Crystal structure and solid state IR-LD analysis of a mononuclear Cu(II) complex of 4-aminopyridine

A new mononuclear Cu(II) complex of 4-aminopyridine (4AP), [Cu(4AP)(4)]Cl-2 center dot 2CH(3)OH (1), was obtained and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction methods. The complex is square-planar involving four monodentate 4AP molecules coordinated through the N-py atoms. A solid-state linear-dichroic spectroscopic analysis (IR-LD) as a suspension in a nematic liquid crystal was carried out over the 4000-400 cm(-1) range and determined stereochemical parameters compared crystallographic data. Detailed IR characteristics are reported.