Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, m625-m627  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806006209 ]

trans-Bis(4-aminopyridine-N)bis(succinimidato-N)copper(II) dihydrate

T. Akitsu and Y. Einaga

Abstract: The title compound, [Cu(C₄H₄NO₂)₂(C₅H₆N₂)₂]·2H₂O, has its metal atom in a square-planar trans-[CuN₄] coordination environment; the Cu^II atom lies on a center of symmetry. Both succinimidate and 4-aminopyridine ligands behave as monodentate ligands, which coordinate through deprotonated imidate and pyridine (not amino) N atoms, respectively. The 4-aminopyridine is the first ligand in such Cu^II complexes containing two different N atoms to take potentially different coordination modes.

Online 28 February 2006

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