Di-μ-chlorido-bis-[(1,10-phenanthroline-κ 2N,N′) (trichloroacetato-κO)copper(II)]

Abstract

The title compound, [Cu 2(C 2Cl 3O 2) 2Cl2(C 12H 8N 2) 2], features a centrosymmetric binuclear complex. The coordination geometry around the Cu II atom is square-pyramidal, comprising two N atoms from a symmetrically chelating 1,10-phenanthroline ligand, one O atom from a trichloroacetate ligand and two Cl - anions. In addition, there is a weak intramolecular Cu⋯O interaction of 2.9403 (14) Å involving the carbonyl O atom of the trichloroacetate ligand. The central Cu 2Cl 2 core takes the form of a rhombus, owing to the disparate Cu - Cl bond lengths. molecules are connected in the crystal structure by C - H⋯Cl and C - H⋯O inter-actions.