Structure and thermal properties of volatile copper(II) complexes with β-diimine derivatives of acetylacetone and the structure of 2-(methylamino)-4-(methylimino)-pentene-2 crystals

An integrated experimental and theoretical investigation on Cu(hfa)2. TMEDA: structure, bonding and reactivity

The physico-chemical properties of the beta-diketonate diamine Cu(ii) compound with hfa (1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoro-2-4-pentanedionate) and TMEDA (N,N,N',N' tetramethylethylenediamine), Cu(hfa)(2).TMEDA, have been thoroughly investigated via an integrated multi-technique experimental-computational approach. In the newly found orthorhombic polymorph, as revealed by low temperature single-crystal X-ray studies, the complex is present as a monomer with a distorted octahedral geometry at the Cu(ii) centre. The compound sublimates, without premature side decompositions, at 343 K and 10(-3) Torr. The structural, vibrational, electronic and thermal behavior of the neutral Cu(hfa)(2).TMEDA complex has been investigated along with its fragmentation pathways, initiated by the release of an anionic hfa ligand with formation of a positive Cu(hfa).TMEDA(+) ion. Joint experimental and theoretical analyses led to the rationalization of the first fragmentation steps in terms of the Cu(ii)-ligands bonding properties and Jahn-Teller distortion. The present study suggests applications of Cu(hfa)(2).TMEDA as a precursor for copper and copper oxide materials by Chemical Vapor Deposition.

3-[(3-Hydroxypropyl)amino]-1-phenyl-but-2-en-1-one

The title compound, C(13)H(17)NO(2), has an intra-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bond, forming a planar six-membered ring with a mean deviation of 0.015 (5) Å from the plane. This plane makes a dihedral angle of 7.19 (8)° with the adjacent phenyl ring. Through an inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bond, the mol-ecules with their 2(1) screw and b-translation equivalents form a helical chain running parallel to the b axis.