Acta Cryst. (2002). E58, m102-m104  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536802002519 ]

A mixed copper(I)/copper(II) complex coordinated by a multidentate amidato ligand

G. Kickelbick and T. Gallauner

Abstract: The compound described in this paper, bis{1-[2-(N,N-dimethylamino)ethylamino]ethaniminato}dicopper(I,II) perchlorate, [Cu₂(C₆H₁₃N₃)₂]ClO₄, is the product of the reaction of [(H₃CCN)₄Cu]ClO₄ with a substituted triazine ring system. The complex is a copper(I)/copper(II) compound in which each Cu atom has a square-planar coordination environment; the Cu-Cu distance is 2.4552  (14)  Å. The two Cu atoms are bridged by an amidate ligand, which was apparently formed in a ring-cleavage reaction of the triazine ring. Each cation has a twofold axis perpendicular to the Cu-amidate plane, bisecting the Cu-Cu bond.

Online 22 February 2002

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