[(4-Methylbenzyl)bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amine-3N,N',N'']bis(thiocyanato-S)copper(II) dichloromethane hemisolvate

Acta Crystallographica Section E

Structure Reports Online

Volume 68, Part 4 (April 2012)

metal-organic compounds

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Acta Cryst. (2012). E68, m468 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536812011476 ]

[(4-Methylbenzyl)bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amine-³N,N',N'']bis(thiocyanato-S)copper(II) dichloromethane hemisolvate

Y. Qi, Y. Li, Z.-P. Ma and Q.-Y. Chen

Abstract: The title compound, [Cu(NCS)₂(C₂₀H₂₁N₃)]·0.5CH₂Cl₂, crystallized with two independent complex molecules (A and B) in the asymmetric unit, accompanied by one dichloromethane solvent molecule. Each Cu^II atom has a square-pyramidal geometry, being coordinated by five N atoms, three from the (4-methylbenzyl)bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amine ligand and two from the thiocyanate ligands. In the crystal, the B molecules are linked via C-HS interactions, forming chains propagating along [100].