Structure and spectra of dichloro(hydroxy-methoxy-di(2-pyridyl)methane)copper(II)

Autor: Yan Zubavichus, Christine J. Cardin, Constantin A. Kavounis, Chris Tsiamis
Rok vydání: 1996
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Zdroj: Polyhedron. 15:385-390
ISSN: 0277-5387
Popis: The non-electrolyte dichloro(hydroxy-methoxy-di(2-pyridylmethane)copper(II), resulting from the reaction of di(2-pyridyl)ketone and copper(II) chloride in methanol solution, was isolated and characterized and its structure was determined by X-ray diffraction. The pyridyl nitrogens and the chloride anions virtually from a basal plane in which lies the copper atom, while the oxygen of the methoxy group is in an apical position at a distance of 2.497 (3)A. The nitrogenous base adopts the boat conformation with the pyridyl rings forming a dihedral angle of 108.72 (14)°. The nearest interatomic copper distance of 3.940(3)A precludes copper-copper interactions, while the proximity of copper to the out-of-plane chlorine atoms [3.109(3)A] suggests weakly bound chloro-bridged dimers. Spectral changes indicate that protic molecules displace the methoxy group and water affords the corresponding 1,1-diol.
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