Spectral characteristics and structures of metal complexes with 3-Hydroxy-4,6-dinitro-2-ethoxypyridine: Crystal and molecular structures of di(3-hydroxy-4,6-dinitro-2-ethoxypyridinato)diaquacopper(II)

Seven complexes of manganese(II), copper(II), cadmium, silver(I), samarium(III), and praseodymium( III) with 3-hydroxy-4,6-dinitro-2-ethoxypyridine (HL) were isolated in the crystalline state and studied by IR and UV spectroscopy. The molecular and crystal structures of di(3-hydroxy-4,6-dinitro-2-ethoxypyridinato) diaquacopper(II) [CuL₂(H₂O)₂] were determined. The coordination mode of the organic ligand L^? is bidentate chelating through the O(2) oxygen atoms of the hydroxy group and the O(1) atom of the ethoxy group. The coordination polyhedron of the copper atom is a prolate tetragonal bipyramid (4 + 2) with two O(1) atoms in the axial positions (Cu-O(1) 2.413 Å) and two O(2) atoms of the two L^?ligands and the O(7) atoms of the water molecules in the equatorial plane (Cu-O(2), 1.912 Å; Cu-O(7), 1.972 Å).     

COPPER CATALYZED HYDROLYSIS OF TRIAZINE: SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURE OF Cu(HN = CHNHCH = NH)2(ClO4)2

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Reaction of Cu(ClO₄)₂·6H₂O with 1,3,5-triazine in 95% ethanol resulted in partial hydrolysis of the triazine ring and isolation of bis(1,3,5-triaza-1,4-pentadieno) copper(II) perchlorate, (1). Compound 1 crystallizes as violet needles. Crystal data for Cu(HN = CHNHCH = NH)₂(ClO₄)₂ are: monoclinic, space group: C2/c, a = 13.342(3), b = 11.186(2), c = 18.045(4) Å, β = 99.09(3)°, V = 2659.3(10) ų, Z = 8, D_calc = 2.021 Mg/m³, μ = 2.096 mm^?1, F(000) = 1624, MoK_α (γ = 0.71069Å), R = 0.063 for 1597 unique observed [≥Fα3σ(F)] reflections and 196 parameters. The bis-chelated copper(II) ion contains a planar coordination geometry with Cu-N_(ave) = 1.97Å and the perchlorate ions weakly coordinated (Cu - 0 = 2.84Å) in the axial positions.     

SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURE OF 1,2-BIS(DIPHENYLPHOSPHINO)ETHANE COMPLEXES OF COPPER(I) ACETATE. CATALYSTS FOR THE DECARBOXYLATION OF CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

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Several dimeric complexes of copper(I) acetate with bidentate phosphine ligands have been synthesized. The solid-state structure of one of these derivatives, dppe(CuO₂CCH₃)₂, where dppe = 1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane, has been determined. The complex is shown to exist in the solid-state as a polymeric chain of dimeric copper(I) units containing a dppe and two acetate ligands, with the dimers being linked together via weaker Cu-O interactions. The Cu-Cu bond length in the dimeric units is considerably longer, at 2.712(2) Å, than that observed in copper(I) acetate of 2.556(2) Å. The use of these derivatives as catalyst precursors for the catalytic decarboxylation of cyanoacetic acid to acetonitrile and carbon dioxide is discussed. Crystal data for dppe(CuO₂CCH₃)₂: space group P2_i/n,a = 14.976(6) Å, b = 11.676(3) Å, c = 16.999(6) Å, β = 107.59(3)°, Z = 4, R = 7.33%     

Crystal and molecular structure of (hexafluoroacetylacetonato) (pivaloylacetonato)copper(II)

The crystal structure of (hexafluoroacetylacetonato)(pivaloylacetonato)copper(II) has been determined. Crystal data for CuO₄C₁₃H₁₄F₆: a = 8.288(2) Å, b = 8.682(2) Å, c = 12.307(2) Å; α = 90.75(3)°, β = 94.29(3)°, γ = 106.60(3)°; V = 845.7(3) ų, space group \(P\overline 1 \), Z = 2, d_calc = 1.617 g/cm³. The coordination polyhedron of the copper atom is formed by four oxygen atoms of two different β-diketonate ligands with Cu-O distances within 1.874–1.946 Å; the O-Cu-O bond angles are 94.8° and 90.6°. The complexes are united into centrosymmetrical “dimers” with Cu...Cu distances of 4.365 Å.     

TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES WITH HYDRAZIDES AND HYDRAZONES. PART 81. X-RAY CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF A CATENA-POLYBROMO (ACETONE-1-NAPHTHOYLHYDRAZONE) COPPER(II)-COPPER(I) COMPLEX

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The title compound [Cu₃Br₄C₂₈H₂₈N₄O₂] is a type of polymeric three-centre octahedral-trigonal planar coordination complex. The copper(II) atom located at a centre of symmetry is six-coordinate with two bidentate (N3, O1) ligands of acetone-1-naphthoylhydrazone forming the equatorial plane and two bromine ions in axial positions (Cul-Brl = 2.946(1)Å). The ligands are in trans positions. The Cu(I) atoms are in trigonal planar coordination by two bridging Br^? ions (Cu2-Br2 = 2.412(1)Å, Cu2-Br2? = 2.407(2)Å) which connect two Cu(I) atoms and a third bromine ion shared with the octahedral Cu(II) ion (Cu2-Br1 = 2.304(1)Å). The arrangement forms an infinite chain along the b axis.     

Synthesis and Crystal Structures of Nickel(II) and Copper(II) Complexes of Meso-3,6,6,9-Tetramethyl-4,8-Diazaundecane-2,10-Dione Dioxime

The nickel(II) and copper(II) complexes of meso-3,6,6,9-tetramethyl-4,8-diazaundecane-2,10-dione dioxime (meso-HM-PAO) have an intramolecular hydrogen bond between cis oxime groups. [Cu(meso-HM-PAO-H)(H₂O)](NCS) crystallizes in space group P2₁/n with a = 7.692(1), b = 12.028(2), c=20.235(3) Å, β=93.03(1)°, Z = 4 and Dc=1.46 g/cm³. The final R value for this complex was 0.034 for 2223 observed reflections with I ≥ 2.5σ (I). The Cu(II) coordination is a distorted square pyramid. The Cu(II) ion is five-coorinated with the diazadioxime N atoms equatorial and water O atom axial. The Cu(II) is 0.12 Å from the equatorial plane towards the hydrate. The equatorial Cu-N distances span a narrow range, 1.953(3)-1.999(3) Å. The axial Cu-O distance is 2.314(3) Å. The thiocyanate group is almost linear. The intramolecular O ?O hydrogen bond length is 2.479(4) Å. [Ni(meso-HM-PAO-H)](ClO₄) crystallizes in space group P2₁/c with a = 14.774(3), b = 12.752(3), c = 20.035(4) Å, β = 92.94(3)°, Z = 8 and Dc = 1.51 g/cm³. The final R value for the complex was 0.053 for 4794 observed reflections with F ≥ 4σ (F). The coordination about Ni(II) is a slightly distorted square plane. The Ni(II) ion is 0.0673(7) Å from the best plane of the four donor nitrogen atoms away from the perchlorate ion. The Ni-N distances span a narrow range 1.863(4)-1.927(4) Å. There are two molecules per asymmetrical unit resulting in eight molecules being packed in an unit cell; they are bound together by van der Waals interactions. The O-H ?O bonds of these complexes give characteristic infrared absorptions as well as chemical shift of the ¹H NMR signal (Ni complex).     

