supplementary materials


HTML versionpdf versioncif file3d viewstructure factorssupplementary materialsCIF check reportsimilar papers Open access

gw2043 scheme

Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m1046    [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808022162 ]

Bis{[mu]-4-chloro-2-[(2-pyridylethyl)iminomethyl]phenolato}bis[chloridocopper(II)]

J. Suo

Abstract top

The title compound, [Cu2(C14H12ClN2O)2Cl2], is a copper(II) dimer where the metal centres are bridged by O atoms from a 5-chlorosalicylaldehyde group. The coordination geometry of each copper(II) centre is distorted square-pyramidal, with two N atoms from a 2-ethylaminopyridine group and two O atoms from a 5-chlorosalicylaldehyde group occupying the basal positions, and with a Cl atom at the apical position. The dimer is centrosymmetric, with a crystallographic inversion centre midway between the two Cu atoms [Cu...Cu = 3.103 (9) Å].

Comment top

Transition metal complexes containing Schiff base ligands have been of great interest for many years (Yamada, 1999). These complexes play an important role in the coordination chemistry related to catalysis and enzymatic reactions, magnetism and molecular architectures. The complexes of salicylaldehyde with polyamines and bis(phenoxo) bridged dinuclear copper(II) complexes are rare. As an extension of the work on the structural characterization of Schiff base complexes, the crystal structure of a mononuclear copper(II) compound, (I), is reported here.

The molecular structure of complex (I) is defined by two [CuLCl] units [4-chloro-2-pyridylethylamine-phenolato], which are bridged by two atoms from 5-Chlorosalicylaldehyde, in such a way as to define a central N2CuO2CuN2 core. Additionally, there is an Cl atom from CuCl2.2H2O completing the pentacoordination of each Cu atom, thus defining a slightly distorted square-based pyramidal coordination for the metal centres. The basal square of the pyramid is defined by two N atoms (N1 and N2) from 2-ethylaminopyridine and two O atoms from 5-Chlorosalicylaldehyde [O1 and O1A; symmetry code: (A)-x + 1, y, -z].

The Cu—Cl2 distance is 2.3187 (9) Å,, which is a rather long value for the normal length of this kind of bond (2.0512 Å). A similar value has been reported for [Cu2(/m-oxalato) (dipyridylamino)2(CH3—CN)2](ClO4)2 (Du et al., 2003). The Cu—Cu distance of 3.103 (9) Å is close to this kind of complex (Rojas et al., 2004). Consistently, the O—Cu—O1A angle is 78.44 (8) °. The atom sequence Cu—O1—Cu1A—O1A is a rather parallelogram. The Cu—O1 and Cu—O1A distances are 1.9547 (18) Å and 2.0500 (19) °, respectively.

Related literature top

For related literature, see: Du et al. (2003); Rojas et al. (2004); Yamada (1999).

Experimental top

5-Chlorosalicylaldehyde (0.1 mmol, 15.7 mg), CuCl2.2H2O (0.1 mmol, 17.05 mg) and 2-ethylaminopyridine(0.1 mmol, 122.2 mg) were dissolved in methanol (10 ml). The mixture was stirred for 30 min at room temperature to give a clear brown solution. After allowing the resulting solution to stand in air for 11 d, brown block-shaped crystals of (I) were formed on slow evaporation of the solvent. The crystals were collected, washed with methanol and dried in a vacuum desiccator using anhydrous CaCl2 (yield 54%). Analysis found: C 46.84°, H 3.35° N 7.80°.calculated for Cu2(C14H12N2OCl2)2Cl2: C 46.86%, H 3.35%, N 7.81°.

Refinement top

All H atoms were placed in geometrically idealized positions and constrained to ride on their parent atoms with C—H distances in the range 0.93–0.97 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq or 1.5Ueq(C/O)

Computing details top

Data collection: SMART (Siemens, 1996); cell refinement: SAINT (Siemens, 1996); data reduction: SAINT (Siemens, 1996); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).

