation （λ = 1.54186 A）, the final R = 0.0515 and wR = 0.1241 for 4920 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. The preliminary antibacterial activities of 2 and 3 against E. coli and S. aureuswere investigated. The results showed that the inhibiting effect of 3 was higher than that of 2.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 4-tert-Butyl-6-(4-chlorophenyl)-3,6-dihydro-2H-1,3-thiazin-2-iminium Chloride

The title compound, 4-tert-butyl-6-（4-chlorophenyl）-3,6-dihydro-2H-1,3-thiazin- 2-iminium chloride （C14H18C12N2S）, has been synthesized by the reaction of 1-（4-chlorophenyl）- 4,4-dimethylpent-1-en-3-one with thiourea, and its crystal structure was determined by single- crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P211c with a = 16.3064（11）, b = 9.4471（6）, c = 11.2626 （8）A, β = 108.400（1）°, Z = 4, V = 1646.28（19） A^3, Mr = 317.26, Dc = 1.280 g/cm^3, S = 1.078,μ = 0.510 mm^-1, F（000） = 664, the final R = 0.0514 and wR = 0.1412 for 3210 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. The thiazine ring system displays a twisted boat conformation, and three N-H,..Cl hydrogen bonds exist in the crystal. The combination of two N-H...Cl hydrogen bonds generate an R2^1 （6） ring.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 3,9-Bis(pyridin-2-yl)-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecane

The title compound 3,9-bis（pyridin-2-yl）-2,4,8,10-tetraoxaspiro[5.5]undecane 4（C17H18N2O4） has been synthesized by the reaction of 2,2-bis（hydroxymethyl）propane-1,3-diol with pyridine-2-carbaldehyde in the presence of p-toluenesulfonic acid,and characterized by IR,1H-NMR and X-ray single-crystal diffraction.The crystal belongs to monoclinic system,space group C2/c with a = 25.133（2）,b = 5.7219（5）,c = 21.942（2）（A°） ,β = 99.145（2）°,V = 3115.3（5）（A°）^3,Z = 8,Dc = 1.340 g/cm^3,Mr = 314.33,F（000） = 1328,μ = 0.097 mm-1,MoKa radiation（λ = 0.71073）,R = 0.0352 and wR = 0.1022 for 2486 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）.X-ray analysis reveals that the two 1,3-dioxane rings passing through the central spiro-C atom both adopt chair conformation.Intermolecular C-H…π,C-H…O and C-H…N weak interactions link the molecules to form a three-dimensional samdwich,which are effective in the stabilization of the crystal structure.

Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Neuroprotective Activity of(E)-1-(4-(4-Chlorobenzyl)piperazin-1-yl)-3-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)prop-2-en-1-one

The crystal structure of the new cinnamide derivative（E）-1-（4-（4-chlorobenzyl）piperazin-1-yl）-3-（benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl）prop-2-en-1-one（C（21）H（21）ClN2O3, Mr = 384.85） was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction method. Compound 5 crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 11.762（2）, b = 15.279（3）, c = 11.865（2） , β = 116.57（3）°, V = 1907.1（7） 3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.340 g/cm3, F（000） = 808, μ = 0.224 mm-1, Mo Kα radiation（λ = 0.71073 ）, the final R = 0.0565 and w R = 0.1479 for 2318 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. Intramolecular C（9）–H（9A）···O（1） interactions as well as intermolecular C（16）–H（16A）···O（1） hydrogen bonds help to stabilize the crystal structure. The bioassay results indicated that the title compound displayed promising neuroprotection in vitro and in vivo, and suppressed apoptosis of glutamate-induced PC12 cells.

