1D coordination polymers of Cu(II) and Cu(II) dimers with a dicyanomethanide ligand

Several new 1D coordination polymers have been synthesised using the anionic ligand carbamoyldicyanomethanide, C(CN)2(CONH2)− (cdm). The polymeric complexes [Cu(cdm)2(py)2]·2MeOH (1), [Cu(cdm)2(4-Etpy)2]·2MeOH (2), [Cu(cdm)2(3,5-Me2pzH)2]·2MeOH (3) and [Cu(cdm)2(3-HOCH2py)2]·2MeOH (4) (py = pyridine; 3,5-Me2pzH = 3,5-dimethylpyrazole) contain Cu(II) atoms bridged by two μ2-(N,N′) cdm ligands between equatorial and axial coordination sites. These 1D polymeric complexes are connected by hydrogen bonding between the amide functionalities and the lattice solvent. Two other complexes have been obtained that are polymeric chains of alkoxide-bridged Cu(II) dimers. The complexes [Cu(cdm)(MeO)(2-amp)] (5) and [Cu(cdm)(dmap)] (6) (2-amp = 2-(aminomethyl)pyridine and dmap = dimethylaminopropoxide) are remarkably similar despite the different ligands that they contain with bridging between dimers via μ2-(N,O) cdm ligands.