Figures top
[Figure 1] Fig. 1. The structure of the title compound in 30% probability ellipsoids. H atoms are omitted for clarity. [Symmetry code: (A)-x + 1, y, -z + 1]
[Figure 2] Fig. 2. The molecular packing of (I) viewed along the b axis.
Bis{µ-4-chloro-2-[(2-pyridylethyl)iminomethyl]phenolato}bis[chloridocopper(II)] top
Crystal data top
[Cu2(C14H12Cl1N2O)2Cl2]F000 = 724
Mr = 717.39Dx = 1.616 Mg m−3
Monoclinic, P21/cMo Kα radiation
λ = 0.71073 Å
a = 9.9703 (10) ÅCell parameters from 3383 reflections
b = 9.0119 (11) Åθ = 2.3–28.1º
c = 16.5018 (16) ŵ = 1.84 mm−1
β = 96.0390 (10)ºT = 298 (2) K
V = 1474.5 (3) Å3Block, brown
Z = 20.50 × 0.42 × 0.02 mm
Data collection top
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector
diffractometer		2587 independent reflections
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube2101 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Monochromator: graphiteRint = 0.035
T = 298(2) Kθmax = 25.0º
φ and ω scansθmin = 2.1º
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996)		h = −11→11
Tmin = 0.460, Tmax = 0.957k = −10→10
7139 measured reflectionsl = −14→19
Refinement top
Refinement on F2Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map
Least-squares matrix: fullHydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.031H-atom parameters constrained
wR(F2) = 0.082  w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0359P)2 + 0.6685P]
where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3
S = 1.05(Δ/σ)max = 0.001
2587 reflectionsΔρmax = 0.38 e Å−3
181 parametersΔρmin = −0.32 e Å−3
Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methodsExtinction correction: none
Crystal data top
[Cu2(C14H12Cl1N2O)2Cl2]V = 1474.5 (3) Å3
Mr = 717.39Z = 2
Monoclinic, P21/cMo Kα
a = 9.9703 (10) ŵ = 1.84 mm−1
b = 9.0119 (11) ÅT = 298 (2) K
c = 16.5018 (16) Å0.50 × 0.42 × 0.02 mm
β = 96.0390 (10)º
Data collection top
Bruker SMART CCD area-detector
diffractometer		2587 independent reflections
Absorption correction: multi-scan
(SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996)		2101 reflections with I > 2σ(I)
Tmin = 0.460, Tmax = 0.957Rint = 0.035
7139 measured reflections
Refinement top
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.031181 parameters
wR(F2) = 0.082H-atom parameters constrained
S = 1.05Δρmax = 0.38 e Å−3
2587 reflectionsΔρmin = −0.32 e Å−3
Special details top

Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes.

Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger.

