Pyridine-type complexes of transition-metal halides XII. Solid-state studies of copper(II)-chloride and bromide complexes with methylpyridines. Part I: Complexes with 3-methylpyridine

The structural characteristics and thermal behaviour of the copper(II)-chloride and bromide complexes of 3-methylpyridine synthesised by a solid-gas phase technique are described Far-IR spectra and results of the X-ray studies of the parent compounds and the intermediates indicate a host-guest phenomenon, a new structural feature of transition-metal halide complexes. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.