A novel azide copper complex: [[Azido{bis[2-(piperidin-1-ylmethyl)pyridine]}copper(II)]perchlorate] hydrate

Synthesis and single crystal X-ray diffraction study were carried for compound {Cu(C₁₁H₁₆N₄)₂(N₃)](ClO₄)} · H₂O (I). The structure is molecular, and the Cu²⁺ ion is in a five-coordinated compressed trigonal bipyramid environment. Copper ion is bound to five N atoms, in which four N atoms are from two chlelating ligands 2-(piperidin-1-ylmethyl)pyridine and the fifth N donor is from a monodentate azido ligand. The complex cations Cu(C₁₁H₁₆N₄)₂(N₃)]⁺, the perchlorate anions, and solvent water molecules are further joined into three dimensional supramolecular networks by rich hydrogen bonds including strong O-H…N between solvent water and azide ion and O-H…O between solvent water and perchlorate ion, and weak hydrogen bonds C-H…O, and weak bifurcated hydrogen bonds C-H/C-H…N in which N atom of azide ion serving as bifurcated acceptor and two C-H groups as donors.