Copper(I) bromide and chloride complexes with urotropine and triethylenediamine: synthesis,crystal structure,and Raman characterization*

Abstract

In the present study, the oxidative dissolution of metallic copper has been explored with the intention to prepare some new complexes with urotropine (hmta) and triethylenediamine (dabco) ligands. All the compounds synthesized were characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy. Reactions performed in a DMSO/CuCl₂?2H₂O mixture resulted in [(μ-Cl)₂Cu^I(hdabco⁺)Cu^I(μ-Cl)(κS-DMSO)]_n and [Cu^ICl(hmta)₂] complexes. Their isostructural bromide analogs [(μ-Br)₂Cu^I(hdabco⁺)Cu^I(μ-Br)(κS-DMSO)]_n and [Cu^IBr(hmta)₂] were prepared by the reaction of elemental copper with respective ligands in a DMSO/CBr₄ mixture. Early interrupted reaction of the copper wire with the DMSO/CBr₄/dabco solution resulted in an appearance of crystals of the [Cu^I₂Br₂(CO)₂(dabco)]_n carbonyl complex on the copper surface. It arises with the participation of in situ formed carbon monoxide. Despite the identical stoichiometry, the crystal structure of the [Cu₂Br₂(CO)₂(dabco)]_n complex is markedly different from that of a known [Cu₂Cl₂(CO)₂(dabco)]_n analog.     

A two‐dimensional zinc(II) coordination polymer created via in situ ligand synthesis involving C—N bond formation

The novel Zn^II coordination polymer poly[{μ₄‐2‐[3‐(pyridin‐2‐yl)‐1H‐pyrazol‐3‐yl]butanedioato}zinc(II)], [Zn(C₁₂H₉N₃O₄)]_n, has been synthesized hydrothermally and structurally characterized. The results demonstrate that the complex shows two‐dimensional neutral wave‐like layers. The complex was prepared by the conjugate addition reaction of 2‐(1H‐pyrazol‐3‐yl)pyridine to cis‐fumaric acid in the presence of Zn(OAc)₂·2H₂O (OAc is acetate) at 413 K.