Abstract
A new complex of a catena-(μ2-perchlorato)-N-ethyl-N,N′-bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)propane-1,3-diaminecopper(II) perchlorate ([Cu(ClO4)2(LHEt)]) was prepared. Its crystal structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffractometry. [Cu(ClO4)2(LHEt)] crystallized in the orthorhombic system, space group Pna21, with a = 19.959(1), b = 7.3718(3), c = 14.6432(7)Å, Z = 4, V = 2154.6(2)Å3. The crystal structure was solved by direct methods and refined by full-matrix least squares on F2 to final values of R1 = 0.0469. A structure such that one perchlorate ion is bridged to the two [Cu(LHEt)]2+ ions in the crystal was found.
