Bis(3,4-dimethoxybenzoato-κ2O,O′)(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)copper(II)

Abstract

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Cu(C9H9O4)2(C12H8N2)], contains one half-molecule, the complete molecule being generated by a twofold rotation axis. The CuII atom exhibits a six-coordinated distorted octahedral geometry with two N atoms from the phenanthroline ligand [Cu—N 2.007 (2) Å] and four O atoms from two 3,4-dimethoxybenzoate ligands [Cu—O 1.950 (1) and 2.524 (1) Å]. The difference in Cu—O bond distances indicates a strong Jahn–Teller effect. In the crystal, C—H...π interactions result in chains of molecules along the c axis.