X-ray crystal structure and electronic properties of chlorobis(mepirizole)copper(II) tetrafluoroborate (mepirizole = 4-methoxy-2-(5-methoxy-3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-6-methylpyrimidine)

Abstract The crystal structure of [Cu(mep)2Cl](BF4)[mep = 4-methoxy-2-(5-methoxy-3-methyl-1H-pyrazol-1-yl)-6-methylpyrimidine] has been determined by X-ray diffraction. The crystal structure is built up of [Cu(mep)2Cl]+ cations and BF4− anions. The structure of the cation involves a five-coordinated CuN4Cl chromophore, with a stereochemistry near to a compressed trigonal bypyramid (TBP) but with a significant degree of distortion towards the square pyramidal (SP) topology. The EPR spectrum is indicative of a mixed dz2/dx2 − y2 ground state for the copper(II) ions, in agreement with the structural data.