Catena-poly[[(5,5,7,12,12,14-hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradeca-1, 7-diene)copper(II)]-μ-chlorido-[dichlorocuprate(II)]-μ-chlorido]

Abstract

In the title compound, [Cu2Cl4(C16H 32N4)]n, the central CuII anion of the macrocyclic complex cation is weakly linked to two Cl atoms of the tetrachloridocuprate anion with Cu - Cl distances of 3.008 (3) and 3.220 (3) Å, respectively, forming a chain parallel to [101̄]. The geometry of the Cu-macrocyclic complex is distorted octahedral with the bridging Cl atoms occupying the axial position at an angle of 173.44 (7)° about the central CuII atom. The tetrachloridocuprate anion adopts a distorted tetrahedral geometry. In the crystal, the chain is stabilized by intra- and intermolecular N - H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds. Show more