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Background Design of new metal complexes is an interesting field for development of new functional molecular based materials. In this process by the usage of mixed functional ligands one can precisely tune the physical and chemical properties of those metal complexes. However, it is difficult to obtain the desired complex in many cases for factors like different coordination abilities of the ligands and the types of anions have a great influence on the structure. Results A series of five copper(II) complexes [Cu(Bipy) (5-TPC) 2(H2O)] (1), [Cu(Phen) (5-TPC) 2(H2O)] (2), [Cu(NO3) (4,7-Phen) (5-TPC) (H2O)].H2O (3), [Cu(Bipy) 2(5-TPC)]2.(ClO4)2 (4), and [Cu2(Bipy)4(H2PO4)] (5) (where Bipy = 2,2'-bipyridine, Phen = 1,10-phenanthroline, 4,7-Phen = 4,7-hydroxy-1,10-phenanthroline, 5-TPC = 5-chloro-2 thiophene carboxylate) has been synthesized and characterised using single crystal X-ray diffraction studies. In all the compounds, the N,N' ligand coordinates in a bidentate chelating manner and the copper has a square pyramidal geometry. Conclusions Complexes (1,2) are expected to be isostructural due to similarity of the N.N'-chelating ligands used, but due to the difference in supramolecular architectures no similar unit cells were observed. This is important in crystal engineering point of view. Complexes (1-4) possess the neutral mononuclear and complex (5) possesses a dinuclear entity. These entities are connected by intermolecular interactions like X...π, H...X, (X = Cl) generating supramolecular architectures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

N-benzyladeninium nitrate, ( 1), CHN NO crystallizes in P2/ c, with a = 15.0035(13), b = 5.3788(5), c = 16.8954(13) Å, β = 107.331(6)°, Z = 4 and N-benzyladeninium 3-hydroxy picolinate, ( 2), CHN CHNO, crystallizes in P1, with a = 8.3017(4), b = 14.6170(7), c = 14.7909 (8) Å, α = 78.801 (4), β = 81.979 (4),γ = 88.849 (4)°, Z = 4. In both the salts, the cation exists as N(7)H tautomer with protonation at the N atom. The dihedral angle of 76.64 (16)° for ( 1), 67.91(12)° for (cation A) and 68.27 (13)° for (cation B) in ( 2), between the adenine plane and phenyl ring plane, the distal orientation of the N6 substituent with respect to the imidazole ring and the free N1 position, make these benzyladeninium cations meet all the requirements necessary for cytokinin activity. The crystal structures are stabilized by N-H···N, N-H···O, C-H···O hydrogen bonds and C-H···π stacking interaction between symmetry related benzyladenine molecule. Graphical Abstract: Supramolecular architectures in the crystal structures of N-Benzyladeninium nitrate and N-Benzyladeninium 3-hydroxy picolinate salts. [Figure not available: see fulltext.] [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]