Crystal structure of the complex of copper(II) with 3-(2-hydroxy-3-sulfo-5-nitrophenylazo)-pentadione-2,4

A new complex of copper (II) with 3-(2-hydroxy-3-sulfo-5-nitrophenylazo)-pentadione-2,4 (HL) is synthesized and analyzed by single crystal XRD. The crystals are monoclinic: a = 7.7563(4) Å, b = 24.0157(12) Å, c = 24.6353(13) Å, β = 91.9490(10)°, V = 4586.2(4) ų, space group P2₁/c, Z = 2, ρ_calc = 1.713 g/cm³, R = 0.0695. The environment of the copper atom is formed by three oxygen atoms, the nitrogen atom of tetradentate ligand, and the oxygen atom of a water molecule.     

Structure and EPR spectra of binuclear copper(II) complexes with acyldihydrazones of benzenedicarboxylic acids and trifluoroacetylacetone

Binuclear copper(II) complexes with acyldihydrazones of benzenedicarboxylic acid and trifluoroacetylacetone have been synthesized and studied. The structure of the copper(II) complex with diacylhydrazone of 1,3-benzenedicarboxylic acid (H₄L) of composition [Cu₂L · 2LPy] has been studied by X-ray diffraction. The crystals are triclinic: a = 9.2298(4) Å, b = 11.8510(6) Å, c = 13.8314(7) Å, α = 90.780(3)°, β = 96.124(3)°, γ = 99.264(3)°, space group \(P\bar 1\), Z = 2. The number of symmetry-unrelated reflections with I > 2σ(I) 5941; R = 0.0357, R _w = 0.0589. The complex contains two equivalent copper atoms at a distance of 9.56 Å from each other in the square-planar coordination environment. The high-temperature EPR spectra of the complexes show a signal of seven HFS lines indicating the coupling of unpaired electrons to two equivalent copper nuclei (g = 2.113?2.116, a _Cu = 37.0?37.2 × 10^?4 cm^?1).     

Binuclear copper(II) complexes with acyldihydrazones of 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid

The binuclear copper(II) complexes with acyldihydrazones formed by 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid and salicylaldehyde or 2-hydroxyacetophenone were synthesized and studied. The structure of the complex with 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid bis(salicylidene)hydrazone (H₄L¹) [Cu₂L¹(Py)₂] was studied by X-ray diffraction. The crystals are triclinic: a = 8.1852(4) Å, b = 8.5157(5) Å, c = 11.6553(7) Å, α = 80.678(3)°, β = 70.041(4)°, γ = 74.803(3)°. Space group \(P\bar 1\), Z = 1. The number of symmetrically independent reflections with I > 2(σ(I)) is 2245, R = 0.0395; R _w = 0.0917. The complex contains two equivalent copper atoms located at a 10.772 Å distance from each other. The coordination polyhedra have a square geometry and are involved in the intermolecular π/π-stacking. The EPR spectra of solutions of the binuclear complexes show an isotropic signal of seven HFS lines (g = 2.113–2.118, A _Cu ≈ 38 G), indicating interaction between the unpaired electrons and the two equivalent copper nuclei. The possible exchange interaction channels were analyzed.     

Crystal structure of a complex of nickel(II) with 2-amino-4-imino-2-pentene

The structure of a nickel(II) complex with 2-amino-4-iminopentane is determined by X-ray crystallography at 150 K. Crystal data for C₁₀H₁₈N₄Ni are: a = 10.9802(3)Å, b = 13.5780(4)Å, c = 8.0935(2)Å, β = 107.304(1)°, space group P2₁/c, V = 1152.04(5) ų, Z = 4, d _x = 1.459 g/cm³, R = 0.0283. The structure is molecular; the metal atom is coordinated by four nitrogen atoms of two β-diimine ligands. The Ni-N distances in Ni(NacNac)₂ fall within 1.8571–1.8623 Å. The molecules in the crystal are joined by only van der Waals interactions.     