Fractional atomic coordinates and isotropic or equivalent isotropic displacement parameters (Å2) top
xyzUiso*/Ueq
Cu10.40654 (3)0.92113 (4)0.05596 (2)0.03066 (13)
Cl11.06351 (9)0.91583 (13)0.29917 (6)0.0704 (3)
Cl20.29315 (9)1.11255 (9)0.11335 (5)0.0489 (2)
N10.3451 (2)0.7177 (2)0.01064 (14)0.0326 (5)
N20.4538 (2)0.8209 (2)0.16031 (13)0.0328 (5)
O10.60250 (18)0.9870 (2)0.05178 (11)0.0332 (5)
C10.3444 (3)0.7399 (4)0.19511 (18)0.0451 (8)
H1A0.31160.79900.23800.054*
H1B0.37960.64770.21910.054*
C20.2278 (3)0.7060 (3)0.13033 (19)0.0431 (8)
H2A0.16420.64150.15380.052*
H2B0.18140.79790.11470.052*
C30.2706 (3)0.6337 (3)0.05563 (18)0.0378 (7)
C40.2375 (4)0.4895 (4)0.0332 (2)0.0553 (9)
H40.18590.43160.06480.066*
C50.2823 (5)0.4327 (4)−0.0368 (3)0.0684 (12)
H50.26130.3357−0.05260.082*
C60.3568 (4)0.5184 (4)−0.0824 (2)0.0557 (10)
H60.38660.4812−0.13000.067*
C70.3882 (3)0.6617 (3)−0.05733 (18)0.0423 (8)
H70.44010.7205−0.08820.051*
C80.5714 (3)0.8170 (3)0.19992 (16)0.0346 (7)
H80.57890.76240.24800.042*
C90.6936 (3)0.8864 (3)0.17933 (16)0.0304 (6)
C100.7074 (3)0.9662 (3)0.10664 (16)0.0304 (6)
C110.8341 (3)1.0216 (3)0.09434 (18)0.0392 (7)
H110.84531.07020.04580.047*
C120.9435 (3)1.0062 (4)0.15249 (19)0.0429 (8)
H121.02671.04630.14390.051*
C130.9277 (3)0.9303 (3)0.22358 (19)0.0418 (8)
C140.8076 (3)0.8687 (3)0.23679 (18)0.0387 (7)
H140.80050.81440.28410.046*
Atomic displacement parameters (Å2) top
U11U22U33U12U13U23
Cu10.0349 (2)0.0311 (2)0.02574 (19)−0.00498 (15)0.00216 (14)0.00274 (14)
Cl10.0410 (5)0.1083 (9)0.0574 (6)0.0051 (5)−0.0164 (4)0.0100 (5)
Cl20.0554 (5)0.0391 (5)0.0541 (5)0.0034 (4)0.0150 (4)−0.0099 (4)
N10.0365 (14)0.0285 (13)0.0315 (13)−0.0010 (11)−0.0028 (10)0.0010 (10)
N20.0392 (14)0.0313 (13)0.0285 (12)−0.0062 (11)0.0061 (10)0.0022 (10)
O10.0299 (11)0.0400 (11)0.0286 (10)−0.0046 (9)−0.0018 (8)0.0094 (9)
C10.048 (2)0.053 (2)0.0358 (17)−0.0115 (16)0.0077 (14)0.0078 (15)
C20.0405 (18)0.0408 (18)0.0485 (19)−0.0105 (15)0.0071 (14)0.0110 (15)
C30.0378 (18)0.0288 (16)0.0441 (18)−0.0024 (13)−0.0078 (14)0.0052 (13)
C40.067 (2)0.0361 (19)0.059 (2)−0.0146 (17)−0.0094 (18)0.0057 (17)
C50.090 (3)0.032 (2)0.077 (3)−0.001 (2)−0.022 (2)−0.0097 (19)
C60.073 (3)0.042 (2)0.050 (2)0.0119 (19)−0.0068 (18)−0.0130 (17)
C70.0445 (19)0.0434 (19)0.0376 (17)0.0064 (15)−0.0026 (14)−0.0032 (14)
