Dichlorobis[2-(chloromethyl)pyridine]copper(II)
First published: 14 May 2004
Yuan-Gen Yao, e-mail: [email protected]
Abstract
In the title compound, [CuCl2(C6H7ClN)2], the Cu atom, occupying a special position on an inversion center, has a square-planar coordination formed by two Cl ligands [Cu—Cl = 2.2719 (9) Å] and two N atoms of o-chloromethylpyridine ligands [Cu—N = 2.008 (2) Å and Cl—Cu—N = 88.65 (8)°]. The Cl atoms of the chloromethyl groups effectively shield the axial positions of the Cu atom [Cu⋯Cl = 3.000 (1) Å, Cl—Cu⋯Cl = 90.7 (3)° and N—Cu⋯Cl = 74.8 (8)°].
