[(4-Methylbenzyl)bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amine-κ3N,N′,N′′]bis(thiocyanato-κS)copper(II) dichloromethane hemisolvate

Abstract

The title compound, [Cu(NCS)2(C20H21N3)]·0.5CH2Cl2, crystallized with two independent complex molecules (A and B) in the asymmetric unit, accompanied by one dichloromethane solvent molecule. Each CuII atom has a square-pyramidal geometry, being coordinated by five N atoms, three from the (4-methylbenzyl)bis(pyridin-2-ylmethyl)amine ligand and two from the thiocyanate ligands. In the crystal, the B molecules are linked via C—H...S interactions, forming chains propagating along [100].