Acta Cryst. (2010). E66, m682  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536810017459 ]

Tetraimidazolebis(trichloroacetato)copper(II)

L.-M. Li, H.-M. Guo, F.-F. Jian, Z.-H. Zhang and N. Zhang

Abstract: The title compound, [Cu(C₂Cl₃O₂)₂(C₃H₄N₂)₄], was prepared by the reaction of imidazole and trichloroacetatocopper(II). The Cu^II atom adopts a distorted octahedral coordination geometry, binding the N atoms of four imidazole ligands and the carboxylate O atoms of two trichloroacetate anions. The molecular structure and packing are stabilized by N-HO hydrogen-bonding interactions. Close intermolecular ClCl contacts [3.498 (3) Å] are also found in the structure.

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