The first bis(orotato–N,O) complex: Synthesis, crystal structure, spectroscopic and thermal characterization of (chaH)2[Cu(HOr–N,O)2(cha)] · 2H2O (cha = cyclohexylamine and HOr = orotate(2−))

The novel bis(cyclohexylaminium) cyclohexylaminebis(orotate–N,O)cuprate(II) dihydrate, (C6H15N)2[Cu(C5H2N2O4)2(C6H14N)] · 2H2O, has been prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, magnetic measurements, FT-IR and UV–Vis spectroscopy, thermal analysis and X-ray diffraction. The Cu(II) complex crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P21/c. The copper atom in the five-coordinated (chaH)2[Cu(HOr–N,O)2(cha)] · 2H2O is chelated by a deprotonated pyrimidine nitrogen atom and carboxylate oxygen atom as a bis(bidentate) ligand and the cyclohexylamine ligand completes the square-pyramidal coordination. The thermal decomposition of the complex has been predicted by the help of thermal analysis (TG, DTG and DTA).

Graphical abstractTo the best of our knowledge, a bis(orotato–N,O) complex has not been reported so far although there are many metal complexes of orotic acid.Figure optionsDownload full-size imageDownload as PowerPoint slide