Author(s)

Md. Arifuzzaman, Tasneem A. Siddiquee, Mohammad R. Karim, Aminul H. Mirza, Mohamad A. Ali

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Malaysia.
Department of Chemistry, Tennessee State University, Nashville, USA.

Metal complex, bis[(2,2’)-dimethyl 2,2’-(1,10-phenanthrline-2,9-diyl)bis(methan-1-yl-1-ylidene)-bis(hydrazinecarrbo dithioate)copper(I)], was synthesized from the reaction of Schiff base, (2,2’)-dimethyl 2,2’-(1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-diyl)bis(methan-1-yl-1-ylidene)-bis(hydrazinecarbo dithioate) and CuCl₂ at reflux condition in methanol. The copper centers of the complex appear to be reduced. This probably was facilitated by in situ oxidative formation of disulfide bond at the uncomplexed ligand moieties. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals the distorted tetrahedral geometry around the copper centers. This compound crystallizes in the triclinic space group, P-1 with crystallographic parameters: a = 10.006(3) ?, b = 13.272(3) ?, c = 22.123(6) ?, α = 85.656(6)°, β = 81.656(6)°, γ = 73.097(5)°, μ = 1.223 mm^-1 , V = 2779.5(13) ?3, Z = 2, Dc = 1.437 Mg/m³, T = 293 (2) K.

Schiff Base; Copper Complex; Metal Complex; Phenanthroline; Hydrazinecarbo Dithioate, X-Ray Diffraction

M. Arifuzzaman, T. Siddiquee, M. Karim, A. Mirza and M. Ali, "Synthesis and Structure of Dimeric Copper (I) Complex from Bis[(2,2’)-dimethyl 2,2’-(1,10-phenanthroline-2,9-diyl) bis(methan-1-yl-1-ylidene)-bis(hydrazinecarbo dithioate)]," Crystal Structure Theory and Applications, Vol. 2 No. 4, 2013, pp. 159-166. doi: 10.4236/csta.2013.24022.