Crystal structure, vibrational studies and optical properties of a new organic–inorganic hybrid compound (C10H28N4)CuCl5Cl⋅4H2O

Abstract

A new organic–inorganic hybrid material, 1,4-bis(3-ammoniumpropyl) piperazinium pentachloridocuprate(II) chloride tetrahydrate [(C10H28N4)CuCl5Cl⋅4H2O], has been synthesized and characterized by X-ray diffraction, UV–visible absorption, Infrared and Raman spectroscopy. The compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic system and Pnma space group with a=8.18 (3)Å, b=10.96 (5)Å, c=21.26 (9)Å, V=2254.3 (15)Å3. In this structure, the Cu2+ ion, surrounded by five chlorides, adopts the square pyramidal coordination geometry. The structure of this compound consists of tetraprotonated 1,4-bis(3-ammoniumpropyl) piperazinium cations and the anionic sublattice is built up of isolated, square pyramid [CuCl5]3− units, chloride ion Cl− and water molecules connected with each other by hydrogen bonds. Organic and inorganic entities are interconnected by means of hydrogen bonding contacts [NH⋯O(Cl), O(W)H⋯Cl and O(W)H⋯O]. Furthermore, the room temperature IR and Raman spectra of the title compound were recorded and analyzed on the basis of literature data. The optical study was also investigated by UV–Vis absorption. In fact, the organic–inorganic hybrid crystal thin film can be easily prepared by spin-coating method from the ethanol solution of the (C10H28N4)CuCl5Cl⋅4H2O hybrid compound and it showed absorptions characteristics of CuCl based layered compounds centered at 275 and 374nm.