Di-μ-chlorido-bis[(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)(trichloroacetato-κO)copper(II)]

Abstract

The title compound, [Cu2(C2Cl3O2)2Cl2(C12H8N2)2], features a centrosymmetric binuclear complex. The coordination geometry around the CuII atom is square-pyramidal, comprising two N atoms from a symmetrically chelating 1,10-phenanthroline ligand, one O atom from a trichloroacetate ligand and two Cl− anions. In addition, there is a weak intramolecular Cu...O interaction of 2.9403 (14) Å involving the carbonyl O atom of the trichloroacetate ligand. The central Cu2Cl2 core takes the form of a rhombus, owing to the disparate Cu—Cl bond lengths. Molecules are connected in the crystal structure by C—H...Cl and C—H...O interactions.