title: Bis(1-carbamimidoyl-2-ethyl-isourea)copper(II) bis-(perchlorate).
abstract: The title complex, [Cu(C(4)H(10)N(4)O)(2)](ClO(4))(2) or [Cu(L(1e))(2)](ClO(4))(2), where L(1e) is 1-carbamimidoyl-2-ethyl-isourea, was obtained from the ethano-lysis reaction of 2-cyano-guanidine and copper(II) perchlorate hexa-hydrate in a 2:1 molar ratio. The two bidentate L(1e) ligands are coordinated to the Cu(II) center through N-donor atoms, leading to the CuN(4) chromophore. The Cu(II) environment is slightly distorted square-planar, with a dihedral angle of 5.17 (6)° between the two six-membered chelate rings. One of the ClO(4) (-) anions is disordered over two positions in a 0.6:0.4 ratio.
authors.forename: Atittaya
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Meenongwa
authors.forename: Unchulee
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Chaveerach
authors.forename: Claire
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Alexander J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Blake