Ionothermal synthesis and crystal structure of a neworganic-inorganic hybrid compound:catena -poly[bis(1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium)[hepta-µ-bromido-pentacuprate(I)]]

Author(s)
Ljiljana Karanovic, Dejan Poleti, Tamara Đorđević
Abstract

A new organic-inorganic hybrid compound, catena-poly[bis(1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium) [μ

5-bromido-tri-μ

3-bromido-tri-μ

2-bromido-pentacuprate(I)]], {(C

6H

11N

2)

2[Cu

5Br

7]}

n , has been obtained under ionothermal conditions from a reaction mixture containing Ba(OH)

2.8H

2O, Cu(OH)

2.2H

2O, As

2O

5, 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium bromide and distilled water. The crystal structure consists of complex [Cu

5Br

7]

2- anions arranged in sinusoidal {[Cu

5Br

7]

2-}

n chains running along the a axis, which are surrounded by 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium cations. Three of the five unique Br atoms and one of the three Cu

I atoms occupy special positions with half-occupancy (a mirror plane perpendicular to the b axis, site symmetry m). The Cu

I ions are in a distorted tetrahedral coordination environment, with four Br atoms at distances ranging from 2.3667 14;(10) to 2.6197 14;(13) 14;Å, and an outlier at 3.0283 14;(12) 14;Å, exceptionally elongated and with a small contribution to the bond-valence sum of only 6.7%. Short C-H⋯Br contacts build up a three-dimensional network. The Cu⋯Cu distances within the chain range from 2.8390 14;(12) to 3.0805 14;(17) 14;Å, indicating the existence of weak Cu

I⋯Cu

I cuprophilic interactions.

Organisation(s)
Department of Mineralogy and Crystallography
External organisation(s)
University of Belgrade
Journal
Acta Crystallographica. Section C: Crystal Structure Communications
Volume
C70
Pages
1021-1024
No. of pages
4
ISSN
0108-2701
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1107/S205322961402172X
Publication date
11-2014
Peer reviewed
Yes
Austrian Fields of Science 2012
104003 Inorganic chemistry, 104015 Organic chemistry, 104011 Materials chemistry, 105113 Crystallography
Keywords
ASJC Scopus subject areas
Condensed Matter Physics, Materials Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
Portal url
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/en/publications/20f040f7-8948-40bd-b5d8-b4b53899fc16