title: The chiral helical structure of a copper(II) complex with a tridentate Schiff base ligand.
abstract: In the title salt, catena-poly[[[aquacopper(II)]-mu-3-(2-pyridylmethyleneamino)propanoato-kappa4N,N',O:O'] perchlorate], {[Cu(C9H9N2O2)(H2O)]ClO4}n, the monomeric unit contains a square-based pyramidal Cu(II) centre. The four basal positions are occupied by a tridentate anionic Schiff base ligand which furnishes an NNO-donor set, with the fourth basal position being occupied by an O-donor atom from the carboxylate group of an adjacent Schiff base ligand. The coordination sphere is completed by a water molecule at the apical position. Interestingly, each carboxylate group in the ligand forms a syn-anti-configured bridge between two Cu(II) centres, leading to left-handed chiral helicity. The framework also exhibits O-H...O hydrogen bonds involving the water molecules and an O atom of the perchlorate anion.
authors: Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Surface Engineering, Jiangxi Science and Technology Normal University, Jiangxi 330013, People's Republic of China. swjuan2000@126.com
authors: Wen-Juan
authors: WJ
authors: Shi
mesh_terms: D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008024:Ligands; D008958:Models, Molecular; D009942:Organometallic Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D012545:Schiff Bases
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D009942:Organometallic Compounds; D012545:Schiff Bases; C543252:catena-poly(((aquacopper(II))-mu-3-(2-pyridylmethyleneamino)propanoato-kappa4N,N',O-O') perchlorate); D003300:Copper