Crystal structure of bis(μ2-4-tert-butyl-2-formylphenolato)-1:2κ3O1,O2:O1;3:4κ3O1,O2:O1-bis(4-tert-butyl-2-formylphenolato)-2κ2O1,O2;4κ2O1,O2-di-μ3-methoxido-1:2:3κ3O;1:3:4κ3O-di-μ2-methoxido-1:4κ2O;2:3κ2O-tetracopper(II)

Abstract

The structure of the title compound, [Cu4(CH3O)4(C11H13O2)4], consists of dimeric dinuclear copper(II) complexes oriented around a centre of inversion. Within each dinuclear fragment, the two CuII atoms are in a distorted square-planar coordination sphere. Two neighbouring fragments are linked by four apical Cu—O contacts, yielding an overall square-pyramidal coordination environment for each of the four CuII atoms. The molecules are arranged in layers parallel to (101). Non-classical C—H...O hydrogen-bonding interactions are observed between the layers.

Keywords

• crystal structure
• copper(II)
• tetranuclear complex
• hydrogen bonding