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Bis(triphenylsulfonium) tetrachloridozinc(II), (C₁₈H₁₅S)₂[ZnCl₄] (I), bis(triphenylsulfonium) tetrachloridocadmium(II), (C₁₈H₁₅S)₂[CdCl₄] (II), and bis(triphenylsulfonium) tetrachloridomercury(II) methanol monosolvate, (C₁₈H₁₅S)₂[HgCl₄]·CH₃OH (III), each crystallize in the monoclinic space groupP2₁/n. In all three structures, there are two crystallographically independent triphenylsulfonium (TPS) cations per asymmetric unit, each adopting a distorted trigonal–pyramidal geometry about the S atom (S—C bond lengths in the 1.77–1.80 Å range and C—S—C angles of 100–107°). The [MCl₄]^2–anions (M= Zn²⁺, Cd²⁺, Hg²⁺) are tetrahedral; their M—Cl bond lengths systematically increase from Zn²⁺to Hg²⁺, consistent with the larger ionic radius of the heavier metal. Hirshfeld surface analyses show that H...H and H...C contacts dominate the TPS cation environments, whereas H...Cl and S...Minteractions anchor each [MCl₄]^2–anion to two surrounding TPS cations. Weak C—H...Cl hydrogen bonds, as well as inversion-centered π–π stacking, generate layers in (I) and (II) and dimeric [(TPS)₂–HgCl₄]₂assemblies in (III). 

The reactions of triphenylsulfonium chloride ([TPS][Cl]) with various acids in methanol yield the corresponding salts triphenylsulfonium triiodide, C₁₈H₁₅S⁺·I₃⁻or [TPS][I₃] (I), triphenylsulfonium perchlorate, C₁₈H₁₅S⁺·ClO₄⁻or [TPS][ClO₄] (II), and triphenylsulfonium hexafluorophosphate, C₁₈H₁₅S⁺·PF₆⁻or [TPS][PF₆] (III), as crystalline products. These crystals were structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. In all three compounds, the sulfur atom in the triphenylsulfonium cation adopts a distorted trigonal–pyramidal geometry. [TPS][I₃] (I) and [TPS][PF₆](III) both crystallize in the space groupP2₁/n, while [TPS][ClO₄] (II) crystallizes inP2₁. The S—C bond lengths are comparable across the three salts, and the S—C—S bond angles are consistently between 102 and 106°. Hirshfeld surface analyses reveal that each structure is dominated by hydrogen-based intermolecular contacts, supplemented by anion-specific interactions such as I...H in (I), O...H in (II), and F...H in (III). These contacts organize the ions into mono-periodic ribbon- or chain-like arrangements. No significant π–π stacking is observed. 

The reaction of 2-(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)ethanol with 3-hydroxyflavone in the presence of copper(II) bromide yielded a dimeric copper(II) complex, [μ-O-(κ2-O,O-flav)(κ2-N,O-2PEO)Cu]2 (1) (flav = 3-hydroxyflavonolate; 2PEO = 2-(1H-pyrrol-1-yl)ethanolate) with both the flav and 2PEO ligands bound to the copper(II) atom in a κ2-bonding mode. The dimer is held electrostatically by bridging oxygen atoms between two copper atoms. Complex 1 was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction, infrared, and UV-Vis spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and melting point determination. The complex crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/n (14) with cell values of a = 11.85340(10) Å, b = 8.51480(10) Å, c = 23.8453(2) Å; β = 99.3920(10)°. 

The title compound, C₆H₁₃N₂⁺·Cl⁻, is as an amidinium salt that was isolated as unexpected product from the reaction between acetonitrile, chloroform and pyrrolidine under refluxing conditions. The packing features two N—H...Cl hydrogen bonds to generate centrosymmetric tetramers (two cations and two anions) and van der Waals interactions.