Supramolecular interactions in a copper(II) 4′-(4-bromophenyl)-2,2′:6′,2′′-terpyridine complex
摘要:
The title compound, [4'-(4-bromophenyl)-2,2':6',2''-terpyridine]chlorido(trifluoromethanesulfonato)copper(II), [Cu(CF3O3S)Cl(C21H14BrN3)], is a new copper complex containing a polypyridyl-based ligand. The CuII centre is five-coordinated in a square-pyramidal manner by one substituted 2,2':6',2''-terpyridine ligand, one chloride ligand and a coordinated trifluoromethanesulfonate anion. The Cu-N bond lengths differ by 0.1 A for the peripheral and central pyridine rings [2.032 (2) (mean) and 1.9345 (15) A, respectively]. The presence of the trifluoromethanesulfonate anion coordinated to the metal centre allows Br...F halogen-halogen interactions, giving rise to the formation of a dimer about an inversion centre. This work also demonstrates that the rigidity of the ligand allows the formation of other types of nonclassical interactions (C-H...Cl and C-H...O), yielding a three-dimensional network.