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[(DPEPhos)(bcp)Cu]PF6: A General and Broadly Applicable Copper-Based Photoredox Catalyst
Published on: May 21, 2019
catena-Poly[[dicyanamido(5,5'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine-kappa2N,N')copper(II)]-mu-dicyanamido-kappa2N1:N5]
Huub Kooijman1, Anthony L Spek, Gerard A van Albada
1Bijvoet Centre for Biomolecular Research, Department of Crystal and Structural Chemistry, Utrecht University, Padualaan 8, 3584 CH Utrecht, The Netherlands. h.kooijman@chem.uu.nl
Abstract:
In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Cu(C(2)N(3))(2)(C(12)H(12)N(2))](n), the Cu(II) atom adopts a distorted square-pyramidal geometry, the basal plane of which is formed by two N atoms of the bipyridine ligand, one N atom of a bidentate dicyanamide anion and one N atom of a monodentate dicyanamide anion [Cu-N = 1.9760(15)-2.0157(15)A]. The apical position is occupied by an N atom of a bidentate dicyanamide anion, located 2.2468(16)A from the Cu atom, thus forming a one-dimensional polymeric chain.
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