title: Di-μ-chlorido-bis-[(2-amino-benzamide-κ(2) N (2),O)chlorido-copper(II)].
abstract: The title compound, [Cu2Cl4(C7H8N2O)2], crystallizes as discrete [CuLCl2]2 (L = 2-amino-benzamide) dimers with inversion symmetry. Each Cu(II) ion is five-coordinated and is bound to two bridging chloride ligands, a terminal chloride ligand and a bidentate 2-amino-benzamide ligand. The crystal structure exhibits alternating layers parallel to (010) along the b-axis direction. In the crystal, the components are linked via N-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network. These inter-actions link the mol-ecules within the layers and also link the layers together and reinforce the cohesion of the structure.
authors.affiliation: Unité de Recherche de Chimie de l'Environnement et Moléculaire Structurale, CHEMS, Université Constantine 1, 25000 , Algeria.
authors.forename: Maamar
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Damous
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Solid State Chemistry and Mössbauer Spectroscopy, Laboratories for Inorganic Materials, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Concordia University, Montreal, Quebec, H3G 1M8, Canada.
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dénès
authors.affiliation: Unité de Recherche de Chimie de l'Environnement et Moléculaire Structurale, CHEMS, Université Constantine 1, 25000 , Algeria ; Département Sciences de la Matière, Faculté des Sciences Exactes et Sciences de la Nature et de la Vie, Université Oum El Bouaghi 04000, Algeria.
authors.forename: Sofiane
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bouacida
authors.affiliation: Unité de Recherche de Chimie de l'Environnement et Moléculaire Structurale, CHEMS, Université Constantine 1, 25000 , Algeria.
authors.forename: Meriem
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hamlaoui
authors.affiliation: Unité de Recherche de Chimie de l'Environnement et Moléculaire Structurale, CHEMS, Université Constantine 1, 25000 , Algeria.
authors.forename: Hocine
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Merazig
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination, UPR CNRS 8241, 205 route de Narbonne, 31077 Toulouse cedex, France.
authors.forename: Jean-Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Daran