The crystal structure of a µ-phenolato copper(II) dinuclear complex containing two chemically distinct metal co-ordination environments

Abstract

The crystal structure of [L¹Cu₂(µ-Br)(µ-HCO₂)]₂[Cu₂Br₄](3) is reported, where HL¹ is the Schiff base derived from the condensation of 2-aminomethylpyridine and 2-[(N-diethylaminoethyl-N-ethyl)aminomethyl]-4-bromo-6-formylphenol (1); the structure comprises a copper(II) dinuclear cation with phenolate, bromide, and formate bridges in which the metals have different co-ordination environments, and a copper(I) dinuclear dianion with bromide bridges.