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Chloro(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-N,N')(isoquinoline-1-carboxylato-O,N)copper(II)
1Laboratoire de Cristallographie et RMN Biologiques, UMR 8015 CNRS, Faculté des Sciences Pharmaceutiques et Biologiques de Paris V, 4 Avenue de l'Observatoire, 75270 Paris CEDEX 06, France. lemoine@pharmacie.univ-paris5.fr
Abstract:
The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [CuCl(C(10)H(6)NO(2))(C(14)H(12)N(2))], contains two monomeric copper molecules, A and B. Each Cu atom is coordinated to one 2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline (neocuproine) ligand via both N atoms, to one isoquinoline-1-carboxylate anion (IQC(-)) via the N and one O atom, and to one Cl(-) anion. The environment of the Cu atom is approximately square pyramidal, with the apical position occupied by an N atom of neocuproine. In molecule A, the Cu atom is 0.301 (1) A above the basal plane; this distance is 0.316 (1) A in molecule B. The crystal packing is characterized by several hydrogen bonds.