Bis[cis-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethene]copper(I) dichloridocuprate(I)

Abstract

The crystal structure of the title compound, [Cu(C26H22P2)2][CuCl2], is composed of discrete Cu(dppey)2]+ cations [dppey is cis-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethene] and [CuCl2]− anions. The tetrahedral Cu(P—P)2 core of the [Cu(dppey)2]+ cation is distorted, with Cu—P bond lengths ranging from 2.269 (1) to 2.366 (1) Å. The five-membered –Cu—P—CH=CH—P– rings adopt envelope conformations, with the Cu atom lying 0.38 and 0.65 Å out of the P—C=C—P planes. The Cu—Cl distances in the [CuCl2]− anion are 2.094 (2) and 2.096 (2) Å, with a Cl—Cu—Cl angle of 176.81 (7)°.