Bis[bis(methoxycarbimido)aminato]copper(II) 1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one disolvate

Ann M Chippindale; Edward J Bilbé; Simon J Hibble

doi:10.1107/S0108270109048252

Bis[bis(methoxycarbimido)aminato]copper(II) 1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one disolvate

Acta Crystallogr C. 2009 Dec;65(Pt 12):m485-7. doi: 10.1107/S0108270109048252. Epub 2009 Nov 25.

Authors

Ann M Chippindale¹, Edward J Bilbé, Simon J Hibble

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemistry, University of Reading, Whiteknights, Reading, Berkshire RG6 6AD, England. a.m.chippindale@rdg.ac.uk

PMID: 19966434
DOI: 10.1107/S0108270109048252

Abstract

The title compound, [Cu(C(4)H(8)N(3)O(2))(2)].2C(5)H(9)NO, consists of a neutral copper complex, in which the Cu(II) centre coordinates to two bis(methoxycarbimido)aminate ligands, solvated by two molecules of 1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one. The complex is planar and centrosymmetric, with the Cu(II) centre occupying a crystallographic inversion centre and adopting approximately square-planar geometry. N-H...O hydrogen-bonding interactions exist between the amine NH groups of the ligands and the O atoms of the 1-methylpyrrolidin-2-one molecules. The associated units pack to form sheets.