Acta Cryst. (2004). E60, m599-m600  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536804008645 ]

Dichlorobis[2-(chloromethyl)pyridine]copper(II)

J. Zhang, Y. Kang, Y.-H. Wen, Z.-J. Li, Y.-Y. Qin and Y.-G. Yao

Abstract: In the title compound, [CuCl₂(C₆H₇ClN)₂], the Cu atom, occupying a special position on an inversion center, has a square-planar coordination formed by two Cl ligands [Cu-Cl = 2.2719  (9)  Å] and two N atoms of o-chloromethylpyridine ligands [Cu-N = 2.008  (2)  Å and Cl-Cu-N = 88.65  (8)°]. The Cl atoms of the chloromethyl groups effectively shield the axial positions of the Cu atom [CuCl = 3.000  (1)  Å, Cl-CuCl = 90.7  (3)° and N-CuCl = 74.8  (8)°].

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