Bis{4-bromo-2-[(naphthalen-1-ylimino)methyl]phenolato-κ2N,O}copper(II)

Abstract

The title complex, [Cu(C17H11BrNO)2], lies on a centre of inversion. The chelating Schiff base anions define a square-planar N2O2 donor set. The nearly perpendicular orientation of the naphthyl residues of the chelate ring [dihedral angle = 82.12 (12)°] precludes the CuII centre from additional coordination. In the refinement, the naphthyl rings were found to be disordered over two positions.; the major component has a site occupancy of 0.667 (4).