Source of material N-(2-pyridyl)carbonylaniline was synthesized in accordance with published procedure [1]. The green crystals of the title compound were obtained from the reaction of a solution of N-(2-pyridyl)carbonylaniline (0.396 g, 2 mmol) in hot acetonitrile (5 ml) and a hot aqueous solution of copper(II)nitrate (0.188 g, 1 mmol) with N-(2-pyridyl)-carbonylaniline (0.200 g, 2 mmol) in 15 ml acetonitrile. The final solution was brought to the boil and allowed to cool slowly overnight, depositing green crystals (0.372 g, yield 60%; mp 563 K). The green single crystals suitable for X-rax analysis were obtained by slow diffusion (2 days ) of diethyl ether in methanolic solution of title compound. Elemental analyses were consistent with the composition C 24H24CuN6O10(found: C, 45.38%; H, 3.75%; N, 13.41%; calc.: C, 46.45.%; H, 3.87.%; N, 13.54%).
DiscussionNumerous copper(II) complexes with nitrogen or oxygen donor ligands have been synthesized and studied. Some of these complexes serve as structural models for the active site in enzymes [2]. In the recent years the interest in the determination of X-ray crystal structures of biologically active compounds increased [3]. In this work, we describe the crystal structure of diaqua-bisThe cationic complex is mononuclear and occupies special positions in the inversion centers. In the cation, the metal atom is coor- Each cation is bonded to four neighbors and assembles the molecules into a one-dimensional chain.