Abstract
Reaction of bis(hexafluoroacetylacetonato)copper(II) hydrate with 1,2,4-triazine (tz) in dichloromethane yields pentakis[bis(hexafluoroacetylacetonato)triazinecopper(II)] [Cu(hfac)2(tz)]5 (hfac = hexafluoroacetylacetonate) (1). The complex crystallizes in the triclinic space group P-1, with cell parameters a = 11.4124(5), b = 13.3405(5), c = 16.1794(7) Å, α = 93.360(2)°, β = 108.700(2)°, γ = 100.293(2)° at 120(1) K. In the complex, the copper(II) ions show three types of coordination polyhedra: square planar, square pyramidal, and octahedral (4 + 2). The tz ligand also shows different coordination modes (bridging and monodentate). In addition, disorder is observed in the triazine molecule, either through non-crystallographic two-fold rotation about the longitudinal N,N-axis, or with respect to a crystallographic center of symmetry. The crystal structure of 1 consists of alternating trimers and dimers. The weak coordination of the tz molecules results in negligible magnetic exchange through the ring.