Catena-Poly[[tetra-μ-anilinoacetamidato-bis(1,10-phenanthroline)dicerium(III)]-di-μ-anilinoacetamidato

Abstract

The title compound, [Ce2(C8H8N2O)6(C12H8N2)2] n , is a polymeric complex based on a binuclear unit with an inversion centre midway between the two CeIII ions, which are bridged by two tridentate, two bidentate and four monodentate (within the binuclear unit) acetamide groups. Each Ce atom is nine-coordinated by two 1,10-phenanthroline N atoms, four O and three N atoms of anilinoacetamide ligands. In the crystal structure, C—H...O, C—H...N, N—H...N and N—H...O hydrogen bonds result in the formation of a supramolecular network structure; an N—H...O hydrogen bond is also present within one ligand.