Crystal structure of di-μ-chlorido-bis-[chlorido-bis-(1,2-dimethyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazole-κN³)copper(II)] acetonitrile disolvate.

ABSTRACT: 1,2-Dimethyl-5-nitro-imidazole (dimetridazole, dimet) is a compound that belongs to a class of nitro-imidazole drugs that are effective at inhibiting the activity of certain parasites and bacteria. However, there are few reports that describe structures of compounds that feature metals complexed by dimet. Therefore, we report here that dimet reacts with CuCl₂·H₂O to yield a chloride-bridged copper(II) dimer, [Cu₂Cl₄(C₅H₇N₃O₂)₄] or [Cu(μ-Cl)Cl(dimet)₂]₂. In this mol-ecule, the Cu^II ions are coordinated in an approximately trigonal-bipyramidal manner, and the mol-ecule lies across an inversion center. The dihedral angle between the imidazole rings in the asymmet

SUBMITTER: Quinlivan PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5095849 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature