Complexes between copper(I) halides and 1,2-phenylenediamine
Journal article, 2005

Two copper(I) compounds containing 1,2-phenylenediamine have been prepared and characterised by means of crystal structure determination. The compounds catena-μ-1,2-phenylenediamine(acetonitrile)chlorocopper(I) (1) and catena-μ-1,2-phenylenediamine(acetonitrile)bromocopper(I) (2) are isostructural, bridging to form polymeric chains being effected solely by the aromatic amine and not by halide. Copper(I) exhibits distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry in both complexes. The chains are interconnected to form layers through short intermolecular XH interactions of 2.3–2.6 , involving amine hydrogen atoms and the terminal chloride or bromide bonded to copper(I). Neither compound is prone to decomposition by loss of the acetonitrile ligand, the reason for this being apparent from inspection of their crystal structures.

Acetonitrile

1

Crystal packing

Bromide

Copper(I)

Chloride

2-Phenylenediamine

Author

Björn Gustafsson

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry

Mikael Håkansson

University of Gothenburg

Alan T. Hutton

University of Cape Town

John R. Moss

University of Cape Town

Susan Elisabeth Jagner

University of Gothenburg

Chalmers, Chemical and Biological Engineering, Inorganic Chemistry

Inorganica Chimica Acta

0020-1693 (ISSN)

Vol. 358 4 1327-1330

Subject Categories

Chemical Sciences

DOI

10.1016/j.ica.2004.11.003

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