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polyhedron is also retained: the dihedral angle
Cu(1)N(1)N(2)/Cu(1)N(1')N(2') is equal to 72.4°,
while the bond angles NCuN vary within 92.9°–132.3°.
Note that the metal ring in an isolated molecule is flat-
tened and the angle of bending along the N(1)···N(3)
line does not exceed 3°. The metal ring flattening sub-
stantially strengthens the intramolecular contact
between the aryl substituents (ë(11)…ë(17') 3.457 Å).
Therefore, one can assume that flattening of a six-mem-
bered metal cycle confirmed by X-ray diffraction data
for complex IIa arises, first of all, due to steric repul-
sion of the aryl substituents.
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