Di-μ-chlorido-bis[(2-aminobenzamide-κ2N2,O)chloridocopper(II)]

Abstract

The title compound, [Cu2Cl4(C7H8N2O)2], crystallizes as discrete [CuLCl2]2 (L = 2-aminobenzamide) dimers with inversion symmetry. Each CuII ion is five-coordinated and is bound to two bridging chloride ligands, a terminal chloride ligand and a bidentate 2-aminobenzamide ligand. The crystal structure exhibits alternating layers parallel to (010) along the b-axis direction. In the crystal, the components are linked via N—H...Cl hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional network. These interactions link the molecules within the layers and also link the layers together and reinforce the cohesion of the structure.