(2,2′-Bipyridine)bis-(triphenyl-phosphine)copper(I) nitrate chloro-form solvate hemihydrate

Abstract

In the title compound, [Cu(C10H8N2)(C18H15P)2]NO2·CHCl3·0. 5H2O, the Cu atom is tetra-hedrally coordinated by a bidentate 2,2′-bipyridine ligand and two PPh3 ligands. The Cu - N and Cu - P distances are similar to those observed in similar compounds. The range of coordination angles shows a moderate distortion from ideal tetra-hedral geometry. The bipyridine ligand is twisted [14.2 (4)°] about the ring-ring C - C bond. The nitrate anion and the water and chloro-form mol-ecules of solvation are disordered. In the crystal structure, there are O(water) - H⋯O(nitrate), C - H⋯O(water) and C - H⋯O(nitrate) hydrogen bonds.