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[(DPEPhos)(bcp)Cu]PF6: A General and Broadly Applicable Copper-Based Photoredox Catalyst
Published on: May 21, 2019
{5,5'-Dimeth-oxy-2,2'-[1,1'-(2,2-dimethyl-propane-1,3-diyldinitrilo)-diethyl-idyne]diphenolato-κO,N,N',O'}copper(II)
Abstract:
The tetra-dentate dianion in the title complex hydrate, [Cu(C(23)H(28)N(2)O(4))]·H(2)O, provides the Cu(II) atom with a cis-N(2)O(2) donor set. There is a significant twist from a regular square-planar geometry with the dihedral angle formed between the two six-membered CuOC(3)N chelate rings being 32.14 (8)°. The water mol-ecule forms hydrogen bonds to each of the coordinating O atoms of a given complex mol-ecule. Supra-molecular layers in the bc plane are formed in the crystal packing through C-H⋯O and C-H⋯π inter-actions.
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