| Abstract: | A novel binuclear complex (Cu2(μ2-shed)(hshed)]·(ClO4)·H2O, h2shed = N-salicylidene-N′-(2-hydroxyethyl)ethylenediamine) has been synthesized and structurally characterized by X-ray diffraction analysis. It crystallizes in monoclinic, space group P21/c with a = 12.511(10), b =15.750(12), c = 14.281(12) (A), β = 100.564(14)°, C22H31ClN4O9Cu2, Mr = 658.04, V= 2766(4) (A)3, Z =4, Dc = 1.580 g/cm3, μ(MoKα) = 1.689 mm-1, F(000) = 1352, the final R = 0.0528 and wR = 0.1433 for 4880 independent reflections with Rint = 0.0577. The complex is a binuclear copper compound,and two Cu(Ⅱ ) ions in the binuclear cation are in different coordination environments. The Cu(1) ion adopts a distorted square pyramidal geometry (τ = 0.22) with four donor atoms (N2O2) of the ligand in the basal plane, and one hydroxyl oxygen atom with protonated form occupying the apical position.The Cu(2) ion assumes the geometry of a distorted square plane with four donor atoms (N2O2) of the ligand. The Cu…Cu separation is 3.103 (A). In addition, N-H…O and C-H…O intermolecular hydrogen bonding interactions link these binuclear cations into a quasi one-dimensional chain along the a axis. |
