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[(DPEPhos)(bcp)Cu]PF6: A General and Broadly Applicable Copper-Based Photoredox Catalyst
Published on: May 21, 2019
{6,6'-Dieth-oxy-2,2'-[2,2-dimethyl-propane-1,3-diylbis(nitrilo-methyl-idyne)]diphenolato}copper(II) monohydrate
Abstract:
In the title complex, [Cu(C(23)H(28)N(2)O(4))]·H(2)O, the Cu(II) ion has a distorted planar geometry, coordinated by the N(2)O(2) unit of the tetra-dentate Schiff base ligand. The asymmetric unit comprises one complex mol-ecule and a water mol-ecule of crystallization. The water H atoms form bifurcated O-H⋯(O,O) inter-molecular hydrogen bonds with the O atoms of the phenolate and eth-oxy groups with R(1) (2)(5) and R(1) (2)(6) ring motifs, which may, in part, influence the mol-ecular configuration. The dihedral angle between the two O-Cu-N coordination planes is 31.02 (6)° and the dihedral angle between the two benzene rings is 34.98 (7)°. In the crystal structure, mol-ecules are linked together by inter-molecular C-H⋯O inter-actions, forming extended chains along the a axis. The crystal structure is further stabilized by inter-molecular C-H⋯π and π-π [centroid-centroid = 3.5068 (13) Å] inter-actions.
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