Keita Tani

In the title compound, [Na(C₂₂H₁₉N₄O₄S)(CH₃CN)]_n, the Na^I atom adopts a distorted square-pyramidal coordination geometry, formed by one N and one O atom of the qunolinol moiety in the ligand, two O atoms of sulfonate moieties of two adjacent ligands and the N atom of the coordinated acetonitrile solvent. The Na^I atom is located well above the mean basal plane of the square-based pyramid. The apical position is occupied by a sulfonate O atom of a neighboring ligand. Three N atoms of the bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amine moiety in the ligand are not coordinated by the sodium atom. The molecule forms an intramolecular bifurcated O—H...[N(tertiary amine),N(pyridine)] hydrogen bond, generating S(6) and S(5) rings. In the crystal, four molecules are linked by four Na—O(sulfonato) bridged coordination bonds, forming a supramolecular centrosymmetric tetramer unit comprising an eight-membered ring, and generating a two-dimensional network sheet. The molecules of different sheets form intermolecular C—H...O hydrogen bonds, and thereby a three-dimensional network structure.

The title compound, C₃₃H₃₃N₃, is a carbazolophane, which is a cyclophane composed of two carbazole fragments. It has a planar chirality but crystallizes as a racemate in the space group P-1. The molecule adopts an anti-configuration, in which two carbazole fragments are partially overlapped. Both carbazole ring systems are slightly bent, with the C atoms at 3-positions showing the largest deviations from the mean planes. The dihedral angle between two carbazole fragments is 5.19 (3)°, allowing an intramolecular slipped π–π interaction [Cg...Cg = 3.2514 (8) Å]. In the crystal, the molecules are linked via intermolecular C—H...N hydrogen bonds and C—H...π interactions into a network sheet parallel to the ab plane. The molecules of different sheets form other C—H...π interactions, thus forming a three-dimensional network.