Di-mu-chlorido-bis({2-[1-(2-pyridylethylimino)ethyl]pyrrolato-kappa3N,N',N''}copper(II)).
The title compound, [Cu(2)(C(13)H(14)N(3))(2)Cl(2)], is a neutral dimeric copper(II) complex. The two Cu(II) atoms are asymmetrically bridged by two chloride ions. Each Cu(II) atom is also bound to the three N atoms of a deprotonated tridentate Schiff base ligand, giving a distorted square-pyramidal N(3)Cl(2) coordination environment overall. The dinuclear complex lies across an inversion centre in the space group P1. This work demonstrates the effect of ligand flexibility and steric constraints on the structures of copper(II) complexes.
Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Chemistry of Low-Dimensional Materials, Huaiyin Teachers College, Huai'an 223300, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China. rongqingli333@yahoo.com
Rongqing
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Li
Pusu
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Zhao
Guodong
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Tang
Xiaoling
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Tang