Tetra-kis(μ(2)-phenyl-acetato-κO:O')bis-[(isoquinoline-κN)copper(II)].

ABSTRACT: In the title centrosymmetric binuclear Cu(II) complex, [Cu(2)(C(8)H(7)O(2))(4)(C(9)H(7)N)(2)], the two Cu cations are bridged by four carboxyl-ate groups of the phenyl-acetate anions; each Cu cation is further coordinated by an isoquinoline ligand to complete the distorted CuO(4)N square-pyramidal geometry. The Cu cation is displaced by 0.2092 (8) Å from the basal plane formed by the four O atoms. Within the dinuclear mol-ecule, the Cu⋯Cu separation is 2.6453 (6) Å. Although a parallel, overlapped arrangement of isoquinoline ligands exists in the crystal structure; the longer face-to-face distance of 3.667 (5) Å suggests there is no π-π stacking between isoquinoline ring systems.

SUBMITTER: Li MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2971894 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature