Synthesis and structural characterization of hexa-μ2-chlorido-μ4-oxido-tetrakis{[4-(phenylethynyl)pyridine-κN]copper(II)} dichloromethane monosolvate

Rayya A. Al Balushi, Muhammad S. Khan, Md Serajul Haque Faizi, Ashanul Haque, Kieran Molloy, Paul R. Raithby

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Abstract

In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Cu4Cl6O(C13H9N)4]·CH2Cl2, the core molecular structure consists of a Cu4 tetrahedron with a central interstitial O atom. Each edge of the Cu4 tetrahedron is bridged by a chlorido ligand. Each copper(II) cation is coordinated to the central O atom, two chlorido ligands and one N atom of the 4-phenylethynylpyridine ligand. In the crystal, the molecules are linked by intermolecular C - H⋯Cl interactions. Furthermore, C - H⋯π and π-π interactions also connect the molecules, forming a three-dimensional network. Hirshfeld surface analysis indicates that the most important contributions for the packing arrangement are from H⋯H and C⋯H/H⋯C interactions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)42-46
Number of pages5
JournalActa Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications
Volume77
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Jan 2021

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Funding Information:
RAA gratefully acknowledges the Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Oman (Project No. BFP/RGP/EI/18/076) for funding and Al Sharqiyah University, Oman, for a research grant (ASU-FSFR/ CAS/FSHN-01/ 2019).

Keywords

  • 4-phenylethynyl-pyridine
  • crystal structure
  • tetrahedral

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Chemistry
  • General Materials Science
  • Condensed Matter Physics

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