Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m1576 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536808037756 ]
2N,N')copper(I)]-
-cyanido-
2C:N-[(2,2'-bipyridine-
2N,N')copper(I)]-
-thiocyanato-
2S:N]The title compound, [Cu2(CN)(SCN)(C10H8N2)2]n, contains two crystallographically independent CuI atoms, each in a distorted tetrahedral geometry. Each Cu atom is coordinated by a bidentate chelating 2,2'-bipyridine ligand. A bridging cyanide anion links the two Cu(2,2'-bipyridine) units to form a binuclear unit. Adjacent binuclear units are connected by a thiocyanate anion into a one-dimensional helical chain along [010]. The cyanide anion is disordered, with each site occupied by both C and N atoms in an occupancy ratio of 0.61 (5):0.39 (5). The S atom of the thiocyanate anion is also disordered over two sites, with occupancy factors of 0.61 (3) and 0.39 (3). There are
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interactions between the pyridyl rings of neighbouring chains [centroid-centroid distance = 3.82 (1) Å].
All chemicals were of reagent grade quality obtained from commercial sources and used without further purification. A mixture of CuSCN (0.07 g, 0.60 mmol), NaCN (0.05 g, 1 mmol), 2,2'-bipy (0.06 g, 0.40 mmol) and water (10 ml) in a 25 ml Teflon-lined stainless steel reactor was heated from 298 to 453 K in 2 h and maintained at 453 K for 72 h. After the mixture was cooled to 298 K, red crystals of the title compound were obtained (yield 45%). IR (KBr pellet, cm-1): 3434(m), 2102(s), 1592(m), 1467(m), 1437(s), 1152(w), 759(s), 735(m).
H atoms were positioned geometrically and refined using a riding model, with C—H = 0.93 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2007); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008) and DIAMOND (Brandenburg, 1999); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
| [Cu2(CN)(SCN)(C10H8N2)2] | F(000) = 1056 |
| Mr = 523.55 | Dx = 1.563 Mg m−3 |
| Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
| Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 1688 reflections |
| a = 14.977 (12) Å | θ = 2.5–27.5° |
| b = 9.356 (7) Å | µ = 2.03 mm−1 |
| c = 17.065 (14) Å | T = 293 K |
| β = 111.532 (12)° | Prism, red |
| V = 2224 (3) Å3 | 0.45 × 0.12 × 0.10 mm |
| Z = 4 |
| Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 5033 independent reflections |
| Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3039 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| graphite | Rint = 0.067 |
| φ and ω scans | θmax = 27.4°, θmin = 2.5° |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −19→19 |
| Tmin = 0.521, Tmax = 0.868 | k = −12→11 |
| 16410 measured reflections | l = −19→22 |
| Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
| Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.058 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
| wR(F2) = 0.132 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| S = 1.02 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0502P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
| 5033 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
| 285 parameters | Δρmax = 0.77 e Å−3 |
| 0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.43 e Å−3 |
| [Cu2(CN)(SCN)(C10H8N2)2] | V = 2224 (3) Å3 |
| Mr = 523.55 | Z = 4 |
| Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
| a = 14.977 (12) Å | µ = 2.03 mm−1 |
| b = 9.356 (7) Å | T = 293 K |
| c = 17.065 (14) Å | 0.45 × 0.12 × 0.10 mm |
| β = 111.532 (12)° |
| Bruker SMART APEX CCD area-detector diffractometer | 5033 independent reflections |
| Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 3039 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
| Tmin = 0.521, Tmax = 0.868 | Rint = 0.067 |
| 16410 measured reflections | θmax = 27.4° |
| R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.058 | H-atom parameters constrained |
| wR(F2) = 0.132 | Δρmax = 0.77 e Å−3 |
| S = 1.02 | Δρmin = −0.43 e Å−3 |
| 5033 reflections | Absolute structure: ? |
| 285 parameters | Flack parameter: ? |
| 0 restraints | Rogers parameter: ? |
| x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | Occ. (<1) | |
| Cu1 | 0.67204 (4) | 0.70063 (6) | 0.09388 (4) | 0.04969 (19) | |
| Cu2 | 0.94638 (4) | 0.38679 (6) | 0.12252 (4) | 0.0539 (2) | |
| S1A | 1.0245 (11) | 0.2228 (17) | 0.2410 (10) | 0.0513 (17) | 0.61 (3) |
| S1B | 1.0036 (11) | 0.209 (3) | 0.2245 (12) | 0.0513 (17) | 0.39 (3) |
| N6 | 0.9046 (3) | 0.2050 (4) | 0.3342 (3) | 0.0567 (11) | |
| C22 | 0.9503 (3) | 0.2109 (5) | 0.2928 (3) | 0.0436 (11) | |
| N1 | 0.6847 (3) | 0.9214 (4) | 0.0748 (3) | 0.0497 (10) | |
| N2 | 0.5776 (3) | 0.7276 (4) | −0.0328 (2) | 0.0432 (9) | |
| N3 | 0.9649 (3) | 0.2707 (4) | 0.0249 (3) | 0.0541 (10) | |
| N4 | 1.0819 (3) | 0.4562 (4) | 0.1291 (3) | 0.0495 (10) | |
| C1 | 0.7345 (4) | 1.0173 (6) | 0.1319 (4) | 0.0710 (16) | |
| H1 | 0.7737 | 0.9839 | 0.1847 | 0.085* | |
| C2 | 0.7316 (4) | 1.1623 (6) | 0.1179 (4) | 0.0701 (17) | |
| H2 | 0.7671 | 1.2249 | 0.1602 | 0.084* | |
| C3 | 0.6755 (4) | 1.2114 (6) | 0.0408 (4) | 0.0769 (18) | |
| H3 | 0.6732 | 1.3086 | 0.0287 | 0.092* | |
| C4 | 0.6225 (4) | 1.1165 (5) | −0.0190 (4) | 0.0633 (15) | |
| H4 | 0.5825 | 1.1493 | −0.0716 | 0.076* | |
| C5 | 0.6282 (3) | 0.9721 (5) | −0.0015 (3) | 0.0448 (11) | |
| C6 | 0.5712 (3) | 0.8629 (5) | −0.0623 (3) | 0.0437 (11) | |
