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Cuprophilicity-Induced Cocrystallization of [Cu2(4,4‘-bpy)(CN)2]n Sheets and [Cu(SCN)]n Chains into a 3-D Pseudopolyrotaxane
journal contribution
posted on 2005-10-17, 00:00 authored by Xian-Ming Zhang, Zheng-Ming Hao, Hai-Shun WuThe cocrystallization of [Cu(SCN)]n chains and [Cu2(4,4‘-bpy)(CN)2]n
(4,4‘-bpy = 4,4‘-bipyridine) layers generated a 3-D pseudopolyrotaxane compound, [Cu2(4,4‘-bpy)(CN)2]·[Cu(SCN)] (1), which can
also be viewed as a 3-D network constructed by linkages of 2-D
sheets and 1-D chains via unsupported CuI−CuI interactions. The
CuI−CuI contact of 2.651(4) Å in 1 is the shortest unsupported
CuI−CuI distance documented to date, indicating cuprophilic
attractions.