Syntheses and crystal structures of copper(II) and nickel(II) complexes derived from 2-bromo-4-chloro-6-[(2-methylaminoethylimino)methyl]phenol

A new centrosymmetric mononuclear copper(II) complex [Cu(L)₂](ClO₄)₂ (I) and a new centrosymmetric mononuclear nickel(II) complex [Ni(L)₂(MeOH)₂](ClO₄)₂ (II), where L is the zwitterionic ligand 2-bromo-4-chloro-6-[(2-methylammonioethylimino)methyl]phenolate, have been prepared from the Schiff base 2-bromo-4-chloro-6-[(2-methylaminoethylimino)methyl]phenol with copper perchlorate and nickel perchlorate, respectively. The complexes were characterized by elemental analysis, infrared spectra, and single-cyrstal X-ray diffraction (CIF files CCDC nos. 1408054 (I) and 1407973 (II)). Complex I crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with unit cell dimensions a = 7.7736(4), b = 21.608(1), c = 8.5194(4) Å, β = 93.907(2)°, V = 1427.7(1) ų, Z = 2, R ₁ = 0.0546, and wR ₂ = 0.1531. Complex II crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c with unit cell dimensions a = 21.324(3), b = 16.821(2), c = 9.425(1) Å, β = 90.114(2)°, V = 3380.5(7) ų, Z = 4, R ₁ = 0.0693, and wR ₂ = 0.1627. The Cu atom in I is in square planar coordination, and the Ni atom in II is in octahedral coordination.     

Copper(II) complex with 2-(diphenylacetyl)indanedione-1,3: Synthesis and structure

A copper(II) complex with 2-(diphenylacetyl)indanedione-1,3 (HL) was synthesized. CuL₂·0.5C₄H₈O₂ crystals prepared from chloroform + 1,4-dioxane are triclinic, space group P \(\bar 1\), a = 15.0206(9) Å, b = 16.0132(9) Å, c = 16.8323(10) Å, α = 109.6850(10)°, β = 96.4390(10)°, γ = 97.7120(10)°, Z = 4. A unit cell contains two crystallographically independent centrosymmetric dinuclear complexes of the same structure. Each copper(II) atom is coordinated by bidentate cis-oriented deprotonated ligands L at the corners of the square. Bridging 1,4-dioxane molecules make the CN of each metal atom five.     

Binuclear copper(II) complexes with acyldihydrazones of saturated carboxylic acids and pyruvic acid

Copper(II) binuclear complexes with acyldihydrazones of saturated carboxylic acids and pyruvic acid in which the coordination polyhedra are connected by polymethylene chains of different length (1 to 5 units) were synthesized and studied by chemical and thermogravimetric analysis, IR spectroscopy, and EPR. The structure of binuclear copper(II) complex with succinic acid acyldihydrazone [Cu₂L · 4Py] · 2Py was determined by X-ray diffraction. The crystals are monoclinic: a = 14.3795(6), b = 8.8736(4), c = 15.9147(7) Å, β = 101.062(3)°, space group P2₁/c, Z = 2. The number of independent reflections with I > 2σ(I) = 2804, R = 0.042, R _w = 0.087. The copper atoms are spaced by a chain of seven σ bonds at 8.922 Å. The coordination polyhedron can be described as a tetragonal pyramid highly distorted toward a trigonal bipyramid. The EPR spectra of solutions of complexes based on malonic, succinic, glutaric, and adipinic acids exhibit a poorly resolved signal of seven HFS lines with a constant of (26.3–27.0) × 10^?4 cm^?1, which attests to the presence of weak exchange interactions between paramagnetic centers. An increase in the length of the polymethylene spaur suppresses exchange interactions, and the EPR spectrum of the complex based on pimelic acid acyldihydrazone shows a signal of four HFS lines with a constant of 43.8 × 10^?4 cm^?1 typical of monomeric copper(II) complexes.     

Structure of the hexanuclear Cu(II) β-diketonate complex

The structure of the hexanuclear copper(II) β-diketonate complex with gfa (hexafluoroacetylacetone) and dpm (dipivalylmethanate) ligands was studied by low-temperature (T = 100 K) X-ray diffraction. Crystal data for Cu₆(gfa)₄(dpm)₄(OH)₄ [C₆₄H₈₄Cu₆F₂₄O₂₀]: a = 28.2364(7) Å, b = 12.8072(3) Å, c = 24.7199(7) Å, β= 115.900(1)°, V = 8041.5(4) ų, space group C2/m, Z = 4, d _calc 1.661 g/cm³. The coordination polyhedra of the copper atoms — squares and octahedra — are formed by the oxygen atoms of the gfa and dpm ligands and groups. In all cases, the Cu-O distances vary from 1.89 Å to 2.13 Å. The complexes follow the sites of the rhombohedral sublattice with the parameters a _c ≈ 14.4 Å and a _c ≈ 61.5°.     

Structure and thermal properties of volatile copper(II) complexes with β-diimine derivatives of acetylacetone and the structure of 2-(methylamino)-4-(methylimino)-pentene-2 crystals

Copper(II) chelates with β-diimine derivatives of acetylacetone that have a general formula of Cu(R¹C(NR²)CHC(NR²)R¹)₂, where R¹, R² are alkyl substituents, are synthesized. The complexes were identified using elemental analysis, melting point measurements, and high-temperature mass spectrometry data. Knudsen technique is employed to determine the vapor pressure temperature dependence, and standard thermodynamic parameters of sublimation ΔH _T ⁰ and ΔS _T ⁰ are derived. A single crystal X-ray diffraction study is carried out for copper(II) complexes of Cu(CH₃-C(NCH₃)-CH-C(NCH³)-CH₃)₂ (a = 10.363(1) Å, b = 11.978(1) Å, c = 12.653(1) Å, V = 1570.6(3) ų, space group Pnc2, Z = 4, d _calc = 1.328 g/cm³, R = 0.027), Cu(CH₃-C(NC₂H₅)-CH-C(NC₂H₅)-CH₃)₂ (a = 11.782(4) Å, b = 13.951(8) Å, c = 25.591(8) Å, V = 4206(3) ų, space group C222¹, Z = 8, d _calc = 1.169 g/cm³, R = 0.10), and also 2-(methylamino)-4-(methylimino)-pentene-2 CH₃-(C=(NCH₃))-CH=(C-(NHCH₃))-CH₃ (a = 12.129(2) Å, b = 12.034(2) Å, c = 5.692(1) Å, β = 107.05(3)°, V = 794.3(3) ų, space group Cc, Z = 4, d _calc = 1.055 g/cm³, R = 0.06). Van der Waals lattice energy E _cryst is calculated for the cooper(II) complexes by the atom-atom potential technique. The calculated values are compared to experimental sublimation enthalpies Δ H _T ⁰ .     

Synthesis and structure of bis(1,2-diaminoethane) copper(II) bis(<Emphasis Type="Italic">o</Emphasis>-hydroxybenzoate) monohydrate and <Emphasis Type="Italic">trans</Emphasis>-diaquabis(1,2-diaminoethane)copper(II) bis(<Emphasis Type="Italic">o</Emphasis>-aminobenzoate)

X-ray structural analysis has been performed for two complex compounds: Cu(en)₂(o-HB)₂H₂O (I) (a = 16.873(4) Å, b = 8.713(2) Å, c = 14.803(3) Å, β = 91.15(2)°, V = 2175.8(8) ų, C2/c, Z = 4, R(F) = 0.0263, 1516 reflections with I > 3σ (I)) and [Cu(en)₂(OH₂)₂]²⁺(o-AB^?)₂ (II) (a = 7.488(5) Å, b = 22.122(8) Å, c = 7.856(5) Å, β = 118.77(2)°, V = 1140.7(11) ų, P2₁/n, Z = 2, R(F) = 0.0432, 1684 reflections with I > 3σ(I)) synthesized under identical conditions (en is ethylenediamine, o-HB is o-hydroxybenzoate, and o-AB is o-aminobenzoate). Although the compounds were assumed to have similar structures and the Cu-Lig bond lengths and the cis and trans angles are acceptable for an octahedral structure, the geometric parameters of o-HB suggest that the copper atom has a plane square environment.     

