{μ-trans-N,N′-Bis[(diphenylphosphanyl)methyl]benzene-1,4-diamine-κ2P:P′}bis{(acetonitrile-κN)[dipyrido[3,2-a:2′,3′-c]phenazine-κ2N4,N5]copper(I)} bis(tetrafluoridoborate)

• Main Authors: Ting-Hong Huang, Xuan-Feng Jiang, Liu-Cheng Gui, Xiu-Jian Wang, Zhong-Min Cen
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: International Union of Crystallography 2009-09-01
• Series: Acta Crystallographica Section E
• Online Access: http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?S1600536809031754

In the centrosymmetric dinuclear title compound, [Cu2(C2H3N)2(C18H10N4)2(C32H30N2P2)](BF4)2, the CuI centre is coordinated by two N atoms from a dipyridophenazine ligand, one P atom from an N,N′-bis[(diphenylphosphanyl)methyl]benzene-1,4-diamine (bpbda) ligand, and one N atom from an acetonitrile molecule in a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The bpbda ligand, lying on an inversion center, bridges two CuI centres into a Z-shaped complex. Intramolecular π–π interactions between the dipyridophenazine ligand and the benzene ring of the bpbda ligand are observed [centroid–centroid distance = 3.459 (3) Å]. The crystal structure also involves intermolecular π–π interactions between the dipyridophenazine ligands [centroid–centroid distance = 3.506 (3) Å], which lead to a one-dimensional supramolecular structure.