1,3,5-Triazine Templated Self-Assembly of a Hexameric Copper(I) Chloride Triphenyl Phosphite Core

The reaction of CuCl, P(OPh)3, and 1,3,5-triazine (Trz) in CHCl3 produces [(CuCl)6(P(OPh)3)6(Trz)2] via molecular self-assembly. An X-ray structural study has revealed a D3d symmetry hexamer containing an oblate spheroid core. The core consists of a Cu6Cl6 macrocycle, which is capped by two μ3-Trz ligands. Seven parallel stacked atom planes are present: P3, Trz, Cu3, Cl6, Cu3, Trz, and P3. The six copper atoms are not coplanar with the Trz ligands and form a distorted octahedron. Crystal data: triclinic P1̄, a = 14.1489(7) Å, b = 15.7470(8) Å, c = 29.6572(14) Å, α = 76.4330(10)°, β = 79.5120(10)°, γ = 72.2260(10)°, V = 6088.5(5) Å3, Z = 2, 27470 reflections, R = 0.0359.