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Preparation of a Corannulene-functionalized Hexahelicene by Copper(I)-catalyzed Alkyne-azide Cycloaddition of Nonplanar Polyaromatic Units
Published on: September 18, 2016
catena-Poly[[tetra-kis-(1H-pyrazole-κN(2))copper(II)]-μ-hexa-fluoridosilicato-κ(2)F:F']
Hui Li1, Qiuping Han, Xiaochuan Chai
1Department of Applied Chemistry, Yuncheng University, Yuncheng, Shanxi 044000, People's Republic of China.
Abstract:
In the title one-dimensional coordination polymer, [Cu(SiF(6))(C(3)H(4)N(2))(4)](n), the Cu(II) atom is coordinated by two hexafluoridosilicate F atoms and four pyrazole N atoms in a distorted trans-CuF(2)N(4) octa-hedral environment. The dihedral angle between the planes of the pyrazlole rings in the asymmetric unit is 74.4 (3)°. The hexa-fluoridosilicate dianion acts as a bridging ligand, connecting the Cu(II) atoms into a [1-10] chain. The Cu and Si atoms lie on special positions with 2/m site symmetry. In the crystal, intra-chain N-H⋯F hydrogen bonds occur and weak C-H⋯F inter-actions link the chains.
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