Improved Studies on the Synthesis,Characterization and Crystal Structure of 2,2-Dimethyl-5-nitro-5-nitroso-1,3-dioxane

The synthetic process for 2,2-dimethyl-5-nitro-5-nitroso-1,3-dioxane（DMNNDO） was improved by using tri（hydroxymethyl）nitromethane and acetone as starting materials through a ＂one-pot＂ method combined with alkaline hydrolysis and nitrosation reactions. The yield of DMNNDO was increased from 37% to 45%. The structure of DMNNDO was characterized by IR,^1H NMR,^13 C NMR,and elemental analysis. Also the thermal decomposition of DMNNDO was studied by using DSC and TG-DTG to find that there are primarily two exothermic decomposition processes between 90 and 300 oC. The crystal structure of DMNNDO was studied by X-ray single-crystal diffraction for the first time. The molecular structure exists as a dimeric form due to the presence of nitroso group. The crystal belongs to monoclinic system,space group C2/c with a = 14.515（3）,b = 9.955（2）,c = 11.897（2） °,β = 98.500（3）°,V = 1.6998（2） nm^3,Z = 8,D_c = 1.486 g×cm^-3,μ = 0.128 mm^-1,F（000） = 800,S = 1.055,R = 0.0358 and wR = 0.0917. In particular,DMNNDO could be easily hydrolyzed in hydrous systems and the hydrolysis mechanism in CDCl_3 was revealed by means of NMR monitoring.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of N,N′-Bis-[3-chloro-5-S-(l-menthyloxy)-2(5H)-4-furanon-yl]-propane-1,3-diamine

The title compound, N,N＇-bis-[3-chloro-5-S-（l-menthyloxy）-2（5H）-4-furanon-yl]- propane-l,3-diamine （C31H48Cl2N2O6, Mr = 615.61）, has been synthesized and characterized by IR, 1H NMR, MS, elemental analysis and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group C2 with a = 16.1091（4）, b = 11.1880（3）, c = 19.2854（5） A, β = 106.297（2）°, V = 3336.12（15） A3, Z = 4, Dc = 1.226 mg/m3,μ = 0.237 mm^-1, F（000） = 1320, the final R = 0.0531 and wR = 0.0700 for 2760 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. X-ray analysis reveals that the title compound possesses four rings： two chiral five-membered furanone rings and two six-membered cyclohexane rings with chair conformation, containing eight chiral centers： C2（S）, C3（R）, C5（R）, C10（S）, C18（S）, C21（R）, C22（S） and C25（R）. The structure is stabilized by N-H…O hydrogen bonding interaction.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of Tert-butyl 4-[(E)-4-(1,3-Dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl)-1-butenyl] Benzoate

The title compound tert-butyl 4-[（E）-4-（1,3-dioxo-1,3-dihydro-2H-isoindol-2-yl）- 1-butenyl] benzoate has been synthesized and characterized by X-ray crystallography. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group C2/c with a = 14.875（3）, b = 8.9796（13）, c = 34.736（6） A°, β = 95.981（4）°, V= 4614.4（14）A°^3, Z= 8, Dc = 1.213 g/cm^3, F（000） = 1792,μ（MoKα） = 0.084 mm^-1, R = 0.0602 and wR = 0.1445 for 4613 unique reflections with 2272 observed ones （I〉 2σ（I））. The results of crystal structure determination show that the title compound has a layer structure, and the two benzene rings in molecule are parallel to each other.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of 4,4'-(4-(1-Naphthyl)-4-phenyl-1,3-butadienylidene)-bis[N,N-diethylbenzenamine]

The title compound （C40H42N2） has been synthesized by the reaction of l-（l- naphthyl）-l-phenyl-3-chloropropylene and bis（4-（diethylamino） phenyl）methanone, and characterized by IR, ^1H NMR, MS and X-ray diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system, space group P21/c with a = 17.047（3）, b = 10.807（2）, c = 18.494（4） A, β = 105.727（4）°, V= 3279.4（11） A^3, Mr = 550.76, Z = 4, Dc = 1.115 g/cm^3,μ（MoKa） = 0.085 mm^-1, F（000） = 1184, the final R = 0.0625 and wR = 0.1384 for 2276 observed reflections （1 〉 2σ（I））. X-ray analysis reveals that the butadiene fragment adopts a planar cisiod conformation and makes a dihedral angel of 69.4（2）° with the naphthalene ring.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of N-(Biphenyl-2-thiocarbamoyl)-4-(1,3-dichlorophenyl) Carboxamide

The synthesis of the title molecule was achieved by the reaction of 2,4-dichloro- benzoyl chloride with potassium thiocyanate in 1：1 molar ratio in dry acetonitrile to afford the corresponding isothiocyante in situ followed by the treatment with 2-aminobiphenyl. The structure of the target compound was established by elemental analysis, FTIR, 1H, 13C NMR and mass spectroscopy and unequivocally confirmed by the crystallographic data. The title compound crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/n with a = 13.356（2）, b = 7.0761（11）, c = 20.539（3） A, β = 105.723（4）°, V= 1868.5（5） A3 and Z = 4.

