Lewis-Base Adducts of Main Group 1 Metal-Compounds. XII. Synthesis and Crystal Structure of (2,2′-Bipyridine)(bromo)(propan-2-ol)lithium(I)

Abstract

The title compound is readily crystallized from a 1 : 1 mixture of 2,2′-bipyridine and lithium(I) bromide in propan-2-ol; its structure has been established by single-crystal X-ray methods at c. 295 K. Crystals are monoclinic, P2₁/c, a 10.942(3), b 15.060(4), c 9.359(3)Ǻ, β 108.57(2)°, Z = 4; R was 0.050 for 1820 'observed' reflections. In the four-coordinate LiBrN₂O environment, Li- Br,O are 2.47(1), 1.94(1)Ǻ, and Li-N are 2.05(1), 2.07(1)Ǻ.