| C7 | 0.5128 (4) | 0.8949 (6) | −0.1445 (3) | 0.0662 (15) | |
| H7 | 0.5093 | 0.9882 | −0.1642 | 0.079* | |
| C8 | 0.4604 (4) | 0.7896 (6) | −0.1966 (3) | 0.0787 (18) | |
| H8 | 0.4207 | 0.8107 | −0.2516 | 0.094* | |
| C9 | 0.4672 (4) | 0.6532 (6) | −0.1670 (4) | 0.0708 (17) | |
| H9 | 0.4327 | 0.5794 | −0.2013 | 0.085* | |
| C10 | 0.5263 (3) | 0.6271 (5) | −0.0849 (3) | 0.0526 (12) | |
| H10 | 0.5307 | 0.5339 | −0.0649 | 0.063* | |
| C11 | 0.9012 (5) | 0.1844 (6) | −0.0297 (4) | 0.0720 (16) | |
| H11 | 0.8408 | 0.1758 | −0.0264 | 0.086* | |
| C12 | 0.9201 (6) | 0.1071 (6) | −0.0909 (4) | 0.086 (2) | |
| H12 | 0.8737 | 0.0478 | −0.1277 | 0.103* | |
| C13 | 1.0086 (6) | 0.1203 (7) | −0.0958 (4) | 0.091 (2) | |
| H13 | 1.0234 | 0.0693 | −0.1362 | 0.109* | |
| C14 | 1.0758 (5) | 0.2089 (6) | −0.0409 (4) | 0.0738 (17) | |
| H14 | 1.1362 | 0.2185 | −0.0439 | 0.089* | |
| C15 | 1.0525 (4) | 0.2834 (5) | 0.0187 (3) | 0.0510 (12) | |
| C16 | 1.1191 (3) | 0.3817 (5) | 0.0804 (3) | 0.0508 (12) | |
| C17 | 1.2147 (4) | 0.4011 (7) | 0.0900 (4) | 0.0759 (17) | |
| H17 | 1.2407 | 0.3497 | 0.0568 | 0.091* | |
| C18 | 1.2706 (4) | 0.4969 (8) | 0.1488 (4) | 0.091 (2) | |
| H18 | 1.3342 | 0.5112 | 0.1547 | 0.110* | |
| C19 | 1.2339 (4) | 0.5700 (7) | 0.1979 (4) | 0.0810 (19) | |
| H19 | 1.2712 | 0.6339 | 0.2384 | 0.097* | |
| C20 | 1.1390 (4) | 0.5467 (6) | 0.1858 (4) | 0.0646 (15) | |
| H20 | 1.1131 | 0.5973 | 0.2194 | 0.078* | |
| N5A | 0.8391 (3) | 0.4961 (4) | 0.1195 (3) | 0.0479 (14) | 0.61 (5) |
| C21A | 0.7751 (3) | 0.5696 (4) | 0.1130 (3) | 0.0426 (13) | 0.61 (5) |
| N5B | 0.7751 (3) | 0.5696 (4) | 0.1130 (3) | 0.0426 (13) | 0.39 (5) |
| C21B | 0.8391 (3) | 0.4961 (4) | 0.1195 (3) | 0.0479 (14) | 0.39 (5) |
| U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
| Cu1 | 0.0544 (4) | 0.0509 (4) | 0.0433 (4) | 0.0116 (3) | 0.0172 (3) | 0.0052 (3) |
| Cu2 | 0.0502 (3) | 0.0548 (4) | 0.0629 (4) | 0.0054 (3) | 0.0283 (3) | 0.0000 (3) |
| S1A | 0.040 (4) | 0.068 (3) | 0.045 (4) | 0.015 (3) | 0.015 (3) | 0.014 (3) |
| S1B | 0.040 (4) | 0.068 (3) | 0.045 (4) | 0.015 (3) | 0.015 (3) | 0.014 (3) |
| N6 | 0.059 (3) | 0.064 (3) | 0.047 (3) | −0.013 (2) | 0.020 (2) | −0.003 (2) |
| C22 | 0.043 (2) | 0.042 (3) | 0.038 (3) | −0.003 (2) | 0.007 (2) | 0.003 (2) |
| N1 | 0.044 (2) | 0.048 (2) | 0.047 (3) | 0.0014 (18) | 0.0034 (19) | 0.0004 (19) |
| N2 | 0.050 (2) | 0.040 (2) | 0.039 (2) | 0.0045 (17) | 0.0158 (18) | 0.0020 (17) |
| N3 | 0.067 (3) | 0.054 (3) | 0.042 (2) | 0.004 (2) | 0.020 (2) | 0.002 (2) |
| N4 | 0.051 (2) | 0.046 (2) | 0.057 (3) | 0.0012 (19) | 0.025 (2) | 0.007 (2) |
| C1 | 0.062 (3) | 0.060 (4) | 0.065 (4) | −0.001 (3) | −0.008 (3) | 0.001 (3) |
| C2 | 0.056 (3) | 0.056 (3) | 0.080 (4) | −0.009 (3) | 0.003 (3) | −0.010 (3) |
| C3 | 0.065 (3) | 0.047 (3) | 0.098 (5) | −0.005 (3) | 0.006 (4) | 0.005 (3) |
| C4 | 0.059 (3) | 0.043 (3) | 0.075 (4) | 0.003 (2) | 0.009 (3) | 0.010 (3) |
| C5 | 0.037 (2) | 0.048 (3) | 0.050 (3) | 0.006 (2) | 0.016 (2) | 0.003 (2) |
| C6 | 0.046 (2) | 0.045 (3) | 0.040 (3) | 0.007 (2) | 0.016 (2) | 0.004 (2) |
| C7 | 0.092 (4) | 0.045 (3) | 0.043 (3) | 0.007 (3) | 0.003 (3) | 0.009 (3) |
| C8 | 0.101 (4) | 0.070 (4) | 0.035 (3) | 0.011 (3) | −0.010 (3) | 0.000 (3) |
| C9 | 0.086 (4) | 0.052 (3) | 0.048 (3) | −0.001 (3) | −0.006 (3) | −0.007 (3) |
| C10 | 0.069 (3) | 0.038 (3) | 0.046 (3) | 0.003 (2) | 0.015 (3) | 0.000 (2) |
| C11 | 0.088 (4) | 0.065 (4) | 0.061 (4) | −0.001 (3) | 0.025 (3) | −0.002 (3) |
| C12 | 0.130 (6) | 0.064 (4) | 0.063 (4) | −0.016 (4) | 0.034 (4) | −0.010 (3) |
| C13 | 0.160 (7) | 0.062 (4) | 0.069 (5) | −0.004 (4) | 0.064 (5) | −0.007 (3) |
| C14 | 0.110 (5) | 0.059 (4) | 0.080 (4) | 0.009 (3) | 0.066 (4) | 0.006 (3) |
| C15 | 0.072 (3) | 0.045 (3) | 0.046 (3) | 0.015 (2) | 0.033 (3) | 0.014 (2) |
| C16 | 0.054 (3) | 0.054 (3) | 0.050 (3) | 0.015 (2) | 0.026 (3) | 0.019 (3) |
| C17 | 0.059 (3) | 0.113 (5) | 0.066 (4) | 0.015 (3) | 0.035 (3) | 0.012 (4) |
| C18 | 0.042 (3) | 0.151 (7) | 0.078 (5) | −0.010 (4) | 0.019 (3) | 0.002 (5) |
| C19 | 0.055 (3) | 0.107 (5) | 0.081 (5) | −0.015 (3) | 0.025 (3) | 0.002 (4) |
| C20 | 0.069 (3) | 0.063 (4) | 0.070 (4) | −0.009 (3) | 0.036 (3) | −0.005 (3) |
| N5A | 0.052 (3) | 0.043 (3) | 0.046 (3) | −0.005 (2) | 0.014 (2) | −0.002 (2) |
| C21A | 0.043 (3) | 0.040 (3) | 0.043 (3) | 0.004 (2) | 0.013 (2) | 0.0001 (19) |
| N5B | 0.043 (3) | 0.040 (3) | 0.043 (3) | 0.004 (2) | 0.013 (2) | 0.0001 (19) |
| C21B | 0.052 (3) | 0.043 (3) | 0.046 (3) | −0.005 (2) | 0.014 (2) | −0.002 (2) |
| Cu1—C21A | 1.903 (5) | C4—H4 | 0.9300 |
| Cu1—N6i | 1.964 (5) | C5—C6 | 1.483 (6) |
| Cu1—N1 | 2.111 (4) | C6—C7 | 1.387 (6) |
| Cu1—N2 | 2.119 (4) | C7—C8 | 1.365 (7) |
| Cu2—N5A | 1.889 (5) | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
| Cu2—N3 | 2.091 (4) | C8—C9 | 1.363 (7) |
| Cu2—N4 | 2.094 (4) | C8—H8 | 0.9300 |
| Cu2—S1A | 2.465 (15) | C9—C10 | 1.376 (7) |
| Cu2—S1B | 2.33 (2) | C9—H9 | 0.9300 |
| S1A—C22 | 1.658 (14) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
| S1B—C22 | 1.64 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.382 (8) |
| N6—C22 | 1.152 (6) | C11—H11 | 0.9300 |
| N6—Cu1ii | 1.964 (4) | C12—C13 | 1.364 (9) |
| N1—C1 | 1.334 (6) | C12—H12 | 0.9300 |
| N1—C5 | 1.351 (6) | C13—C14 | 1.373 (9) |
| N2—C10 | 1.329 (6) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
| N2—C6 | 1.353 (5) | C14—C15 | 1.379 (7) |
| N3—C11 | 1.332 (7) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
| N3—C15 | 1.359 (6) | C15—C16 | 1.476 (7) |
| N4—C20 | 1.333 (6) | C16—C17 | 1.392 (7) |
| N4—C16 | 1.353 (6) | C17—C18 | 1.377 (8) |
| C1—C2 | 1.375 (7) | C17—H17 | 0.9300 |
| C1—H1 | 0.9300 | C18—C19 | 1.344 (8) |
| C2—C3 | 1.356 (8) | C18—H18 | 0.9300 |
| C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C19—C20 | 1.377 (7) |
| C3—C4 | 1.365 (7) | C19—H19 | 0.9300 |
| C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C20—H20 | 0.9300 |
| C4—C5 | 1.380 (6) | N5A—C21A | 1.151 (5) |
| C21A—Cu1—N6i | 121.98 (18) | N2—C6—C7 | 120.8 (4) |
| C21A—Cu1—N1 | 122.94 (16) | N2—C6—C5 | 116.1 (4) |
| N6i—Cu1—N1 | 100.50 (16) | C7—C6—C5 | 123.2 (4) |
| C21A—Cu1—N2 | 116.55 (16) | C8—C7—C6 | 120.1 (5) |
| N6i—Cu1—N2 | 108.09 (16) | C8—C7—H7 | 120.0 |
| N1—Cu1—N2 | 77.86 (14) | C6—C7—H7 | 120.0 |
| N5A—Cu2—N3 | 128.31 (17) | C9—C8—C7 | 119.2 (5) |
| N5A—Cu2—N4 | 129.13 (16) | C9—C8—H8 | 120.4 |
| N3—Cu2—N4 | 78.14 (17) | C7—C8—H8 | 120.4 |
| N5A—Cu2—S1B | 118.8 (6) | C8—C9—C10 | 118.4 (5) |
| N3—Cu2—S1B | 96.1 (6) | C8—C9—H9 | 120.8 |
| N4—Cu2—S1B | 95.6 (5) | C10—C9—H9 | 120.8 |
| N5A—Cu2—S1A | 120.1 (3) | N2—C10—C9 | 123.6 (5) |
| N3—Cu2—S1A | 99.7 (4) | N2—C10—H10 | 118.2 |
| N4—Cu2—S1A | 89.5 (4) | C9—C10—H10 | 118.2 |
| S1B—Cu2—S1A | 7.9 (7) | N3—C11—C12 | 123.6 (6) |
| C22—S1A—Cu2 | 105.7 (7) | N3—C11—H11 | 118.2 |
| C22—S1B—Cu2 | 112.6 (11) | C12—C11—H11 | 118.2 |
| C22—N6—Cu1ii | 178.3 (4) | C13—C12—C11 | 118.1 (7) |
| N6—C22—S1B | 172.6 (7) | C13—C12—H12 | 120.9 |
| N6—C22—S1A | 174.8 (7) | C11—C12—H12 | 120.9 |
| C1—N1—C5 | 116.9 (4) | C12—C13—C14 | 119.9 (6) |
| C1—N1—Cu1 | 127.1 (4) | C12—C13—H13 | 120.0 |
| C5—N1—Cu1 | 115.6 (3) | C14—C13—H13 | 120.0 |
| C10—N2—C6 | 117.9 (4) | C13—C14—C15 | 119.2 (6) |
| C10—N2—Cu1 | 127.2 (3) | C13—C14—H14 | 120.4 |
| C6—N2—Cu1 | 114.9 (3) | C15—C14—H14 | 120.4 |
| C11—N3—C15 | 117.6 (5) | N3—C15—C14 | 121.7 (5) |
| C11—N3—Cu2 | 126.9 (4) | N3—C15—C16 | 114.7 (4) |
| C15—N3—Cu2 | 115.5 (3) | C14—C15—C16 | 123.6 (5) |
| C20—N4—C16 | 118.3 (4) | N4—C16—C17 | 119.9 (5) |
| C20—N4—Cu2 | 125.9 (3) | N4—C16—C15 | 115.9 (4) |
| C16—N4—Cu2 | 114.7 (3) | C17—C16—C15 | 124.2 (5) |
| N1—C1—C2 | 124.3 (5) | C18—C17—C16 | 119.7 (6) |
| N1—C1—H1 | 117.9 | C18—C17—H17 | 120.2 |
| C2—C1—H1 | 117.9 | C16—C17—H17 | 120.2 |
| C3—C2—C1 | 118.1 (5) | C19—C18—C17 | 120.4 (6) |
| C3—C2—H2 | 120.9 | C19—C18—H18 | 119.8 |
| C1—C2—H2 | 120.9 | C17—C18—H18 | 119.8 |
| C2—C3—C4 | 119.2 (5) | C18—C19—C20 | 117.6 (6) |
| C2—C3—H3 | 120.4 | C18—C19—H19 | 121.2 |
| C4—C3—H3 | 120.4 | C20—C19—H19 | 121.2 |
| C3—C4—C5 | 120.2 (5) | N4—C20—C19 | 124.1 (5) |