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of N-[(3aR,4R,4aR,5aS,6S,6aS)-1,3-Dioxooctahydro-4,6-ethenocyclopropa[f]isoindol-2(1H)-yl]-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenylmethanimine

The crystal structure of the title compound（C19H15F3N2O2,Mr = 360.33） was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.The crystal belongs to triclinic,space group P1,with a = 6.5604（7）,b = 13.9614（16）,c = 18.1790（18） ,α = 102.749（7）,β = 97.542（6）,γ = 94.355（4）°,V = 1600.5（3） 3,Z = 4,Dc = 1.495 g/cm3,λ（MoKα） = 0.71070,F（000） = 744,μ（MoKα） = 0.122 mm-1,R = 0.0434 and wR = 0.1051.A total of 7590 unique reflections were collected,of which 5429 with ｜F｜2 ≥ 2σ｜F｜2 were observed.The two cyclohexene rings in the molecule adopt boat-boat conformations with the deviations of ring atoms C（9） and C10 from the C（5）/C（6）/C（7）/C（8） plane（Ⅰ） by 1.1204（0.0023） and 1.1132（0.0023） ,respectively,whereas from the C（2）/C（3）/C（5）/C（8） plane（Ⅱ） by 1.1627（0.0022） and 1.1818（0.0021） ,respectively.In the cyclopropane and lactam rings,atoms C（11） and N（1） point towards the double bond of C（9）-C（10） and the dihedral angle between the ring plane（Ⅲ） containing C（1）,C（2）,C（3） and C（4） and plane（IV） consisting of C（6）,C（7） and C（11） is 55.76（0.07）°.The dihedral angles between planes Ⅳ and Ⅰ and Ⅱ and Ⅲare 63.58（0.07）° and 58.10（0.06）°,respectively.The dihedral angle between the benzene ring C（13）～ C（18） and plane Ⅳ is 42.41（0.06）°.

Syntheses and Crystal Structures of Two Novel Spiro Compounds Containing 1,5-Dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane-2,4-dione

Two novel spiro compounds,3-benzylidene-1,5-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane-2,4-dione 1 and 3-（2-fluorobenzylidene）-1,5-dioxaspiro[5.5]undecane-2,4-dione 2,have been synthesized and characterized by X-ray single-crystal diffraction,IR and elemental analysis.Compound 1 belongs to the monoclinic system,space group P21/n with a=12.326（3）,b=5.6420（11）,c=20.089（4）,β= 101.79（3）o,C16H16O4,Mr= 272.29,V=1367.7（5）3,Z=4,Dc=1.322g/cm3,F（000）=576,μ（MoKa）=0.095 mm-1,the final R=0.0420 and wR=0.1159.Compound 2 is of monoclinic system,space group P21/n with a=12.283（3）,b=5.6367（11）,c=20.055（4）,β=102.00（3）o,C16H15FO4,Mr=290.28,V=1358.2（5）3,Z=4,Dc=1.420 g/cm3,F（000）=608,μ（MoKa）=0.110 mm-1,the final R=0.0353 and wR=0.0860.

Synthesis, Characterization, Crystal Structure and Quantum Chemical Calculation of Novel Compound 1,3-Dimethyl-2-ferrocenylmethylbenzimidazolium Iodide

A novel benzimidazole derivative, 1,3-dimethyl-2-ferrocenylmethylbenzimidazolium iodide （1） was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, MS, IH NMR and IR spectra. Its crystal structure was determined by X-ray single crystal diffraction, and the title compound belongs to monoclinic system with space group P2（1）/c. According to the crystal structure, the quantum chemistry calculation was performed by Gaussian 03 program, and full geometry optimizations of the title compound were carried out with DFT method at B3LYP/6-31G level. Its structure, stability, frontier molecular orbital components and net charge distribution were discussed.

