Catena-Poly[{μ-cyanido-bis[(4,4′-dimethyl-2,2′-bipyridine-κ2N,N′)copper(I)]}-μ-cyanido-copper(I)-μ-cyanido

Shi-Hong Lin,Ying-Yi Yang,Seik Weng Ng

doi:10.1107/s1600536808022964

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In the title compound, [Cu3(CN)3(C12H12N2)2], two 2,2′-bipyridine N,N′-chelated CuI atoms are linked by a cyanide bridge that lies about a center of inversion; the CuI atom exists in a tetrahedral coordination geometry. This dinuclear entity is linked to another CuI atom that lies on a twofold rotation axis by another cyanide bridge, these bridges giving rise to the formation of a linear chain motif.

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In the title compound, [Cu3(CN)3(C12H12N2)2], two 2,20bipyridine N,N0-chelated CuI atoms are linked by a cyanide bridge that lies about a center of inversion; the CuI atom exists in a tetrahedral coordination geometry
This dinuclear entity is linked to another CuI atom that lies on a twofold rotation axis by another cyanide bridge, these bridges giving rise to the formation of a linear chain motif
Supplementary data and figures for this paper are available from the IUCr electronic archives (Reference: RK2103)

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In the title compound, [Cu3(CN)3(C12H12N2)2], two 2,20bipyridine N,N0-chelated CuI atoms are linked by a cyanide bridge that lies about a center of inversion; the CuI atom exists in a tetrahedral coordination geometry. Shi-Hong Lin,a Ying-Yi Yanga and Seik Weng Ngb* ADepartment of Chemistry, Shantou University, Shantou, Guangdong 515063, People’s Republic of China, and bDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Correspondence e-mail: seikweng@um.edu.my

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