Bis(6-methoxy-2-{[tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl]iminomethyl}phenolato)copper(II) dihydrate

Abstract

In the title compound, [Cu(C12H16NO5)2]·2H2O, the CuII ion adopts a trans-CuN2O4 octahedral geometry arising from two N,O,O′-tridentate 6-methoxy-2-{[tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl]iminomethyl}phenolate ligands. The Jahn–Teller distortion of the copper centre is unusally small. In the crystal structure, O—H...O hydrogen bonds, some of which are bifurcated, link the component species.