Novel Copper(II) Complexes of N-Phenylanthranilic Acid Containing Ethanol and Hydroxo Ligands

Abstract

The complexes, tetra-μ-[2-(phenylamino)benzoato](O,O′)-bis[(ethanol)copper(II)] (1) and di-μ-[2-(phenylamino)benzoato](O,O′)-bis[(hydroxo)copper(II)] (2), were synthesized by the reaction of N-phenylanthranilic acid and CuCl2·2H2O in an ethanol water mixture. In complex 1, each Cu(II) atom, which is in a slightly distorted square pyramidal environment, is coordinated equatorially by four N-phenylanthranilate O-atoms and axially by the ethanol O-atoms. In complex 2, [Cu2(C6H5NHC6H4COO)2(OH)2], each Cu(II) atom, which is in tetrahedral environment, is coordinated by two N-phenylanthranilate O-atoms and hydroxo ligands. The crystal structure (monoclinic, P21/c space group) of complex 1 comprises a dinuclear [Cu2(C6H5NHC6H4COO)4(CH3CH2OH)2] species and the dimer is located on a crystallographic inversion centre. The Cu(II) ions, 2.591(2) A apart, are bridged by the carboxylate groups of four N-phenylanthranilate ligands. The complex molecules show three-dimensional supramolecular networks by O–H···O, C–H···O and C–H···π interactions.