A mixed copper(I)/copper(II) complex coordinated by a multidentate amidato ligand

The compound described in this paper, bis{1-[2-(N,N-di­methyl­amino)­ethyl­amino]­ethaniminato}dicopper(I,II) per­chlor­ate, [Cu₂(C₆H₁₃N₃)₂]ClO₄, is the product of the reaction of [(H₃CCN)₄Cu]ClO₄ with a substituted triazine ring system. The complex is a copper(I)/copper(II) compound in which each Cu atom has a square-planar coordination environment; the Cu—Cu distance is 2.4552 (14) Å. The two Cu atoms are bridged by an amidate ligand, which was apparently formed in a ring-cleavage reaction of the triazine ring. Each cation has a twofold axis perpendicular to the Cu–amidate plane, bisecting the Cu—Cu bond.