The title compound, [Cu(NCS) 2 (C 5 H 5 N) 4 ], is a mononuclear copper(II) complex. The Cu II atom, lying on an inversion center, is six-coordinated by four pyridine N atoms and by another two N atoms of two thiocyanate anions in a slightly distorted octahedral geometry.
Diisothiocyanatotetrapyridinecopper(II)
✍ Scribed by Gary, John Brannon ;Kautz, Jason A. ;Klausmeyer, Kevin K. ;Wong, Ching-Wah
- Publisher
- International Union of Crystallography
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 168 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1600-5368
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✦ Synopsis
The crystal structure of the title copper(II) complex, [Cu(NCS) 2 (C 5 H 5 N) 4 ], shows a tetragonally distorted octahedral coordination about the central copper(II) ion. The Cu ion lies at a site with 1 symmetry.
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Single-crystal X-ray study T = 110 K Mean '(C±C) = 0.003 A Ê R factor = 0.046 wR factor = 0.115 Data-to-parameter ratio = 19.1 For details of how these key indicators were automatically derived from the article, see http://journals.iucr.org/e.
In the title complex, [Cd(NCS) 2 (C 5 H 5 N) 4 ], the Cd II atom lies on a center of inversion. It is coordinated by four N atoms from four pyridines and two N atoms from two isothiocyanate ions and has a slightly distorted octahedral geometry.