title: catena-Poly[[[mu-1,4-bis(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene-kappa2N3:N3']bis[dichlorocopper(II)]]-bis[mu-1,4-bis(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene]-1:1'kappa2N3:N3';2:2'kappa2N3:N3'].
abstract: The title compound, [Cu2Cl4(bix)3]n [bix is 1,4-bis(imidazol-1-ylmethyl)benzene, C14H14N4], has been synthesized by the hydrothermal method. The copper(II) center has a five-coordinate trigonal-bipyramidal geometry. Each bix ligand binds with two CuII ions, forming ladder-like structures which are connected by pi-pi stacking interactions to form a two-dimensional network.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry, Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou, Fujian 350002, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Sheng-Min
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Shao-Wu
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Du