Crystal structure and spectroscopic characterization of a coordination polymer of Copper(II) chloride with ethylenediamine and the 2-hydroxybenzoate ion

A new mixed-ligand one-dimensional copper(II) coordination polymer [Cu(en)(sal)Cl] _n where en = ethylenediamine(C₂H₈N₂) and Hsal = 2-hydroxybenzoic acid (salicylic acid; C₇H₆O₃) is synthesized and characterized by FTIR spectroscopy and single crystal X-ray diffraction. The structure contains Cu²⁺ ions in two different distorted octahedral coordination environments: an axially extended CuN₄Cl₂ moiety arising from a pair of bidentate en ligands and a CuO₄Cl₂ moiety arising from a pair of asymmetrically coordinated sal^– anions. The chloride ions bridge the copper ions into a zigzag chain propagating in [001]. The structure is consolidated by N–H???O and N–H???Cl hydrogen bonds which generate a layered network. Crystal data: C₉H₁₃ClCuN₂O₃, M _r = 296.20, monoclinic, P2₁/c, a = 13.9179(10) Å, b = 10.4900(8) Å, c = 8.5181(6) Å, β = 105.518(4)°, V = 1198.30(15) ų, Z = 4, R(F) = 0.026, w R(F ²) = 0.068.     

Synthesis and structural investigation of hafnium(IV) complexes with acetylacetone and trifluoroacetylacetone

Two volatile hafnium(IV) complexes with acetylacetone and trifluoroacetylacetone (HL) have been prepared and their structures have been studied at ?30°C. Crystal data for C₂₀H₂₈HfO₈: a = 21.5493(4) Å, b = 8.36720(10) Å, c = 13.9905(3) Å; β = 116.5550(10)°, space group C2/c, Z = 4, d _calc = 1.692 g/cm³, R = 0.015. Crystal data for C₂₀H₁₆F₁₂HfO₈: a = 8.1039(12) Å, b = 11.4499(14) Å, c = 15.790(2) Å; α = 99.341(4)°, β = 103.175(4)°, γ = 108.185(4)°, space group P?1, Z = 2, d _calc = 2.003 g/cm³, R = 0.074. Both structures are molecular and comprise isolated complex molecules HfL₄. The hafnium atom is coordinated with eight oxygen atoms of four β-diketonate ligands, Hf-O distances varying from 2.153 Å to 2.191 Å. The molecules make van der Waals contacts in the structures.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of the π copper(I) cyanide complex with N,N′-diallyl thiocarbamide 2CuCN · (C<Subscript>3</Subscript>H<Subscript>5</Subscript>NH)<Subscript>2</Subscript>CS

Crystals of the π copper(I) cyanide complex with N,N′-diallyl thiocarbamide, 2CuCN · (C₃H₅NH)₂CS (I), are synthesized from an aqueous-methanol solution of potassium nitroprusside, diallyl thiocarbamide on a copper electrode using the method of alternating-current electrochemical synthesis. The crystals are monoclinic: space group P2₁/n, a = 6.9440(5) Å, b = 13.760(1)) Å, c = 12.733(1) Å, β = 97.280(9)°, V = 1206.8(2) ų, Z = 4, R = 0.0361, R _w = 0.0362 for 2836 independent reflections with F ≥ 4σ(F). A unique polymeric structure is built due to the Cu(I)-(C=C) π bond and the bridging function of the thioamide S atom of the ligand molecule and one of the two independent cyano groups.     

Synthesis and crystal structure of a new Schiff base ligand and its cobalt(II) complex

The crystal structures of cobalt(II) Schiff base complex (Co^IIL₂ · H₂O) and Schiff base ligand 3,5-dichlorosalicylidene-2-chlorophenylmethylamine (HL) have been determined by single-crystal X-ray analysis. The geometry around cobalt in Co^IIL₂ · H₂O is distorted tetrahedral. Co^IIL₂ · H₂O crystallizes in the monoclinic system, in space group C2/c, with crystallographic parameters: a = 12.9143(16) Å, b = 8.8326(16) Å, c = 25.115(3) Å, β = 92.791(10)°, V = 2861.4(7) ų, Z = 4, F(000) = 1420, and the final R indices (I > 2σ(I)) are R ₁ = 0.0440, wR ₂ = 0.1272. HL crystallizes in the monoclinic system, in space group P2₁/c, with crystallographic parameters: a = 11.9764(15), b = 8.2331(10), c = 14.2211(17) Å, β = 98.723(6)°, V = 1386.0(3) ų, Z = 4, F(000) = 640, and the final R indices (I > 2σ(I)) are R ₁ = 0.0397, wR ₂ = 0.1018.     

