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Poly[[μ4-3,4,8,10,11,13-hexa-hydro-1H,6H-bis-([1,4]di-thio-cino)[6,7-b:6',7'-e]pyrazine]di-μ-iodido-dicopper(I)]: a
Tokouré Assoumatine1, Helen Stoeckli-Evans2
1Institute of Chemistry, University of Neuchâtel, Av. de Bellevax 51, CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
Abstract:
The reaction of ligand 3,4,8,10,11,13-hexa-hydro-1H,6H-bis-([1,4]di-thio-cino)[6,7-b:6',7'-e]pyrazine (L) with CuI led to the formation of a two-dimensional coordination polymer, incorporating a [Cu2I2] motif. These units are linked via the four S atoms of the ligand to form the title two-dimensional coordination poly-mer, poly[[μ4-3,4,8,10,11,13-hexa-hydro-1H,6H-bis-([1,4]di-thio-cino)[6,7-b:6',7'-e]pyrazine]di-μ-iodido-dicopper(I)], [Cu2I2(C12H16N2S4)] , (I). The asymmetric unit is composed of a ligand mol-ecule, two copper(I) atoms and two I- ions. Both copper(I) atoms are fourfold S2I2 coordinate with almost regular trigonal-pyramidal environments. In the crystal, the layers, lying parallel to (102), are linked by C-H⋯I hydrogen bonds, forming a supra-molecular framework.
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