Tetra-μ2-acetato-κ8O:O′-bis[(isoquinoline-κN)copper(II)]

Abstract

In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Cu2(CH3COO)4(C9H7N)2], the CuII cation is coordinated by four acetate anions and one isoquinoline molecule in a distorted square-pyramidal geometry; the CuII cation is 0.1681 (6) Å from the basal coordination plane formed by the four O atoms. Each acetate anion bridges two CuII cations to form the centrosymmetric dinuclear complex. Within the dinuclear molecule, the Cu...Cu separation is 2.6459 (4) Å. A parallel arrangement of isoquinoline ligands of adjacent complexes is observed in the crystal structure; the face-to-face distance of 3.610 (10) Å suggests there is no π–π stacking between isoquinoline ring systems.