C80.0470 (19)0.0328 (16)0.0236 (14)0.0004 (14)0.0017 (12)0.0027 (12)
C90.0344 (16)0.0293 (15)0.0270 (15)−0.0006 (12)0.0009 (12)−0.0026 (11)
C100.0345 (16)0.0268 (15)0.0293 (15)−0.0010 (12)0.0006 (12)−0.0015 (11)
C110.0358 (18)0.0423 (18)0.0393 (17)−0.0025 (14)0.0028 (13)0.0081 (14)
C120.0275 (16)0.0469 (19)0.053 (2)−0.0012 (14)−0.0005 (14)0.0035 (16)
C130.0336 (18)0.0494 (19)0.0402 (18)0.0040 (15)−0.0070 (13)−0.0002 (15)
C140.0416 (19)0.0407 (17)0.0321 (16)0.0058 (14)−0.0031 (13)0.0030 (13)
Geometric parameters (Å, °) top
Cu1—O1i1.9547 (18)C4—C51.381 (5)
Cu1—N21.958 (2)C4—H40.9300
Cu1—N12.049 (2)C5—C61.353 (6)
Cu1—O12.0500 (19)C5—H50.9300
Cu1—Cl22.3187 (9)C6—C71.382 (5)
Cl1—C131.747 (3)C6—H60.9300
N1—C31.339 (4)C7—H70.9300
N1—C71.341 (4)C8—C91.441 (4)
N2—C81.282 (4)C8—H80.9300
N2—C11.478 (4)C9—C141.411 (4)
O1—C101.323 (3)C9—C101.417 (4)
O1—Cu1i1.9547 (18)C10—C111.392 (4)
C1—C21.525 (4)C11—C121.382 (4)
C1—H1A0.9700C11—H110.9300
C1—H1B0.9700C12—C131.381 (4)
C2—C31.495 (4)C12—H120.9300
C2—H2A0.9700C13—C141.358 (4)
C2—H2B0.9700C14—H140.9300
C3—C41.382 (4)
O1i—Cu1—N2168.33 (9)C5—C4—C3118.9 (4)
O1i—Cu1—N193.65 (9)C5—C4—H4120.5
N2—Cu1—N186.74 (9)C3—C4—H4120.5
O1i—Cu1—O178.44 (8)C6—C5—C4119.9 (3)
N2—Cu1—O191.22 (8)C6—C5—H5120.0
N1—Cu1—O1119.75 (9)C4—C5—H5120.0
O1i—Cu1—Cl294.50 (6)C5—C6—C7119.1 (3)
N2—Cu1—Cl293.82 (7)C5—C6—H6120.4
N1—Cu1—Cl2132.43 (7)C7—C6—H6120.4
O1—Cu1—Cl2107.80 (6)N1—C7—C6121.3 (3)
C3—N1—C7119.7 (3)N1—C7—H7119.3
C3—N1—Cu1117.75 (19)C6—C7—H7119.3
C7—N1—Cu1122.2 (2)N2—C8—C9128.2 (3)
C8—N2—C1117.5 (2)N2—C8—H8115.9
C8—N2—Cu1125.7 (2)C9—C8—H8115.9
C1—N2—Cu1116.79 (18)C14—C9—C10118.9 (3)
C10—O1—Cu1i129.79 (18)C14—C9—C8115.7 (3)
C10—O1—Cu1128.60 (17)C10—C9—C8125.4 (2)
Cu1i—O1—Cu1101.56 (8)O1—C10—C11120.9 (3)
N2—C1—C2111.4 (2)O1—C10—C9120.7 (3)
N2—C1—H1A109.3C11—C10—C9118.4 (3)
C2—C1—H1A109.3C12—C11—C10121.6 (3)
N2—C1—H1B109.3C12—C11—H11119.2
C2—C1—H1B109.3C10—C11—H11119.2
H1A—C1—H1B108.0C13—C12—C11119.2 (3)
C3—C2—C1113.7 (3)C13—C12—H12120.4
C3—C2—H2A108.8C11—C12—H12120.4
C1—C2—H2A108.8C14—C13—C12121.3 (3)
C3—C2—H2B108.8C14—C13—Cl1119.0 (2)
C1—C2—H2B108.8C12—C13—Cl1119.6 (3)
H2A—C2—H2B107.7C13—C14—C9120.5 (3)
N1—C3—C4121.0 (3)C13—C14—H14119.7
N1—C3—C2115.7 (3)C9—C14—H14119.7
C4—C3—C2123.3 (3)
O1i—Cu1—N1—C3−146.8 (2)C1—C2—C3—N1−66.8 (3)
N2—Cu1—N1—C344.9 (2)C1—C2—C3—C4112.9 (3)
O1—Cu1—N1—C3134.4 (2)N1—C3—C4—C5−0.2 (5)
Cl2—Cu1—N1—C3−47.3 (2)C2—C3—C4—C5−179.8 (3)
O1i—Cu1—N1—C740.0 (2)C3—C4—C5—C6−0.3 (6)
N2—Cu1—N1—C7−128.3 (2)C4—C5—C6—C70.7 (6)
O1—Cu1—N1—C7−38.7 (2)C3—N1—C7—C60.2 (4)
Cl2—Cu1—N1—C7139.5 (2)Cu1—N1—C7—C6173.2 (2)
O1i—Cu1—N2—C828.7 (6)C5—C6—C7—N1−0.7 (5)
N1—Cu1—N2—C8121.0 (2)C1—N2—C8—C9−179.8 (3)
O1—Cu1—N2—C81.2 (2)Cu1—N2—C8—C91.8 (4)
Cl2—Cu1—N2—C8−106.7 (2)N2—C8—C9—C14177.1 (3)
O1i—Cu1—N2—C1−149.7 (4)N2—C8—C9—C10−4.4 (5)
N1—Cu1—N2—C1−57.5 (2)Cu1i—O1—C10—C114.6 (4)
O1—Cu1—N2—C1−177.2 (2)Cu1—O1—C10—C11−178.7 (2)
Cl2—Cu1—N2—C174.8 (2)Cu1i—O1—C10—C9−175.26 (18)
O1i—Cu1—O1—C10−177.4 (3)Cu1—O1—C10—C91.4 (4)
N2—Cu1—O1—C10−2.9 (2)C14—C9—C10—O1−179.1 (3)
N1—Cu1—O1—C10−89.8 (2)C8—C9—C10—O12.5 (4)
Cl2—Cu1—O1—C1091.5 (2)C14—C9—C10—C111.1 (4)
O1i—Cu1—O1—Cu1i0.0C8—C9—C10—C11−177.4 (3)
N2—Cu1—O1—Cu1i174.53 (10)O1—C10—C11—C12177.3 (3)
N1—Cu1—O1—Cu1i87.59 (11)C9—C10—C11—C12−2.9 (4)
Cl2—Cu1—O1—Cu1i−91.06 (8)C10—C11—C12—C131.8 (5)
C8—N2—C1—C2−159.3 (3)C11—C12—C13—C141.1 (5)
Cu1—N2—C1—C219.3 (3)C11—C12—C13—Cl1−177.7 (2)
N2—C1—C2—C350.8 (4)C12—C13—C14—C9−2.9 (5)
C7—N1—C3—C40.2 (4)Cl1—C13—C14—C9175.9 (2)
Cu1—N1—C3—C4−173.1 (2)C10—C9—C14—C131.7 (4)
C7—N1—C3—C2179.8 (3)C8—C9—C14—C13−179.7 (3)
Cu1—N1—C3—C26.5 (3)
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z.
Table 1
Selected geometric parameters (Å) top
Cu1—O1i1.9547 (18)Cu1—Cl22.3187 (9)
Cu1—N21.958 (2)
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z.
Acknowledgements top

The authors thank the Science and Educational Film [or Program?] of Shaanxi Province for a research grant (No. 06k16-G16).

references
References top

Blake, A. J., Cooke, P. A., Hubberstey, P. & Sampson, C. L. (2001). Acta Cryst. E57, i109–i111. Not cited in text

Du, M., Guo, Y.-M., Chen, S.-T., Bu, X.-H. & Ribas, J. (2003). Inorg. Chim. Acta, 346, 207–214.

Rojas, D., García, A. M., Vega, A., Moreno, Y., Venegas-Yazigi, D., Garland, M. T. & Manzur, J. (2004). Inorg. Chem. 43, 6324–6330.

Sheldrick, G. M. (1996). SADABS. University of Göttingen, Germany.

Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112–122.

Siemens (1996). SMART and SAINT. Siemens Analytical X-ray Instruments Inc., Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

Yamada, S. (1999). Coord. Chem. Rev. 190–192, 537–555.