Crystal structures of [Zn(SALIMP)(CH<Subscript>3</Subscript>CO<Subscript>2</Subscript>)]<Subscript>2</Subscript> and [Cu(SALIMP)Cl] with 2-[[(2-pyridinylmethyl) imino]methyl]phenol (HSALIMP) as a ligand

Two complexes [Zn(SALIMP)(CH₃CO₂)]₂ (1) and [Cu(SALIMP)Cl] (2) are obtained by the reactions of zinc(II) and copper(II) salts with a tridentate Schiff base ligand 2-[[(2-pyridinylmethyl) imino]methyl]phenol (HSALIMP). Their structure is determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Data for complex 1: C₃₀H₂₈N₄O₆Zn₂, CCDC number: 668213, M _r = 671.3, monoclinic, C2/c, with a = 34.670(5) Å, b = 15.266(2) Å, c = 23.464(4) Å, β = 114.045(2)°, V = 11341(3) ų, Z = 16, F(000) = 5504, GOOF(F ²) = 0.894, the final R = 0.0520 and wR = 0.1272 for 10515 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I); complex 2: C₁₃H₁₂N₂OClCu, CCDC number: 668211, M _r = 311.24, triclinic, P-1, with a = 7.4050(8) Å, b = 10.2369(11) Å, c = 16.2873(17) Å, α = 87.728(2)°, β = 87.818(2)°, γ = 78.279(2)°, V = 1207.4(2) ų, Z = 4, F(000) = 632, GOOF(F ²) = 1.077, the final R = 0.0326 and wR = 0.0381 for 4209 observed reflections with I > 2σ(I).     

Crystal structure of adducts of copper(II) acetylacetonate and hexafluoroacetylacetonate with 4-aminopyridine

Single crystal X-ray diffraction is used to investigate two synthesized β-diketonate complexes of copper(II) with aminopyridine: Cu(4-NH₂Py)(aa)₂ (I) and Cu(4-NH₂Py)(hfa)₂ (II). The crystals of I and II have a monoclinic system; the unit cell parameters of I are: P2₁/n space group, a = 8.2921(3) Å, b = 14.7243(5) Å, c = 13.4970(4) Å, β = 102.426(1)°, V = 1609.32(9) ų, Z = 4; for II: C2/c space group, a = 23.5704(5) Å, b = 11.4977(2) Å, c = 16.0285(3) Å, β = 109.265(1)°, V = 4100.6(1) ų, Z = 8. The structures of I and II are molecular; they are composed of isolated molecules. The coordination polyhedron of the copper atom is formed by the O atoms of two acetylacetonate ligands (Cu-O 1.940(2)–2.171(2) I and the O atoms of two hexafluoroacetylacetonate ligands (Cu-O 1.940(2)–2.215(3) Å) in II. The molecules of 4-NH₂Py are bonded to the copper atom via the nitrogen atom of the aromatic ring (Cu-N 2.008(2) Å in I and Cu-N 1.978(3) Å in II). Noncoordinated amino groups join the molecules of the complexes together by means of N-H…O hydrogen bonds.     

Copper(II) trinuclear complex with trimesic acid salicylidene hydrazone: Synthesis,structure, and magnetic properties

A trinuclear copper(II) complex of trimesic acid salicylidene hydrazone (H₆L) having the composition [Cu₃L · 4Py] · CH₃OH was synthesized and characterized. By X-ray crystallography, the crystals are triclinic: a = 11.7940(4) Å, b = 13.7241(5) Å, c = 15.8993(6) Å, α = 107.4120(10)°, β = 94.2900(10)°, γ = 105.5650(10)°, space group \(P\bar 1\), Z = 2. The number of symmetrically unique reflections having I > 2σ(I) is 7636, R = 0.0465, and R _w = 0.1198. The newly prepared complex contains, in its unit cell, two [Cu₃L · 4Py] molecules which are linked to form a dimer on account of phenoxo bridges (the Cu-O bond length is 2.555 the Cu…Cu distance is 3.348 Separations between them are 9.414, 9.371, and 9.667 of temperature is satisfactorily fitted in terms of a triangular cluster model (?2J = 2.2 cm^?1) with extra intermolecular interactions (zJ′ = 0.4 cm^?1). EPR spectra of solutions at 360–380 K feature a poorly resolved HFS, whose modeling gives a satisfactory result with allowance for the interaction of unpaired electrons with three equivalent copper nuclei (g = 2.098; a _Cu = 25.8 × 10^?4 cm^?1).     

