Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, m765-m766  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536806008282 ]

Hydrothermal synthesis of a copper(I) stair-like polymer: catena-poly[[bis[5-(4-bromophenyl)-2-(4-pyrimidyl)pyridine]dicopper(I)]-di-₃-bromo]

C.-B. Liu, B. Li, G.-B. Che and Q. Liu

Abstract: In the title compound, [Cu₂Br₂(C₁₆H₁₁BrN₂)₂]_n, each Cu atom displays a distorted tetrahedral coordination formed by three Br atoms and one N atom from 5-(4-bromophenyl)-2-(4-pyridinyl)pyridine. Each Br atom bridges three Cu atoms, forming a stair-like structure along the b axis.

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