International Union of Crystallography, Acta Crystallographica Section E: Crystallographic Communications, 1(73), p. 31-34, 2017
DOI: 10.1107/s2056989016019563
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The crystal structure of the title salt, [Cu(ClO4)(C8H20N4)]ClO4, is reported. The CuIIion exhibits a square-pyramidal geometry and is coordinated by the four N atoms of the neutral 1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane (cyclen) ligand and an O atom from one perchlorate anion, with the second perchlorate ion hydrogen-bonded to one of the amine N atoms of the cyclen ligand. Additional N—H...O hydrogen bonds between the amine H atoms and the coordinating and non-coordinating perchlorate groups create a three-dimensional network structure. Crystals were grown from a concentrated methanol solution at ambient temperature, resulting in no co-crystallization of solvent.