Crystal structure of copper(II) <Emphasis Type="Italic">trans</Emphasis>-bis-(4-phenyliminopentan-2-onate)

trans-Bis-(4-phenyliminopentan-2-onato)Cu(II) (5), which is a phenyl-substituted ketoimine, was synthesized, and an X-ray study was performed for this compound. Crystal data for CuN₂O₂C₂₂H₂₄: a = 11.4557(3) Å, b = 26.6845(9) Å, c = 14.2976(5) Å, β = 113.2270(10)°; space group P2₁/n, Z = 8, d _calc = 1.363 g/cm³, R = 0.033. The structure is molecular and built of isolated trans complexes. The central copper atom is surrounded by four atoms (2O+2N) with the average distances Cu-O 1.904(3) Å and Cu-N 1.962(3) Å. The polyhedron around the copper atom is a distorted tetrahedron; the average values of the O-Cu-O and N-Cu-N trans bond angles are 147(2)° and 150(2)°, respectively. The average value of the O-Cu-N angles is 94(1)°.     

Binuclear copper(II) complexes with acyldihydrazones of 4-formyl-5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenylpyrazoles

The synthesis of copper(II) binuclear complexes with acyldihydrazones of saturated carboxylic acids and 4-formyl-5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenylpyrazoles in which the coordination polyhedra are connected by polymethylene chains of different length (two to five units) is described. The complexes were studied by chemical and thermal analysis, IR spectroscopy, and EPR. The molecular and crystal structure of the copper(II) complex with glutaric acid and 1-(4′-chlorophenyl)-4-formyl-5-hydroxy-3-methylpyrazole acyldihydrazone (H₄L) described as [Cu₂L·2Py] · Py · 4H₂O was determined by X-ray diffraction. The crystals are orthorhombic: a = 24.789(7) Å, b = 39.319(9) Å, c = 4.6336(14) Å, space group Pnma, Z = 4. The number of symmetrically unrelated reflections is 4716, R = 0.0606, R _w = 0.1307. The central atoms are separated by a chain of eight σ bonds and are located at a distance of 8.939 Å. The copper coordination polyhedron is a square. A specific feature of the crystal structure is the stacking interaction involving chelate rings and the pyrazole ring, resulting in stacks of molecular complexes. The EPR spectrum of a solution of the complex based on the acyldihydrazone of succinic acid and 4-formyl-5-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenylpyrazole recorded at room temperature exhibits seven HFS lines with an intensity ratio of 1: 2: 3: 4: 3: 2: 1 and a constant of 33.3 G as a result of exchange coupling of the unpaired electrons to the two equivalent copper nuclei. An increase in the length of the polymethylene chain to 3–5 units or introduction of the para-chlorine atom into the benzene ring hampers the exchange interactions, and the EPR spectrum shows a signal of four HFS lines with a constant of 55–70 G typical of monomeric copper(II) complexes.     

Synthesis,structure, and properties of the complex [Cu(L)Cl] ∙ 2H<Subscript>2</Subscript>O

The crystal structure of copper(II) complex with the HL ligand obtained from 3-[4-carboxyphenylazo] penta-2,4-dione and ethylenediamine (En) was determined by X-ray diffraction. The crystals are orthorhombic: a = 7.329(3), b = 15.393(5), c = 18.474(7) Å, V = 2084.1(12) ų, space group P2₁2₁2₁, Z = 4, ρ_(calcd.) = 1.486 g/cm³, R = 0.0441. The copper atom is coordinated by four nitrogen atoms of two En ligands and by the chlorine atom in an axial position according to the extended square pyramid geometry (4 + 1) (CIF file CCDC no. 1436882).