title: micro-Terephthalato-bis[bis(1,10-phenanthroline)copper(I)] diperchlorate.
abstract: The title compound, [Cu(2)(C(8)H(4)O(4))(C(12)H(8)N(2))(4)](ClO(4))(2), was prepared from the hydrothermal reaction of CuCl(2), 1,4-dicyanobenzene, 1,10-phenanthroline and water at 443 K. The compound is a dimer in which the cation lies about an inversion center. The terephthalate moiety acts as a bridging ligand and the phenanthrolines as terminal ligands. The unique Cu atom is coordinated by two O and four N atoms in a distorted octahedral geometry, with Cu-O distances of 1.955 (2) and 2.815 (2) A, and Cu-N distances of 2.008 (2) to 2.216 (2) A.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fujian, Fuzhou 350002, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: R
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authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liang
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authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hong
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authors.lastname: Su
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authors.lastname: Weng