In the crystal structure of the title compound, 2C(6)H(4)N(2)·C(6)H(2)Cl(2)O(4)·2C(2)H(3)N, the two symmetry-related pyridine-3-carbonitrile mol-ecules are linked to either side of a chloranilic acid (systematic name: 2,5-dichloro-3,6-dihydr-oxy-1,4-benzoquinone) mol-ecule via inter-molecular O-H⋯N hydrogen bonds, giving a centrosymmetric 2:1 unit. The dihedral angle between the pyridine ring a...

The synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties of four polynuclear lanthanide coordination complexes having molecular formulae, [Gd3(2)(1)L(H2O)8(Cl)](Cl)4·10H2O (1), [Dy3L(2)(1)(H2O)9](Cl)5·6H2O (2) [Gd6L(2)(2)(HCO2)4(μ3-OH)4(DMF)6(H2O)2](Cl)2·4H2O (3) and [Dy6L(2)(2)(HCO2)4(μ3-OH)4(DMF)6(H2O)2](Cl)2·4H2O (4) (where H2L(1) = bis[(2-pyridyl)methylene]pyridine-2,6-dicarbohydrazide and ...

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, (C(3)H(12)N(2))[Zn(C(7)H(3)NO(5))(2)]·3.5H(2)O, contains two formula units. The compound consists of an anionic complex, a doubly protonated propane-1,3-diamine as a counter-ion and 3.5 uncoord-inated water mol-ecules. The coordination polyhedron around the Zn(II )atom is distorted octa-hedral, defined by four O atoms and two N atoms from two Hchel (H(...

When analyzed by fast atom bombardment mass spectrometry, taurine-conjugated bile acids give intense [M-H]-pseudomolecular ions that can be subjected to collision-induced fragmentation to give structural information. A method has been developed that permits rapid coupling of taurine to unconjugated, glycine-conjugated, sulfated, and glucuronidated bile acids. The reaction is performed for 2 h a...