Structures of [(n-C4H9)2NH2]2Cd9Cl20.2H2O and [Cu(C14H24N4)]2Cu13Cl30(H2O)2.xH2O: perforated layer structures based on the CdCl2 layer network

The crystal structures are reported for two compounds containing novel perforated layer structures, [DBA] 2Cd 9Cl 20.2H 2O and [Cu(TIM)] 2Cu 13Cl 30(H 2O) 2. xH 2O, where [DBA] (+) = di n-butylammonium and TIM = 2,3,9,10-tetramethyl-1,3,8,10-tetraenecyclo- 1,4,8,11-tetraazatetradecane. In the former compound, single Cd (2+) ions are excised from the parent CdCl 2 layers, with water molecules hydrogen bonded to chloride ions on both sides of the excision. Lattice stability is provided by the DBA (+) cations, which have an all-trans conformation. These lie between the layers, hydrogen bonding to the adjacent [Cd 9Cl 20(H 2O) 2] n (2 n- ) sheets. In the copper compound, the modification of the parent CuCl 2 structure is much more complex. In this compound, [Cu 2Cl 2] (2+) moieties are excised in a regular fashion. In addition, at 50% of the Cu1 sites, CuCl 2 species are replaced by pairs of water molecules in a random fashion. The Cu(TIM) (2+) cations bridge the layers via the formation of two semicoordinate bonds to chloride ions at the edge of the [Cu 2Cl 2] (2+) excision sites of adjacent layers.