Lewis-Base Adducts of Group 11 Metal-Compounds. XXXIII. Structural Characterization of Two Novel 'Trigonal Planar' Halobis(N-Base)Copper(I) Complexes

Abstract

Single-crystal X-ray structure determinations are recorded for two unusual trigonal planar XCuL₂ species, X = halogen, L = monodentate N- base. For iodobis (2-methylquinoline)copper(I) (1) crystals are orthorhombic, P2₁2₁2₁, a 15.079(7), b 12.592(7), c 9.585(4)Ǻ, Z 4. R was 0.028 for 1285 independent 'observed' reflections; the copper(I) environment is trigonal planar [I-Cu, 2.533(2); Cu-N, 2.034(6), 2.0l5(7)Ǻ; I-Cu-N are 119.1(2), 120.4(2) and N-Cu-N, 120.4(2)°]. For the mixed base complex bromo (3,5-dimethylpyridine)(2,4,6-trimethylpyridine )copper(I) (2), crystals are triclinic, pī , a 13.643(5), b 8.434(5), c 8.163(4)Ǻ, α 59.65(4), β 79.76(4), γ 89.68(4)°, Z 2; R was 0.046 for 1551 'observed' reflections. Br-Cu is 2.418(2); Cu-N, 1.971(5), 1.963(6)Ǻ; Br-Cu-N are 113.5(2), 110.0(2) and N-Cu-N, 136.4(3)°.