Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m289  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809005078 ]

[N,N'-Bis(4-bromobenzylidene)-2,2-dimethylpropane-²N,N']iodidocopper(I)

R. Kia, H.-K. Fun and H. Kargar

Abstract: The title compound, [CuI(C₁₉H₂₀Br₂N₂)], lies across a crystallographic mirror plane. The coordination around the copper centre is distorted trigonal planar, with a bite angle of 94.7 (3)°. A six-membered chelate ring in a chair conformation is formed by the coordination of the imine N atoms of the bidentate ligand to the Cu^I atom. This conformation is required by the crystallographic mirror symmetry. The interplanar angle between the benzene rings is 74.85 (19)°. The crystal structure exhibits weak intermolecular C-H interactions, which link the molecules into chains along the b axis.

Online 18 February 2009

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