Crystal Structure of Di-μ-iodo-bis[N,N′-bis(trans-cinnamaldehyde)-phenylenediimine]copper(I)

Abstract

The title complex, [(ca₂ph)Cu(μ-I)₂Cu(ca₂ph)] {ca₂ph = N,N′-bis(trans-cinnamaldehyde)-phenylenediimine}, has been synthesized and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. This complex has a dinuclear structure where two copper(I) ions are doubly bridged by iodine substituents. The ca₂ph acts as a bidentate ligand coordinating via two N atoms to the copper. The coordination geometry around the Cu atom is a distorted tetrahedron formed by two N atoms from ca₂ph and two iodine substituents. The distance between the two copper atoms is 2.5992(15)Å.