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Ethidium tetra-phenyl-borate aceto-nitrile disolvate
Runa Shimazaki1, Masaaki Sadakiyo1
1Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science Division I, Tokyo University of Science, 1-3 Kagurazaka, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 162-8601, Japan.
Abstract:
In the title solvated salt, (C21H20N3){B(C6H5)4}·2CH3CN (systematic name 3,8-di-amino-5-ethyl-6-phenyl-phenanthridin-5-ium tetra-phenyl-borate aceto-nitrile disolvate), the dihedral angle between the tricyclic fused ring system (r.m.s. deviation = 0.021 Å) and the pendant phenyl group of the ethidium cation is 84.91 (7)°. The {B(C6H5)4}- anion has a typical tetra-hedral structure. The aceto-nitrile solvent mol-ecules do not accept hydrogen bonds from the -NH2 groups of the ethidium ions.
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