Bis{2-[(diisopropylphosphanyl)amino]pyridine-κ 2 N 1 , P }copper(I) hexafluoridophosphate

The crystal structure of the title compound, [Cu(C11H19N2P)2]PF6, is composed of discrete [Cu(PN-iPr)2]+ cations [PN-iPr is 2-(diisopropylphosphanylamino)pyridine] and PF6− anions. The Cu(I) atom is bis-chelated by two independent PN-iPr ligands. It has a distorted tetrahedral coordination by two P atoms [Cu—P = 2.2277 (4) and 2.2257 (4) Å] and two pyridine N atoms [Cu—N = 2.0763 (11) and 2.0845 (12) Å]. Bond angles about Cu vary from 85.11 (3) (P—Cu—N) to 130.37 (2)° (P—Cu—P). In the crystal, N—H...F hydrogen bonds link the Cu complexes and the PF6− anions into continuous chains, which show a cross-bedded spatial arrangement. In addition, several weaker C—H...F interactions contribute to the coherence of the structure.