Metal-(phenylthio)acetic acid interactions—VI. The crystal and molecular structures of diaquabis[(phenylsulfinyl) acetato[bis(pyridine)copper(II) and bis[(benzylthio) acetato]bis(pyridine)copper(II)

The crystal structures of diaquabis[(phenylsulfinyl) acetato]bis(pyridine)-copper(II), (1), and bis[(benzylthio) acetato]bis(pyridine)copper(II) (2) have been determined using X-ray diffraction. In (1), the copper atom is at the centre of a distorted octahedron with the equatorial sites occupied in a trans configuration by two unidentate (phenylsulfinyl)acetate oxygens [Cu-O, 1.97(2),2.01(2)Å] and two pyridine nitrogens [Cu-N, 1.99(2),2.05(2) Å] with water molecules completing the polyhedron [Cu-O, 2.51(2),2.58(2) Å]. The copper atom in (2) is at the inversion centre of a distorted octahedron having in the equatorial sites, trans-related pyridine nitrogens [Cu-N, 1.993(3) Å] and four oxygens from two asymmetric bidentate (benzylthio)acetate ligands [Cu-O, 2.012(3), 2.510(5) Å].     

DIRECT SYNTHESIS AND CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF DIIODOETHYLENDIAMINELEAD(II) DIMETHYLSULFOXIDE

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A direct method of obtaining PbEnI₂.DMSO is reported. The crystal structure of the compound was determined by X-ray techniques. PbEnI₂.DMSO is triclinic, space group P 1, C₄H₁₄I₂N₂PbS, a=10.225(3), b=10.132(3), c=6.900(2) Å; α=90.83(2), β=88.30(2), γ=106.35(4)°; V=685.6(4) ų; z=2, calculated density 2.92 gcm^?3. Neutral PbEnI₂ complexes are associated with DMSO molecules via H-bonds. The lead(II) ion is covalently linked with a chelated En molecule (Pb-N 2.46–2.48 Å) and I^? anions (Pb-I 3.087–3.343 Å). Covalently bonded atoms form an umbrella-like coordination Pb(II) polyhedron. The side containing the lone electron pair of the lead(II) ion has coordination completed by two I^? anions of neighbouring molecules with the Pb-I 3.621–3.627 Å.     

Studies on the Metal Amide Bond 21. Metal Complexes of Chiral Phenyl-Substituted Bis-Picolinamide Tetradentates

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Two new C-phenyl bis-picolinamide tetradentates, N', N,'-bis(2-pyridinecarboxamide)-1,2-diphenyIethane (bpstienH₂) and N,N'-bis(2-pyridinecarboxamide)phenylethane (bpstyenH₂) together with their deproto-nated complexes of bivalent Cu, Ni and Pd have been prepared and characterised. A crystallographic analysis of the two copper(II) complexes is reported, with the S-bpstyenH₂ ligand found to be susceptible to racemisation under the warm basic conditions used in the syntheses.

{[N,N'-Bis(2-pyridinecarboxamido)-S',S-1,2-diphenylethane]copper(II)}, C₂₆H₂₀N₄O₂Cu is mono-clinic, spacegroup P2₁ (No. 4), with a = 11.170(3), b = 10.853(4), c = 18.570(7) Å, β = 103.74(3)°, Z = 4, with two molecules in the asymmetric unit. The structure was refined to R = 0.039 for 2519 reflexions. Each molecule is five coordinate with the fifth position occupied by an amide oxygen atom of a neighbouring molecule. These Cu-O(amide) distances are 2.554(7) and 2.757(6) Å. The stereochemistry of molecule 1 closely resembles a square-based pyramid, whereas that for molecule 2 approximates a distorted trigonal bipyramid. In each case the central five-membered chelate ring has a γ conformation with the two phenyl substituents occupying the axial positions in a rare configuration.

{Aqua[N,N'-bis(2-pyridinecarboxamido)phenylethane]-copper(II)}-sesquihydrate, C₂₀H₂₁N₄O₄₅Cu, is monoclinic, space group P2₁/c (No. 14), with a= 12.122(4), b= 10.691(2), c= 15.952(4)Å, β = 110.76(2)°, Z = 4. The structure was refined to R = 0.046 for 1939 reflexions. The stereochemistry of the five-coordinate copper atom approximates a square pyramid with the copper atom displaced 0.26 Å towards the apical water molecule (Cu-O 2.251(5) Å). In the enantiomer containing S-bpstyen the central five-membered chelate ring has a Δ conformation with the phenyl substituent occupying an equatorial position.

