(4,7-Dimethyl-4,7-diazadecanediamide)diisothiocyanatocopper(II)

Abstract

The Cu II of the title complex, [Cu(NCS) 2 (C 10 H 22 O 2 N 4 )], is six-coordinated in a tetragonally elongated octahedral geometry with the two amine N atoms of the quadridendate ligand and the two N atoms of the isothiocyanato groups equatorial and the two amide O atoms axial. The two N-methyl groups of the tetradendate ligand are trans to each other with respect to the equatorial plane. The complex has a cis-α conformation. The central five-membered ring is in a stable skew form and both of the terminal six-membered rings are in unstable twist forms