Cyanobis(1,10-phenanthroline-N,N')copper(II) Isothiocyanate-Phenanthroline-Water (2/1/5.5)

The crystal structure of the title complex, [Cu(CN)(C₁₂H₈N₂)₂]₂(NCS₂C₁₂H₈N₂.5.5H₂O, consists of discrete [Cu(CN)(phen)₂]⁺ cations, (phen is 1,10-phenanthroline ), NCS^- anions and uncoordinated phen and water molecules. The two symmetrically independent Cu atoms are coordinated by four N atoms (from two phen molecules) and by one C atom (from the cyanide group) in the form of a distorted trigonal bipyramid (the C atom is in the equatorial plane).

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