A [Cu3(μ3-O)]–pyrazolate metallacycle with terminal nitrate ligands exhibiting point group symmetry 3

Abstract

The trinuclear triangular cuprate anion of the title compound, tris[bis(triphenylphosphoranylidene)ammonium] tris(μ2-4-chloropyrazolato-κ2N:N′)-μ3-oxido-tris[(nitrato-κ2O,O′)cuprate(II)] nitrate monohydrate, (C36H30P2N)[Cu3(C3H2ClN2)3(NO3)3O]NO3·H2O, has point group symmetry 3., with the μ3-O atom located on the threefold rotation axis. The distorted square-pyramidal coordination sphere of the CuII atom is completed by two N atoms of trans-bridging pyrazolate groups and a chelating nitrate anion. The complex anion is slightly bent, with the nitrate and pyrazolate groups occupying positions above and below the Cu3 plane, respectively. In the crystal, weak O—H...O and C—H...O hydrogen bonds, as well as π–π interactions, are present.

Keywords

• crystal structure
• copper–pyrazolate complex
• terminal nitrate ligands