| C3—C4—H4 | 119.9 | N4—C20—H20 | 117.9 |
| C5—C4—H4 | 119.9 | C19—C20—H20 | 117.9 |
| N1—C5—C4 | 121.3 (4) | C21A—N5A—Cu2 | 174.5 (4) |
| N1—C5—C6 | 115.4 (4) | N5A—C21A—Cu1 | 174.5 (4) |
| C4—C5—C6 | 123.3 (4) | ||
| N5A—Cu2—S1A—C22 | 12.1 (10) | C1—N1—C5—C6 | −177.9 (4) |
| N3—Cu2—S1A—C22 | −133.7 (7) | Cu1—N1—C5—C6 | −4.4 (5) |
| N4—Cu2—S1A—C22 | 148.5 (8) | C3—C4—C5—N1 | 0.9 (8) |
| S1B—Cu2—S1A—C22 | −71 (6) | C3—C4—C5—C6 | 178.5 (5) |
| N5A—Cu2—S1B—C22 | −7.1 (12) | C10—N2—C6—C7 | 0.0 (7) |
| N3—Cu2—S1B—C22 | −147.4 (9) | Cu1—N2—C6—C7 | 179.2 (4) |
| N4—Cu2—S1B—C22 | 134.0 (9) | C10—N2—C6—C5 | 178.8 (4) |
| S1A—Cu2—S1B—C22 | 95 (7) | Cu1—N2—C6—C5 | −1.9 (5) |
| Cu2—S1B—C22—S1A | −109 (7) | N1—C5—C6—N2 | 4.2 (6) |
| Cu2—S1A—C22—S1B | 59 (6) | C4—C5—C6—N2 | −173.6 (4) |
| C21A—Cu1—N1—C1 | −70.8 (5) | N1—C5—C6—C7 | −177.0 (5) |
| N6i—Cu1—N1—C1 | 68.9 (4) | C4—C5—C6—C7 | 5.2 (7) |
| N2—Cu1—N1—C1 | 175.3 (5) | N2—C6—C7—C8 | 0.4 (8) |
| C21A—Cu1—N1—C5 | 116.5 (3) | C5—C6—C7—C8 | −178.4 (5) |
| N6i—Cu1—N1—C5 | −103.8 (3) | C6—C7—C8—C9 | −0.6 (9) |
| N2—Cu1—N1—C5 | 2.6 (3) | C7—C8—C9—C10 | 0.5 (9) |
| C21A—Cu1—N2—C10 | 58.0 (4) | C6—N2—C10—C9 | −0.1 (7) |
| N6i—Cu1—N2—C10 | −83.9 (4) | Cu1—N2—C10—C9 | −179.3 (4) |
| N1—Cu1—N2—C10 | 178.9 (4) | C8—C9—C10—N2 | −0.1 (9) |
| C21A—Cu1—N2—C6 | −121.2 (3) | C15—N3—C11—C12 | 0.7 (8) |
| N6i—Cu1—N2—C6 | 97.0 (3) | Cu2—N3—C11—C12 | −177.6 (4) |
| N1—Cu1—N2—C6 | −0.3 (3) | N3—C11—C12—C13 | −0.2 (10) |
| N5A—Cu2—N3—C11 | −44.5 (5) | C11—C12—C13—C14 | −0.2 (10) |
| N4—Cu2—N3—C11 | −175.5 (4) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | 0.1 (9) |
| S1B—Cu2—N3—C11 | 90.0 (6) | C11—N3—C15—C14 | −0.9 (7) |
| S1A—Cu2—N3—C11 | 97.1 (6) | Cu2—N3—C15—C14 | 177.7 (4) |
| N5A—Cu2—N3—C15 | 137.1 (3) | C11—N3—C15—C16 | 179.4 (4) |
| N4—Cu2—N3—C15 | 6.1 (3) | Cu2—N3—C15—C16 | −2.1 (5) |
| S1B—Cu2—N3—C15 | −88.4 (5) | C13—C14—C15—N3 | 0.5 (8) |
| S1A—Cu2—N3—C15 | −81.3 (5) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | −179.8 (5) |
| N5A—Cu2—N4—C20 | 52.6 (5) | C20—N4—C16—C17 | −0.3 (7) |
| N3—Cu2—N4—C20 | −177.2 (4) | Cu2—N4—C16—C17 | −169.0 (4) |
| S1B—Cu2—N4—C20 | −82.2 (7) | C20—N4—C16—C15 | −179.9 (4) |
| S1A—Cu2—N4—C20 | −77.2 (5) | Cu2—N4—C16—C15 | 11.4 (5) |
| N5A—Cu2—N4—C16 | −139.7 (3) | N3—C15—C16—N4 | −6.2 (6) |
| N3—Cu2—N4—C16 | −9.5 (3) | C14—C15—C16—N4 | 174.0 (5) |
| S1B—Cu2—N4—C16 | 85.5 (7) | N3—C15—C16—C17 | 174.2 (5) |
| S1A—Cu2—N4—C16 | 90.5 (5) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | −5.5 (8) |
| C5—N1—C1—C2 | 0.0 (8) | N4—C16—C17—C18 | −0.3 (8) |
| Cu1—N1—C1—C2 | −172.6 (4) | C15—C16—C17—C18 | 179.2 (5) |
| N1—C1—C2—C3 | −0.9 (9) | C16—C17—C18—C19 | 1.0 (10) |
