Acta Cryst. (2004). E60, m279-m281  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536804002466 ]

Bis(2-methylbenzimidazole-N¹)copper(I) dichlorocuprate(I)

E. Goreshnik, D. Schollmeyer and M. Mys'kiv

Abstract: By using alternating-current electrochemical synthesis, crystals of the copper(I) ionic compound composed of [Cu(C₈H₈N₂)₂]⁺ and [CuCl₂]^- ions have been obtained and structurally investigated. Both crystallographically independent Cu atoms lie on centres of inversion and exhibit the less-common coordination number 2. A linear arrangement of the metal atoms includes two N atoms of the different organic moieties in the [Cu(2-methylbenzimidazole)₂]⁺ cation and two Cl atoms in the case of the inorganic anion.

Online 7 February 2004

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