title: (Nitrato-κO)tris-[tris-(4-fluoro-phen-yl)phosphane-κP]copper(I).
abstract: In the title complex, [Cu(NO(3))(C(18)H(12)F(3)P)(3)], the ligating atoms define a distorted tetrahedon with the three tris-(4-fluoro-phen-yl)phosphane ligands in the basal positions and the nitrate ligand in the axial position. The intra-molecular π-π inter-action [centroid-centroid distance = 3.6113 (11) Å] between two of the 4-fluoro-phenyl groups is complemented by both C-H⋯F and C-H⋯O inter-actions with distances in the range 2.51-2.60 Å, resulting in a tight head-to-tail packing.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of the Free State, PO Box 339, Bloemfontein 9300,  South Africa.
authors.forename: Tania N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Andreas
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Roodt