Abstract
In the crystal structure of bis(4, 4′-bipyridine)diaquacopper(II) di(o-sulfobenzimidate) dichloromethane solvate, the host polycationic [Cu(4, 4′-C5H4 NC5H4N)2 (H2O)2]∝ rhombic grids stack over each other 8.16 Å apart along the c-axis of the orthorhombic Pbcn unit cell. The Cu4(4, 4′-bpy)4 rhombus clathrating a disordered dichloromethane molecule has a copper atom at the corner and the spacer heterocycle with pyridyl rings twisted by 21.8(2)°, as its side. The anions occupy the space between the layers; the grids interact with each other indirectly through water-anion hydrogen bonds [O···O = 2.766(4); O··· N = 3.061(4) Å]. The structure sets a remarkable example of potentials born by the polyfunctional o-sulfobenzimidate moiety for construction of unusual architectures.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 766-768 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Inorganic Chemistry Communications |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 12 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2001 |
Keywords
- Bipyridine
- Clathrate
- Host-guest complex
- Saccharin
- Spacers
- X-ray diffraction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Materials Chemistry