| C1—C2—C3—C4 | 1.7 (9) | C17—C18—C19—C20 | −1.0 (10) |
| C2—C3—C4—C5 | −1.7 (9) | C16—N4—C20—C19 | 0.4 (8) |
| C1—N1—C5—C4 | 0.0 (7) | Cu2—N4—C20—C19 | 167.7 (4) |
| Cu1—N1—C5—C4 | 173.5 (4) | C18—C19—C20—N4 | 0.3 (9) |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2; (ii) −x+3/2, y−1/2, −z+1/2. |
| Cu1—C21A | 1.903 (5) | Cu2—N3 | 2.091 (4) |
| Cu1—N6i | 1.964 (5) | Cu2—N4 | 2.094 (4) |
| Cu1—N1 | 2.111 (4) | Cu2—S1A | 2.465 (15) |
| Cu1—N2 | 2.119 (4) | Cu2—S1B | 2.33 (2) |
| Cu2—N5A | 1.889 (5) |
| Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
This work was supported financially by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant No. 20773104), the Program for New Century Excellent Talents in Universities (grant No. NCET-06-0891), the Key Project of the Chinese Ministry of Education (grant No. 208143) and the Important Project of Hubei Provincial Education Office (grant No. 09HB81).
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Transition-metal cyanide or thiocyanate complexes have recently attracted much interest because they can be used as linear linkers in crystal engineering. With their ambidexterous characters the SCN-and CN- anions are expected to be involved in a variety of coordination complexes. The syntheses and crystal structures of the complexes of CuSCN and CuCN with various donor ligands like substituted pyridines have been fully investigated (Hibble & Chippindale, 2005; Krautscheid et al., 1998; Ren et al., 2001). However, only a few complexes containing both SCN- and CN- anions have been reported recently (Liu et al., 2006). In this paper, we report the hydrothermal synthesis and structure of a new one-dimensional helical chain formed by both thiocyanate and cyanide anions.
The title compound contains a binuclear unit consisting of two CuI atoms bridged by a cyanide anion. Each Cu atom is coordinated by a bidentate chelating 2,2'-bipyridine (2,2'-bipy) molecule (Fig. 1). Both CuI atoms have a distorted tetrahedral geometry (Table 1). The bidentate SCN- ligand links adjacent binuclear [Cu2(2,2'-bpy)2(CN)] units into a one-dimensional helical chain running along the b axis. The intrachain Cu···Cu distance across the cyanide bridge is 4.9263 (3) Å. The helical chain is decorated by 2,2'-bipy ligands towards the lateral of the chain (Fig. 2). There are π–π interactions between the pyridyl rings of neighboring chains [centroid–centroid distance = 3.82 (1)Å]. The cyanide anion is disordered with each site occupied by both C and N atoms in an occupacy ratio of 0.61 (5):0.39 (5). The S atom of the thiocyanate anion is also disordered over two sites with occupacy factors of 0.61 (3) and 0.39 (3).