title: Bis(acetonitrile-kappaN)[(1RS,4RS,8SR,11SR)-1,4,8,11-tetraazatetradecane-kappa(4)N]copper(II) bis[tetrakis[3,5-bis(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]borate] 0.31-hydrate.
abstract: The title compound, [Cu(C(2)H(3)N)(2)(C(10)H(24)N(4))](C(32)H(12)BF(24))(2).0.31H(2)O, crystallizes as an ionic species with no interactions between the ions. The [Cu(II)(cyclam)(MeCN)(2)](2+) dication (cyclam is 1,4,8,11-tetraazatetradecane), located on a 2/m symmetry site, forms as a distorted octahedral species with four Cu-N(cyclam) bonds of 2.013 (2) A and two C-N(MeCN) bonds of 2.499 (4) A. The [B[C(6)H(3)(CF(3))-3,5](4)](-) anion, located on a twofold axis, is a distorted octahedral species. A small amount of water is present, occupying sites between columns of ions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, Meston Walk, Aberdeen AB24 3UE, Scotland. j.skakle@abdn.ac.uk
authors.forename: Janet M S
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Skakle
authors.forename: Marcus V D
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Rangel E Silva
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Wardell
authors.forename: Solange M S V
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Wardell
mesh_terms: D000838:Anions / Q000737:chemistry; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D006571:Heterocyclic Compounds; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; C024560:cyclam; D003300:Copper