Damon R. Billodeaux

Zwitterionic and neutral binuclear complexes formed from copper(II) hexafluoroacetylacetonate and an amino alcohol

Reaction of anhydrous Cu(hfac)2 (hfacH = 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2,4-pentanedione) with 2-(diisopropylamino)ethanol yields two different binuclear copper(II) complexes. Compound 1, [Cu(hfac)2(μ-OCH2CH2NH(i-Pr)2)]2, Cu2C36H42O10N2F24, consists of centrosymmetric dimers containing two cis-Cu(hfac)2 moieties that are bridged by two zwitterionic 2-(diisopropylammonio)ethoxide ions. Cell parameters are a = 11.6516(13); b = 14.0117(17); c = 15.3258(17) Å β = 105.75(9)° in space group P21/n. The copper ions exhibit tetragonally distorted octahedral coordination, with two of the Cu—O(hfac) distances showing characteristic elongation (2.2858(16) and 2.3192(17) Å). Compound 2, [Cu(hfac)((i-Pr)2NCH2CH2O)]2, Cu2C26H38O6N2F12, also contains centrosymmetric dimers; these are formed by two square-pyramidal moieties joined at their bases. Cell parameters are a = 7.7353(5); b = 13.6166(17); c = 15.683(2) Å β = 98.23(1)° in space group P21/n. In this structure the apical Cu—O(hfac) distance is elongated (2.254(4) Å), and the O atoms of the 2-(diisopropylamino)ethoxide ions are bridging.

A chiral furocoumarin

The furocoumarin 1,2-dihydro-2-(1,2-dihydroxyprop-2-yl)-8H-furo[2,3-h]benzopyran-8-one crystallizes from methanol-water as the monohydrate C(14)H(14)O(5).H(2)O. Both chiral centers have the S configuration. Both OH groups and both H atoms of the water molecule form intermolecular hydrogen bonds with O.O distances in the range 2.7686 (18)-2.8717 (18) A.

1,3(R):4,6(R)-Di-O-benzyl­idene-d-mannitol

The title compound, C20H22O6, has crystallographic twofold symmetry. The central six-C-atom chain has an extended conformation similar to that of d-mannitol, with two independent C—C—C—C torsion angles of 165.69 (14) and 177.60 (12)°. The 1,3-dioxane ring has a chair conformation. All chiral centers have the R configuration.