The crystal structures of [Cu(phen)2(O2CMe)]X (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) complexes: Pseudo cis-distorted octahedral structures and fluxional copper(II) stereochemistries

  • Freda Clifford
  • , Eileen Counihan
  • , William Fitzgerald
  • , Karl Seff
  • , Charles Simmons
  • , Suresh Tyagi
  • , Brian Hathaway

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Abstract

The X-ray crystal structures of four cation-distortion isomers of the [Cu(phen)2(O2CMe)]+ (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline) cation are reported and shown to contain the cis-octahedral CuN4O2 chromophore; X-ray and e.s.r. data are consistent with a fluxional CuN4O2 structure, which is best described as a psuedo cis-distorted octahedral copper(II) stereochemistry in three of the complexes, and consequently these structural variations can be related to the dynamic pseudo-Jahn-Teller effect.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)196-198
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Communications
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1982

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