Low-Dimensional Hybrid Copper Halides with Novel D6R Cu₆I₆ Cores

Abstract

Two low-dimensional hybrid copper halides, (2,2‘-bipy)Cu3I3 (1) and (2,2‘-bipy)Cu4I4 (2) (2,2‘-bipy = 2,2‘-bipyridine), with novel D6R (double six-membered rings) Cu6I6 cores were synthesized by hydro(solvo)thermal reactions and characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.