Acetonyltriphenylphosphonium 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium tetrachloridocuprate(II)

Abstract

The title compound, (C21H20OP)(C19H15N4)[CuCl4], was obtained by reacting CuCl2·2H2O with a mixture of one equivalent of acetonyltriphenylphosphonium chloride and one equivalent of 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride in acetonitrile. In the structure, the Cu centre in the dianion is bonded to four chloride ligands and adopts a distorted tetrahedral geometry. The phosphonium cation likewise adopts the expected tetrahedral geometry. The tetrazolium ring forms dihedral angles of 77.68 (10), 26.85 (11) and 66.48 (10)° with the planes of the benzene rings of the substituent groups. In the crystal, weak C—H...Cl hydrogen-bonding interactions involving both cations and the anion give rise to a three-dimensional supramolecular structure.