Piperazinium Chlorocuprates(I)

Abstract

The formation from aqueous solution of networks containing piperazinium hydrochlorides with copper(I) chloride is described. Four new X-ray crystal structures are reported: (H₂Pip)[Cu₂Cl₄] (two isomeric phases: 1A and 1B), (H₂MePip)[Cu₃Cl₅] (2), and (H₂Me₂Pip)[Cu₄Cl₆] (3) (Pip = piperazine, MePip = N-methylpiperazine, Me₂Pip = N,N′-dimethylpiperazine. In 1A (P-1, a = 6.3141(2), b = 6.8248(2), c = 6.9067(2), α = 90.707(2), β = 110.748(2), γ = 110.799(2), V = 256.918(13), Z = 2) corner-sharing Cu₂Cl₂ rhomboid dimers form infinite chains running parallel to the a-axis. In 1B (Pbcn, a = 9.9442(6), b = 8.0622(5), c = 13.1301(7), V = 1052.67(11), Z = 8) the Cu₂Cl₂ dimers are linked by μ-Cl into Cu₆Cl₈ rings which form hexagonally tiled sheets running parallel to the a,b-plane. In 2 (P-1, a = 8.0815(7), b = 9.6584(9), c = 9.7900(8), α = 70.231(4), β = 77.180(4), γ = 70.587(4), V = 673.05(10), Z = 2) alternating Cu₃Cl₃ and Cu₄Cl₄ rings are fused to form ribbons that run parallel to the a-axis. Copper-copper interactions are present. In 3 (C2/c, a = 17.4026(6), b = 10.5295(4), c = 11.7501(8), β = 131.5490(10), V = 1611.35(14), Z = 8) relatively long Cu···Cl interactions connect Cu₄Cl₆ “adamantane” units into chains running parallel to the c-axis. In all cases the piperazinium ions are independent from the chlorocuprate structures, but they do show N–H···Cl interactions.

Index Abstract

The synthesis and network structures of four piperazinium hydrochlorides with copper(I) chloride are presented.