Title of article :
A [Cu3(μ3-O)]–pyrazolate metallacycle with terminal nitrate ligands exhibiting point group symmetry3
Author/Authors :
Mathivathanan, Logesh Department of Chemistry - University of Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras, USA , Cruz, Raquel Department of Chemistry - University of Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras, USA , Raptis, Raphael G. Department of Chemistry - University of Puerto Rico – Rio Piedras, USA
Abstract :
The trinuclear triangular cuprate anion of the title compound, tris[bis(triphenylphosphoranylidene)ammonium] tris(μ2-4-chloropyrazolato-κ2N:N′)-μ3-oxido-tris[(nitrato-κ2O,O′)cuprate(II)] nitrate monohydrate, (C36H30P2N)[Cu3(C3H2ClN2)3(NO3)3O]NO3·H2O, has point group symmetry 3., with the μ3-O atom located on the threefold rotation axis. The distorted square-pyramidal coordination sphere of the CuII atom is completed by two N atoms of trans-bridging pyrazolate groups and a chelating nitrate anion. The complex anion is slightly bent, with the nitrate and pyrazolate groups occupying positions above and below the Cu3 plane, respectively. In the crystal, weak O—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, as well as π–π interactions, are present.
Keywords :
terminal nitrate ligands , crystal structure , copper–pyrazolate complex
Journal title :
Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications