Bis[4-chloro-2-(iminomethyl)phenolato]copper(II) methanol disolvate

Abstract

The title compound, [Cu(C7H5ClNO)2]·2CH3OH, possesses crystallographic twofold symmetry, with the twofold axis passing through the central CuII ion. The metal centre is coordinated by two O atoms and two N atoms from two symmetry-related Schiff base ligands, forming a slightly distorted cis-CuN2O2 square-planar geometry. The complex molecules are linked via the solvent methanol molecules by O—H...O and N—H...O hydrogen bonds, leading to the formation of chains along the b axis.