In solution the palladium(II) and nickel(II) deprotonated metal complexes of the S,S- and S- ligand forms are shown by ¹H NMR analysis, in conjunction with their chiroptical properties, to each have a X gauche central chelate ring conformation with the phenyl substituent(s) occupying axial positions.     

Crystal and molecular structures of bis(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3-methylaminoheptan-5-onate) copper(II) and nickel(II)

Two bis-chelates M(tmih)₂ (M = Cu(II), Ni(II), tmih = (CH₃)₃C(NCH₃)CHCOC(CH₃)₃)^? are synthesized and their crystal structures are determined using XRD (Bruker APEX-II diffractometer with a CCD detector, λMoK _α, λCuK _α, graphite monochromator, T = 240(2) K and 296(2) K): Cu(tmih)₂ (I) (space group P2₁/c, a = 12.9670(8) Å, b = 18.4921(9) Å, c = 11.0422(6) Å, β = 93.408(4)°, V = 2643.1(3) ų, Z = 4) and Ni(tmih)₂ (II) (space group P2₁/c, a = 12.810(2) Å, b = 18.529(2) Å, c = 11.243(2) Å, β = 91.959(7)°, V = 2667.1(6) ų, Z = 4). The complexes are isostructural; the coordination polyhedron of metal atoms is a flattened tetrahedron formed from two O atoms (Cu-O of 1.901(2) Å, 1.892(2) Å, Ni-O of 1.845(2) Å, 1.833(2) Å) and two N atoms (Cu-N of 1.976(3) Å, 1.972(3) Å, Ni-N of 1.911(2) Å, 1.920(2) Å) of the ligand; the chelate OMN angles (M = Cu(II), Ni(II)) are in the 87.4–93.1° range; the OMO and NMN angles are 162.2° and 167.2° in I, 171.1° and 173.2° in II. The complexes have the molecular structures formed from isolated molecules bonded by van der Waals interactions. Using a quantum chemical hybrid M06 method, the structures of copper(II) chelates with the H, CH₃, CH₂CH₃, CH(CH₃)₂, and C(CH₃)₃ substituents at the nitrogen atom are calculated. Found that with a bulky substituent at the nitrogen atom, the formation of chelates is hindered due to the intraligand repulsion between the atoms of this substituent and the tert-butyl group.     

A study of the structure and properties of mixed-ligand Cu(II) complexes with hexafluoroacetylacetone and methyl-, phenyl-ketoimines

The synthesis and X-ray single crystal study of two mixed-ligand Cu(II) complexes are performed: (CH₃C(NCH₃)CHC(O)CH₃)(CF₃C(O)CHC(O)CF₃)Cu (1) (space group P2₁/c, a = 7.0848(12) Å, b = 17.854(3) Å, c = 11.837(2) Å, β = 100.495(6)°, V = 1472.4(4) ų, Z = 4), (CH₃C(NC₆H₅)CHC(O)CH₃)· (CF₃C(O)CHC(O)CF₃)Cu (2) (space group P-1, a = 9.1119(4) Å, b = 9.6954(4) Å, c = 11.1447(6) Å, α = 113.784(2)°, β = 92.383(2)°, γ = 95.402(2)°, V = 893.52(7) ų, Z = 2). The structures are molecular, formed from neutral mixed-ligand copper complexes. The central copper atom has the (3O+N) coordination environment with average Cu-O distances of 1.948 Å and Cu-N of 1.932 Å; the chelate O-Cu-N angle (average) is 94.0°. In the structures, the complexes are linked into dimeric associates with Cu…Cu distances of 3.197 Å (for 1) and 3.246 Å (for 2). The volatility of mixed-ligand complexes 1 and 2 is in between of that of the starting homo-ligand complexes.     

