{4,4′-Dimethoxy-2,2′-[ethylenedioxybis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenolato}copper(II)

Abstract

The title complex, [Cu(C18H18N2O6)], was synthesized by the reaction of copper(II) acetate monohydrate with the ligand 4,4′-dimethoxy-2,2′-[ethylenedioxybis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenol (H2L). The Cu atom is coordinated by two O atoms and two N atoms of the L2− unit. A bridged dimer is formed through intermolecular Cu...O interactions [Cu...O = 1.9408 (15) Å], creating a distorted square-pyramidal geometry about the Cu atoms.