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

Abstract

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.