catena-Poly[[chloro(1,10-phenanthroline-kappa2N,N')copper(II)]-mu-imidazolato-kappa2N:N']

In the polymeric title compound, [Cu(im)Cl(phen)](n), where im is the imidazolate anion (C(3)H(3)N(2)) and phen is 1,10-phenanthroline (C(12)H(8)N(2)), each Cu(II) ion is five-coordinated by four basal N atoms (two from two different im anions and two from one phen ligand) and one axial Cl atom, in...

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Published in:Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications Crystal structure communications, 2004-11, Vol.60 (Pt 11), p.m575-m577
Main Authors: Hu, Mao-Lin, Cai, Xiao-Qing, Shi, Qian, Cheng, Ya-Qian
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Language:English
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Summary:In the polymeric title compound, [Cu(im)Cl(phen)](n), where im is the imidazolate anion (C(3)H(3)N(2)) and phen is 1,10-phenanthroline (C(12)H(8)N(2)), each Cu(II) ion is five-coordinated by four basal N atoms (two from two different im anions and two from one phen ligand) and one axial Cl atom, in a distorted square-pyramidal coordination geometry. Moreover, each im anion bridges two identical [CuCl(phen)](+) cations through its two N atoms, resulting in a one-dimensional zigzag chain along the crystallographic a axis. In addition, pairs of adjacent chains are staggered by pi-pi interactions, generating a two-dimensional layer, and neighbouring layers are further linked by two different kinds of C-H...Cl interactions, producing a three-dimensional network.
ISSN:0108-2701