Journal of the Chemical Society A: Inorganic, Physical, Theoretical
Journal of the Chemical Society A: Inorganic, Physical, Theoretical was published from 1966 - 1971.
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J. Chem. Soc. A, 1971, 103 - 106, DOI: 10.1039/J19710000103
Structures of diethylenetriaminecopper(II) cations. Part IV. Crystal structure of µ-formato-diethylenetriaminecopper(II) formate
G. Davey and F. S. Stephens
The crystal structure of µ-formato-diethylenetriaminecopper(II) formate has been determined by X-ray diffraction methods and refined by full-matrix least-squares procedure. Z= 4 in the orthorhombic unit cell, space group Pnam, with a= 8·954, b= 11·640, and c= 9·676 Ċ. There are no discrete [Cu(dien)(HCO2)]+ ions in the crystal; chains of ions are formed parallel to a, the copper atoms being linked by formate groups in an antisyn bridging arrangement. Each [Cu(dien)(HCO2)] group possesses mirror symmetry (space-group imposed) and the copper atom environment is essentially square-pyramidal. One oxygen atom co-ordinates to the copper atom at 2·035 Ċ in the plane of the three equal coppernitrogen bonds (2·012 Ċ) and the apical position is occupied by a second oxygen atom 2·169 Ċ from the copper atom.
