Bonding mode of the thiocyanate ion: crystal structure of bis-(1,3-diaminopropane)isothiocyanatecopper(II) perchlorate
Abstract
Replacement of SCN– with ClO4– in Cu(tn)2(SCN)2(tn = NH2·CH2·CH2·CH2·NH2) is accompanied by a different bonding mode of the thiocyanate ion; the co-ordination polyhedron of the copper(II) ion in bis(1,3-diaminopropane)isothiocyanatocopper(II) is a distorted trigonal bipyramid, the co-ordination sites being occupied by amino and thiocyanate nitrogen atoms.