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Volume 65 
Part 10 
Page m1246  
October 2009  

Received 18 September 2009
Accepted 20 September 2009
Online 26 September 2009

Key indicators
Single-crystal X-ray study
T = 296 K
Mean [sigma](C-C) = 0.005 Å
R = 0.039
wR = 0.112
Data-to-parameter ratio = 16.3
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Bis{2,4-dichloro-6-[3-(dimethylamino)propyliminomethyl]phenolato}copper(II)

aSchool of Chemical Engineering, Jiangsu Polytechnic University, Changzhou 213164, People's Republic of China
Correspondence e-mail: huangxf007@gmail.com

In the title complex, [Cu(C12H15Cl2N2O)2], the CuII ion is coordinated by one N,O-bidentate and one N,N',O-tridentate Schiff base ligand, resulting in a distorted CuN3O2 square-based pyramidal coordination for the metal ion, with the O atoms lying trans to each other in the basal plane.

Related literature

For background on Schiff bases, see: Shi et al. (2007[Shi, D.-H., You, Z.-L., Xu, C., Zhang, Q. & Zhu, H.-L. (2007). Inorg. Chem. Commun. 10, 404-406.], 2008[Shi, L., Fang, R.-Q., Xue, J.-Y., Xiao, Z.-P., Tan, S.-H. & Zhu, H.-L. (2008). Aust. J. Chem. 61, 288-296.]). For reference structural data, see: Allen et al. (1987[Allen, F. H., Kennard, O., Watson, D. G., Brammer, L., Orpen, A. G. & Taylor, R. (1987). J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 2, pp. S1-19.]).

[Scheme 1]

Experimental

Crystal data
  • [Cu(C12H15Cl2N2O)2]

  • Mr = 611.86

  • Triclinic, [P \overline 1]

  • a = 9.4099 (17) Å

  • b = 12.548 (2) Å

  • c = 12.603 (2) Å

  • [alpha] = 103.271 (7)°

  • [beta] = 110.907 (7)°

  • [gamma] = 90.614 (8)°

  • V = 1346.0 (4) Å3

  • Z = 2

  • Mo K[alpha] radiation

  • [mu] = 1.24 mm-1

  • T = 296 K

  • 0.28 × 0.24 × 0.15 mm

Data collection
  • Enraf-Nonius CAD-4 diffractometer

  • Absorption correction: [psi] scan (North et al., 1968[North, A. C. T., Phillips, D. C. & Mathews, F. S. (1968). Acta Cryst. A24, 351-359.]) Tmin = 0.723, Tmax = 0.836

  • 7433 measured reflections

  • 5221 independent reflections

  • 3718 reflections with I > 2[sigma](I)

  • Rint = 0.022

  • 200 standard reflections every 3 reflections intensity decay: 1%

Refinement
  • R[F2 > 2[sigma](F2)] = 0.039

  • wR(F2) = 0.112

  • S = 1.03

  • 5221 reflections

  • 320 parameters

  • H-atom parameters constrained

  • [Delta][rho]max = 0.39 e Å-3

  • [Delta][rho]min = -0.63 e Å-3

Table 1
Selected bond lengths (Å)

Cu1-O2 1.921 (2)
Cu1-O1 1.924 (2)
Cu1-N1 2.003 (2)
Cu1-N3 2.009 (2)
Cu1-N2 2.459 (3)

Data collection: CAD-4 Software (Enraf-Nonius, 1989[Enraf-Nonius (1989). CAD-4 Software. Enraf-Nonius, Delft, The Netherlands.]); cell refinement: CAD-4 Software; data reduction: XCAD4 (Harms & Wocadlo, 1995[Harms, K. & Wocadlo, S. (1995). XCAD4. University of Marburg, Germany.]); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008[Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.]); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.


Supplementary data and figures for this paper are available from the IUCr electronic archives (Reference: HB5109 ).


Acknowledgements

The work was supported by the Doctoral Fund (Project ZMF 08020066) of Jiangsu Polytechnic University.

References

Allen, F. H., Kennard, O., Watson, D. G., Brammer, L., Orpen, A. G. & Taylor, R. (1987). J. Chem. Soc. Perkin Trans. 2, pp. S1-19.
Enraf-Nonius (1989). CAD-4 Software. Enraf-Nonius, Delft, The Netherlands.
Harms, K. & Wocadlo, S. (1995). XCAD4. University of Marburg, Germany.
North, A. C. T., Phillips, D. C. & Mathews, F. S. (1968). Acta Cryst. A24, 351-359.  [CrossRef] [details]
Sheldrick, G. M. (2008). Acta Cryst. A64, 112-122.  [CrossRef] [details]
Shi, L., Fang, R.-Q., Xue, J.-Y., Xiao, Z.-P., Tan, S.-H. & Zhu, H.-L. (2008). Aust. J. Chem. 61, 288-296.  [ISI] [CSD] [CrossRef] [ChemPort]
Shi, D.-H., You, Z.-L., Xu, C., Zhang, Q. & Zhu, H.-L. (2007). Inorg. Chem. Commun. 10, 404-406.  [ISI] [CSD] [CrossRef]


Acta Cryst (2009). E65, m1246  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809038045 ]

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