Dinuclear copper(II) complex and 1-D copper(II) complex with taurine Schiff base: synthesis,crystal structure,and properties

A dinuclear copper(II) compound, [Cu(btssb)(H₂O)]₂ · 4(H₂O) (1), and a 1-D chain copper(II) compound, [Cu(ctssb)(H₂O)] _n (2) [where H₂btssb is 2-[(5-bromo-2-hydroxy-benzylidene)-amino]-ethanesulfonic acid and H₂ctssb is 2-[(3,5-dichloro-2-hydroxy-benzylidene)-amino]-ethanesulfonic acid], were prepared and characterized. Compound 1 crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/c, with a = 10.109(2) Å, b = 20.473(4) Å, c = 6.803(1) Å, β = 100.32(3)°, V = 1385.1(5) ų, and Z = 2; R ₁ for 1796 observed reflections [I > 2σ(I)] was 0.0357. The geometry around each copper(II) can be described as slightly distorted square pyramidal. The Cu^II ··· Cu^II distance is 5.471(1) Å. Compound 1 formed a 1-D network through O–H ··· O hydrogen bonds and 1-D water chains exist. The 1-D chain complex 2 crystallizes in the triclinic space group P 1, with a = 5.030(2) Å, b = 7.725(2) Å, c = 17.011(5) Å, α = 92.706(4)°, β = 97.131(4)°, γ = 102.452(3)°, V = 638.6(3) ų, and Z = 2; R ₁ for 1897 observed reflections [I > 2σ(I)] was 0.0171. In 2, Cu(II) was also a slightly distorted square pyramid formed by two oxygens and one nitrogen from ctssb, one oxygen from another ctssb, and one water molecule. The complex formed a 1-D chain through O–S–O bridge of ctssb ligand. The 1-D chain further constructed a double chain through O?H ··· O hydrogen bonds.     

SYNTHESIS AND X-RAY CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF BIS (2-AMINOMETHYLAZIRIDINE)NICKEL(II) PERCHLORATE

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The structure of the big (2-aminomethylaziridine = azida)nickel(II) complex was determined by X-ray diffraction methods. The compound, [Ni(azida)₂](C1O₄)2, crystallizes in the triclinic space group P1, Z=l, with a = 7.3545(4), b = 8.5235(5), c = 6.2156(4)Å, α= 101.871(6). β = 103.217(6), γ= 111.283(4)°, and V= 335.07(5) ų. The crystal shows discrete centrosymmetncal [Ni(azida)]²⁺ units in which azida acts as bidentate chelating ligand through N aziridine and N amino atoms. Thus, Ni has a four-coordinate square-planar geometry with four nitrogens of azida. The aziridine ring is almost perpendicular to the coordination plane. The dihedral angle between the aziridine plane and the coordination plane is 75.28°.     

TRANSITION METAL COMPLEXES OF OLIGOTHIOETHER QUINOLYLOXY TERMINATED PODANDS: PART 2. CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF (1,8-BIS(QUINOLYLOXY)-3,6-DITHIAOCTANE)-COPPER(II) DIPERCHLORATE TRIHYDRATE

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The synthesis of the new ligand 1,8-bis(quinolyloxy)-3,6-dithiaoctane (1) and the corresponding Cu(II), Cu(I) and Co(II) complexes is reported. The crystal and molecular structure of the copper(II) complex, [Cu(1)](ClO₄)₂.3H₂O, has been determined by X-ray diffraction methods. The complex crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Fddd, with cell data Z = 16, a = 20.326(2), b = 20.879(3) and c = 28.308(4)Å. The structure consists of discrete [Cu(1)]^?2+ cations separated by (structurally disordered) perchlorate anions and three lattice water molecules per cation. The coordination geometry about the copper atom is pseudo-octahedral with the quinoline nitrogen and thioether sulfur atoms at the equatorial positions and the ether oxygen atoms at the axial positions. ¹H NMR line-broadening experiments indicate that electron-transfer self-exchange reactions between the copper(I) and copper(II) complexes of (1) is immeasurably slow on the NMR time-scale. The coordination chemistry of (1) is compared with its oxygen analogue, 1,8-bis(quinolyloxy)-3,6-dioxaoctane.     

