title: Synthesis and crystal structure of the dinuclear copper(II) Schiff base complex μ-hydroxido-μ-chlorido-bis{[bis(trans-2-nitrocinnamaldehyde)ethylenediamine]chloridocopper(II)} dichloromethane sesquisolvate.
abstract: Transition metal complexes of Schiff base ligands have been shown to have particular application in catalysis and magnetism. The chemistry of copper complexes is of interest owing to their importance in biological and industrial processes. The reaction of copper(I) chloride with the bidentate Schiff base N,N'-bis(trans-2-nitrocinnamaldehyde)ethylenediamine {Nca2en, systematic name: (1E,1'E,2E,2'E)-N,N'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[3-(2-nitrophenyl)prop-2-en-1-imine]} in a 1:1 molar ratio in dichloromethane without exclusion of air or moisture resulted in the formation of the title complex μ-chlorido-μ-hydroxido-bis(chlorido{(1E,1'E,2E,2'E)-N,N'-(ethane-1,2-diyl)bis[3-(2-nitrophenyl)prop-2-en-1-imine]-κ(2)N,N'}copper(II)) dichloromethane sesquisolvate, [Cu2Cl3(OH)(C20H18N4O4)2]·1.5CH2Cl2. The dinuclear complex has a folded four-membered ring in an unsymmetrical Cu2OCl3 core in which the approximate trigonal bipyramidal coordination displays different angular distortions in the equatorial planes of the two Cu(II) atoms; the chloride bridge is asymmetric, but the hydroxide bridge is symmetric. The chelate rings of the two Nca2en ligands have different conformations, leading to a more marked bowing of one of the ligands compared with the other. This is the first reported dinuclear complex, and the first five-coordinate complex, of the Nca2en Schiff base ligand. Molecules of the dimer are associated in pairs by ring-stacking interactions supported by C-H...Cl interactions with solvent molecules; a further ring-stacking interaction exists between the two Schiff base ligands of each molecule.
authors.affiliation: Young Researchers and Elite Club, Yasooj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yasooj, Iran.
authors.forename: Kazem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Barati
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, England.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Clegg
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Isfahan, Isfahan 81746-73441, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad Hossein
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Habibi
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, England.
authors.forename: Ross W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Harrington
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.
authors.forename: Arash
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lalegani
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, Yasouj University, Yasouj 75914-353, Iran.
authors.forename: Morteza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montazerozohori
mesh_terms: D056831:Coordination Complexes / Q000737:chemistry*; D003300:Copper / Q000737:chemistry*; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008024:Ligands; D015394:Molecular Structure; D012545:Schiff Bases / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D056831:Coordination Complexes; D008024:Ligands; D012545:Schiff Bases; D003300:Copper
keywords: Schiff base; bridging ligands; crystal structure; dimeric copper(II) complex; five-coordination; hydroxide