Synthesis and Structure of a Novel Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Polyoxovanadate, [Ni（bpp）2]2（V4O12） （bpp= 1,3-bi-4-pyridylpropane）

A novel organic-inorganic hybrid polyoxovanadate, [Ni（bpp）2]2（V4O12） （bpp= 1,3-bi-4-pyridylpropane）, was hydrothermally synthesized from a mix.ture of NiCl2＊6H2O, NH4VO3, bpp, EtOH and H2O. The crystal structure consists of ∞^2[Ni（bpp）2]^2＋, two-dimensional networks interpenetrating perpendicularly with each other, and （V4O12）^4-, cyclic tetranuclear clusters linking the ∞^2[Ni（bpp）2]^2＋ networks to form a three-dimensional coordination framework. The crystal belongs to tetragonal space group I41/a with unit cell parameters, a= 2.14705 nm, c= 1.29293 nm. UV-Vis-NIR reflectance spectroscopy study revealed insulator nature for the crystal with an optical energy gap of 2.70 eV.

3-叠氮基-1,3-二硝基氮杂环丁烷的合成工艺改进及性能研究

3-叠氮基-1,3-二硝基氮杂环丁烷(AzDNAZ)是一种含偕叠氮硝基基团的低熔点含能化合物。AzDNAZ结构与性能研究对于新型含能化合物的设计合成具有重要的借鉴意义。采用1-叔丁基-3-硝基-3-羟甲基氮杂环丁烷盐酸盐(TNHAC)为原料,经氧化-叠氮化、中和以及硝化等反应制备了AzDNAZ,改进了合成工艺,总收率达到70%(文献中收率为37%)。采用红外光谱、1H NMR、13 C NMR及元素分析等对中间体及目标化合物进行了结构表征。首次培养出了AzDNAZ的单晶。晶体结构属三斜晶系;空间群为P-1,a=0.6120(6)nm,b=0.6345(6)nm,c=1.0190(9)nm,V=0.368(6)nm 3,Z=2,D c=1.695 g/cm 3,F(000)=192,R 1=0.0321,R 2=0.0372。采用Hirshfeld表面分析方法研究了晶体分子内的相互作用,O…H和N…H的作用点占比达到51%,占主导地位。对比计算了AzDNAZ和1,3,3-三硝基氮杂环丁烷(TNAZ)的键离解能,AzDNAZ的C—NO 2和N—NO 2键离解能分别较TNAZ高9.63 kJ/mol和4.87 kJ/mol;实测AzDNAZ的撞击感度大于40 J。采用EXPLO5程序预估了AzDNAZ的爆轰性能:爆速为8421 m/s;爆压为29.60 GPa。与TNAZ相比,AzDNAZ的能量性能略低。但是,丰富的分子间氢键作用以及较高的键离解能使得AzDNAZ的机械感度较低,安全性提升。

铜与苯并-1,3-噻唑-2-硫酮配合物的电化学合成与晶体结构

在苯并-1,3-噻唑-2-硫酮(Hbztzt,HL)和三苯膦(PPh_3)的乙腈溶液中,用牺牲铜阳极的电化学方法一步合成了Cu(Ⅰ)的相应配合物,电化学效率(E_f)、元素分析和IR光谱表明:产物为同时含有硫醇阴离子(L)和中性硫酮(HL)两种配体及三苯膦的多元混合配体配合物[Cu(L)(HL)(PPh_3)_2].配合物在CS_2中重结晶得淡黄色晶体,X射线单晶衍射法测定其结构为[Cu(L)(HL)(PPh_3)_2]·CS_2.晶体属三斜晶系,空间群:P1.a=1.0159(2)nm,b=1.4200(2)nm,c=1.8072(3)nm,α=78.12(1)°,β=86.56(1)°,γ=67.65(1)°,Z=2,V=2.3929(6)nm^3,D_c=1.41g·cm^(-3),R=0.0348,R_w=0.0316.Cu原子以变形四面体与两个PPh_3的两个P原子、被氢键(N—H…N)平均化的硫醇阴离子(L)和中性硫酮分子(HL)上的两个环外S原子配位(两个Cu—S键的键长为0.2372nm和0.2410nm).