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[(DPEPhos)(bcp)Cu]PF6: A General and Broadly Applicable Copper-Based Photoredox Catalyst
Published on: May 21, 2019
(1-{2-[2-(2-Ammonio-ethyl-amino)ethyl-amino]ethyl-imino-meth-yl}-2-naphtholato-κO,N,N',N'')chloridocopper(II)
1College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Liaocheng University, Shandong 252059, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
In the square-pyramidal title complex, [CuCl(C(17)H(24)N(4)O)]Cl, the Cu(II) atom is coordinated by three N atoms [Cu-N 1.946 (2), 2.010 (2), 2.085 (3) Å], one O atom [Cu-O 1.910 (2) Å] and one apical Cl atom [Cu-Cl 2.6437 (9) Å]. The three coordinated N and one O atom are almost coplanar, with a maximum deviation of 0.0268 Å. The tetra-dentate ligand forms two five-membered (N-Cu-N) and one six-membered (N-Cu-O) chelate rings with bite angles of 84.06 (10), 85.30 (10) and 91.70 (9)°, respectively. The two N-Cu-N chelate rings are non-planar.
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