[4-Bromo-N-(pyridin-2-ylmethylidene)aniline-κ2N,N′]iodido(triphenylphosphane-κP)copper(I)

Abstract

In the title compound, [CuI(C12H9BrN2)(C18H15P)], the CuI ion is bonded to one I atom, one triphenylphosphane P atom and two N atoms of the diimine ligand in a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The Schiff base acts as a chelating ligand and coordinates to the CuI atom via two N atoms. In the diimine ligand, the dihedral angle between the pyridine and bromophenyl rings is 19.2 (2)°. In the crystal, molecules are connected by π–π stacking interactions between inversion-related pyridine rings [centroid–centroid distance = 3.404 (3) Å].