Hydrogen bonding supramolecular copper complexes

The same type of Au- -N interaction between adjacent [Au(CN)4] anions is found in [Cu(dien)][Au(CN)4]2 and [Cu(en)2][Au(CN)4]2 (dien = diethylenetriamine en = ethylenediamine) [48], although in these examples the copper cations act as bridges between neighboring chains generating 2-D sheets, as shown in Figure 5.26. The Au- -N separations, of 3.001 and 3.137 A in the triamine complex and 3.035(8) A in the diamine one are similar to those in other tetracyanoaurate(III) derivatives. Additional weak hydrogen bonds between amino hydrogen and N(cyano) atoms increase the dimensionality of the supramolecular structure. 

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