Crystal structures of two copper(II) complexes with <Emphasis Type="Italic">N,N</Emphasis>-diethylbenzhydrazide

The copper(II) complexes with N,N-diethylbenzhydrazide, [Cu(C₆H₅CONHN(C₂H₅)₂)]Cl₂ (I) and Cu(C₆H₅CONN(C₂H₅)₂)₂ (II), have been studied by X-ray diffraction analysis. In the both compounds, the reactant acts as a bidentate (O, N(2)) ligand, forming five-membered chelate rings with copper. In cationic complex I, the O→Cu and N→Cu bond lengths are 1.954(2) and 2.070(3) Å, respectively, and the O(1)CuN(2) chelate angle is 81.89(10°. The Cl^? ions are in the coordination sphere of copper (Cu-Cl, 2.1974(11) and 2.2178(10) Å). The chelate ring has an envelope conformation with the copper atom in the flap position. The coordination polyhedron of the copper atom is a strongly distorted tetrahedron. Neutral complex II is an inner complex salt. The reactant forms with copper two planar chelate rings. The Cu-O and N→Cu bond lengths are 1.8901(9) and 2.0175(11) Å, respectively, and the O(1)CuN(2) chelate cycle is 83.70(4)°. Complex II is planar, and the coordination polygon of the copper atom is a parallelogram. The thermal stability of complexes I and II has been studied.     

A new binuclear germanium(IV) and copper(II) complex with 1,3-diamino-2-propanoltetraacetic acid: Crystal and molecular structure of [(H2O)(OH)Ge(μ-Hpdta)Cu(H2O)] · 3H2O

A heteronuclear germanium(IV) and copper(II) complex with 1,3-diamino-2-propanoltetraacetic acid (H₅Hpdta) has been synthesized for the first time. The compound has been characterized by elemental analysis, X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetry, and IR spectroscopy. The structure of the complex [(H₂O)(OH)Ge(μ-Hpdta)Cu(H₂O)] · 3H₂O (I) has been determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystals of I are monoclinic, a = 1 5.327(4) Å, b = 11.626(3) Å, c =21.058(3) Å, β = 96.35(2)°, V = 3729.2(2) ų, Z = 8, space group C2/c, R1 = 0.0551 on 3090 reflections with I > 2σ(I). The structural units of the crystal of I are binuclear complex molecules [(H₂O)(OH)Ge(μ-Hpdta)Cu(H₂O)] and crystal water molecules. The germanium and copper atoms are linked by the bridging oxygen atom of the deprotonated isopropanol group of the Hpdta^5? ligand (Ge-O, 1.843(3) Å; Cu-O, 2.221(3) Å). The coordination spheres of the Ge and Cu atoms contain each one nitrogen atom (Ge-N, 2.090(4) Å; Cu-N, 2.000(4) Å) and two carboxyl oxygen atoms from four acetate arms of the heptadentate Hpdta^5? ligand (av. Ge-O, 1.909(3) Å; Cu-O, 1.948(3) Å). The coordination polyhedron of the Ge atom is completed to a distorted octahedron by the oxygen atoms of the terminal hydroxy group (Ge-O, 1.786(3) Å) and a water molecule (Ge-O, 1.904(3)Å). The coordination polyhedron of the copper atom is completed to a prolate tetragonal pyramid (4 + 1) by the oxygen atom of a water molecule in the equatorial position (Cu-O, 1.955(4) Å) and the bridging O(11) atom (Hpdta^5?) in the apical position. Binuclear molecules are linked pairwise in a head-to-head manner via double Cu-O(2) bridges to form the centrosymmetric tetranuclear supramolecule {[(H₂O)(OH)Ge(μ-Hpdta)Cu(H₂O)]}₂. The coordination of the Cu atom is completed by the weak Cu-O(2A) contact (3.303 Å) to an asymmetrically elongated tetragonal bipyramid (4 + 1 +1). In the crystal, the complex molecules and crystal water molecules are combined by a system of hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional framework.     

