The centrosymmetric title cluster, hexa-aquadi-μ(3)-carbonato-hexa-cyclamhexa-μ(2)-hydroxido-dodeca-μ(2)-oxido-hexa-mang-an-ese(IV)hexa-manganese(III) octa-chloride tetra-cosa-hydrate, [Mn(12)(CO(3))(2)O(12)(OH)(6)(C(10)H(24)N(4))(6)(H(2)O)(6)]Cl(8)·24H(2)O, has two μ(3)-CO(3) groups that not only bridge octahedrally coordinated Mn(III) ions but also act as acceptors to two different kinds of hydrogen bonds. The carbonate anion is planar within experimental error and has an average C-O distance of 1.294 (4) Å. The crystal packing is stabilized by O-H⋯Cl, O-H⋯O, N-H⋯Cl and N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. Two of the four independent chloride ions are disordered over five positions, and eight of the 12 independent water mol-ecules are disordered over 21 positions.

The title compound, [Co(C(21)H(22)NO)(2)], crystallizes with two mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit. The coordination environments of the two Co(II) ions are distorted tetra-hedral. The primary structural difference between the two independent complex mol-ecules lies in the orientations of their adamantyl groups.

The title compound, {[BaPt(CN)(4)(C(12)H(26)N(2)O(4))]·0.5H(2)O}(n), is a two-dimensional coordination polymer in which the sheets are oriented approximately parallel to the (01) set of crystal planes. In the crystal structure, disordered water mol-ecules (half occupancy) connect the sheets into a three-dimensional network via inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. An N-H⋯N inter-action is also present. The shortest Pt⋯Pt contacts are 7.5969 (4) Å by an inversion relationship and 7.6781 (4) Å by translation along the a axis.

The structure of the title compound octa-kis-{[4-(dimethyl-amino)-pyridine](nitros-yl)[N,N'-(o-phenyl-ene)bis-(pyridine-2-carboxamidato)]manganese(II)} ethanol hepta-solvate 3.5-hydrate, [Mn(C(18)H(12)N(4)O(2))(C(7)H(10)N(2))(NO)](8)·7C(2)H(5)OH·3.5H(2)O, or 8[Mn(bpb)(DMAP)(NO)]·7EtOH·3.5H(2)O, is an unusual example of a structure with Z' = 8. The tetra-dentate bpb ligand, together with the nitrosyl and dimethyl-amino-pyridine ligands, gives rise to a distorted octa-hedral coordination environment for the Mn(II) ion. The average Mn-N((N=O)) bond length is 1.631 (13) Å. The eight mol-ecules in the asymmetric unit differ mainly in the rotation of the DMAP pyridine plane with respect to a reference plane of the Mn and three N atoms, one of which is the N atom of the NO group. The dihedral angles between the normals to these planes range from a minimum of 28.0 (2)° to a maximum of 64.2 (2)°. There are also some differences in O-H⋯O hydrogen bonding inter-actions. For example, of the sixteen C=O acceptors, there are seven different inter-actions with EtOH donors and two inter-actions with H(2)O donors. The crystal studied was found to be a two-component twin, with a 179.9° rotation about the real axis [-0.535, 0.004, 1.000]. Due to the presence of a superlattice and, consequently, the large number of weak reflections, the refinement utilized rigid solvate groups and isotropic displacement parameters for all except the Mn atoms. H atoms were not located for hydrate molecules.

The structure of the title compound, poly[triaquatetra-μ-cyanido-tetracyanidobis-(1,4,10,13-tetra-oxa-7,16-diaza-cyclo-octa-deca-ne)di-barium(II)tetra-gold(I)], [Au(4)Ba(2)(CN)(8)(C(12)H(26)N(2)O(4))(2)(H(2)O)(3)](n), displays O-H⋯N hydrogen bonding between water molecules and cyano ligands and an unusual pattern of aurophilic inter-actions that yields a monomer, dimer, and trimer of [Au(CN)(2)](-) within the same crystal structure. In two of the five Au positions, the atom resides on a center of inversion. The overall arrangement is that of a coordination polymer assisted by aurophilic and hydrogen-bonded inter-actions.

The title compound, [Mn(2)O(2)(C(10)H(24)N(4))(2)](C(24)H(20)B)(2)Cl·2CH(3)CN, is a mixed-valent Mn(III)/Mn(IV) oxide-bridged mangan-ese dimer with one chloride and two tetra-phenyl-borate counter-anions. There are two non-coordinated mol-ecules of acetonitrile in the formula unit. A center of inversion is present between the two metal atoms, and, consequently, there is no distinction between Mn(III) and Mn(IV) metal centers. In the Mn(2)O(2) core, the Mn-O distances are 1.817 (3) and 1.821 (3) Å. The cyclam ligand is in the cis configuration. The chloride counter-anion resides on a center of symmetry, whereas the tetra-phenyl-borate counter-anion is in a general position. The cyclam ligand is hydrogen bonded to the acetonitrile as well as to the chloride anion. One of the phenyl rings of the anion and the acetonitrile solvent molecule are each disordered over two sets of sites.

Ag(I)-Ag(I) interactions in supramolecular structures have been achieved through the use of structural support from the ligand frames. In structures involving simple ligands like pyridine, strong π-π interaction leads to spatial ordering of the individual [Ag(L)₂]⁺ units. In such structures anions also play a crucial role in dictating the final arrangement of the [Ag(L)₂]⁺ synthons. In order to determine whether the anions can solely dictate the arrangement of the [Ag(L)₂]⁺ synthons in the supramolecular structure, four Ag(I) complexes of 4-pyridylcarbinol (PyOH), namely, [Ag(PyOH)₂]X (X = NO₃^- (1), BF₄^- (2), CF₃SO₃^- (3), and ClO₄^- (4)) have been synthesized and structurally characterized. Gradual transformation of the extended structures observed in 1-3 eventually merges into a unique linear alignment of the [Ag(PyOH)₂]⁺ units in 4 along the c axis, a feature that results in strong argentophilic interactions. Complex 4 is sensitive to light and is inherently less stable than the other three analogues. The structural variations in this set of extended assemblies are solely dictated by the anions, since π-π interaction between the substituted pyridine ligands is significantly diminished due to disposition of the -CH₂OH substituent at the 4 position and H-bonding throughout the structure.

© 2015 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim. By combining two chemical methods of purification, 4mg of purified CeLu2N at C80 was readily isolated from 500mg of carbon soot extract without the use of recycling HPLC, a method which has previously been necessary to obtain pure samples of endohedral fullerenes. In stage1, CeLu2N at C80 was selectively precipitated by virtue of its low first oxidation potential (+0.01V) and the judicious choice of MgCl2 as the Lewis acid precipitant. For stage2, we used a stir and filter approach (SAFA), which employed the electron-rich NH2 groups immobilized on silica gel to selectively bind residual endohedrals and higher cage fullerenes that were contaminants from stage1. Crystallographic analysis of CeLu2N at C80 in the co-crystal CeLu2N at Ih-C80Ni(octaethylporphyrin)2(toluene) reveals that the Ih-C80 cage is present with a pyramidalized CeLu2N unit inside.