Bis{1-n-hexyl-3-methyl-4-[1-(phenylimino)propyl]-1H-pyrazol-5-olato}copper(II): a new copper(II) complex with a chelating alkylpyrazolone-based enamine.

The title compound, [Cu(C19H26N3O)2], is the first reported complex of the alkylpyrazolone-derived ligand 1-n-hexyl-3-methyl-4-[1-(phenylimino)propyl]-1H-pyrazol-5(4H)-one. The most notable feature is the imine-enol character presented by the ligand due to coordination, in spite of its enamine-ketone structure in the free state. The ligand chelates through N and O atoms, resulting in a square-planar coordination around the CuII atom, which lies on an inversion centre.

Two enamines derived from 1-n-alkyl-3-methylpyrazol-5-ones.

The first two crystal structures of enamines derived from 1-n-alkyl-3-methyl-5-pyrazolones, namely 1-(n-hexyl)-3-methyl-4-[1-(phenylamino)propylidene]-2-pyrazolin-5-one, C19H27N3O, (I), and N,N'-bis[1-[1-(n-hexyl)-3-methyl-5-oxo-2-pyrazolin-4-ylidene]ethyl]hexane-1,6-diamine, C30H52N6O2, (II), are reported. The molecule of (II) lies about an inversion centre. Both (I) and (II) are stabilized by intramolecular N-H...O hydrogen bonding. This confirms previous results based on spectroscopic evidence alone.