Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Hirshfeld Surfaces of a CuII complex with an ICL670-related ligand

Abstract

The complex [Cu2(μ-L)2].DMF (L = 2, 2′-[1-(2, 4, 6-trichlorophenyl)-1H-1, 2, 4-triazole-3, 5-diyl] diphenolate) has been prepared and its structure determined. The two Cu|| ions are four-coordinated in a planar structure, with the DMF molecule wrapped in the “wings” of ligand L. Hirshfeld surface and fingerprint plots reveal that the complex structure is stabilised mainly by H···H, C–H···Cl, C–H···π, π···π and lone-pair···π (C–Cl) intermolecular interactions.