Synthesis and structural characterization of a Cu(I) complex with 4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)phenyl)methanone ligands

Abstract

A copper complex with V-shaped ligands, [(L¹)Cu₂Cl₂]_n (1), (L1 = 4-(1H-imidazol-1-yl)phenyl) methanone) has been synthesized and characterized by IR spectroscopy, elemental analyses and singlecrystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal of 1 is monoclinic, sp. gr. C2/_c with the unit cell parameters a = 17.9496(13), b = 15.3440(13), c = 7.2983(7) Å, and β = 112.875(6)°, Z = 4, R₁ = 0.0681, and wR₂ = 0.1736 (I > 2 σ). The solid state structure of 1 consists of 2D metal aromatic chloride layers, which are propagating along the bc plane to form a 3D network through hydrogen bonds.