Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m559  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808006934 ]

Chlorido{2-[1-(2-pyridylmethylimino)ethyl]pyrrolato-³N,N',N''}copper(II)

R. Li, P. Zhao, G. Tang and Y. Tao

Abstract: The potential tridentate Schiff base ligand 2-[1-(2-pyridylmethylimino)ethyl]pyrrole (HL) was synthesized from the condensation of 2-acetylpyrrole with 2-aminomethylpyridine. The title compound, [Cu(C₁₂H₁₂N₃)Cl], was synthesized from HL and copper(II) chloride using triethylamine as a base to deprotonate the pyrrole NH group. The title compound is a monomer and the central copper(II) ion is bound to three N atoms of the deprotonated tridentate ligand and to one chloride ion in a square-planar N₃Cl coordination.

Online 14 March 2008

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