Structure of Perchlorato(2,5,8,11-Tetraazadodecane)Copper (II) Perchlorate Monohydrate

[Cu(C₈H₂₂N₄)]·(ClO₄)₂.H₂O, M_r= 454.80, orthorhombic C222₁, a = 15.481(5), b = 7.404(1), c = 14.827(3)Å, V = 1699.5(8)ų, Z = 4, D_x = 1.78 g/cm³, λ(MoKα) = 0.71073Å, μ = 16.5 cm^?1. F(000) = 940, T = 22°C, R = 6.86%, R_w = 7.66% for 820 observed reflections (I > 2.5σ (I)). The coordination number for the copper(II) ion is five, and the coordination geometry about copper(II) ion is a buckled square pyramid with the tetraamine equatorial and a perchlorate ion axial. The tetraamine is coordinated in a square-plannar manner with slight tetrahedral distortions. The four Cu-N distances span a very narrow range, 1.990(10) ?1.994(14)Å.     

THE POLYMERIC COPPER COMPLEX 2,2′-BIPYRIDINE-N,N′-(μ-MALEATO-O,O′:O″)COPPER(II) DIHYDRATE

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Preparation and isolation of the polynuclear copper(II) complex, {[Cu(bipy)(maleato)] · 2H₂O} _n , was accomplished by reaction of an aqueous solution containing sodium maleate and an ethanolic solution of Cu(NO₃)₂·4H₂O and bipy. The crystal structure of the title complex was determined by single-crystal X-ray methods. The structure consists of one-dimensional infinite chains. The copper atom is five-coordinate and presents a square-pyramidal coordination sphere, which consists of the two imine N atoms of bipy and two terminal carboxylate O atoms of a maleate^2- ligand in the basal plane with Cu-N bond distances of 2.016(3) and 1.987(3) A and Cu-O distances of 1.909(2) and 1.947(2) Å, respectively. In the apical site an O atom of the maleate^2- ligand from an adjacent complex coordinates to copper (2.264(2) Å). The coordination fashion of the maleato ligand is also confirmed by the IR spectrum.     

CRYSTAL AND MOLECULAR STRUCTURE OF BIS(TRIPHENYLBENZYLPHOSPHONIUM) TETRABROMOCADMATE

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The molecular and crystal structure of bis(triphenylbenzylphosphonium)tetrabromocadmate has been determined by x-ray diffractometer data. Crystals are triclinic, space-group Pl with two formula units in a unit-cell of dimensions a = 12.506(6), b = 10.471(5), c = 18.396(13) Å, α = 93.07(4)°, β = 105.75(5)°, γ = 92.58(4)°. The structure was solved by direct and Fourier methods and refined by least-squares techniques to R = 0.061 for 3723 independent observed reflections. The structure consists of tetrabromocadmate (II) anions and triphenylbenzylphosphonium cations, both with a quasi-perfect tetrahedral symmetry around the cadmium and phosphorus atoms. The most significant average bond distances are: Cd-Br, 2.588(2) Å, P[sbnd]C (Phen), 1.794(5) Å and P[sbnd]CH₂, 1.806(6) Å. The P[sbnd]C (Phen) bonds are in slightly distorted staggered conformation (gauche-, gauche +, and trans) in respect of the C (Phen)-CH₂ bonds of the benzyl residues. The interatomic distances between the ions correspond to the usual Van der Waals distances.     

SYNTHESIS AND STRUCTURE OF A POLYMERIC 1,3-BENZENEDICARBOXYLATO COMPLEX OF Mn(II) WITH PHENANTHROLINE

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A novel Mn(II) complex bridged by 1,3-benzenedicarboxylate (BDC) has been synthesized by the diffusion method. The complex crystallizes in space group P2₁/c with a = 8.345(2), b = 10.427(1), c = 18.756(2) Å, β = 100.19(1)°. Each BDC bridges three Mn(II) atoms through two carboxyl groups with different coordination modes to form a complex polymeric chain. The coordination geometry around the Mn(II) atom is seriously distorted from the normal octahedron. Large deviations of the donor atoms out of the coordination planes and unexpected bond angles around Mn(II) and donor O atoms suggest the existence of an electrostatic interaction between Mn(II) and donor atoms in the complex. Close stacking of aromatic rings is observed in the complex, the distance between the neighboring phen planes being 3.2085 Å.