Bis{2-[2-(isopropylammonio)ethyliminomethyl]-5-methoxyphenolato}copper(II) bis(perchlorate)

Abstract

In the title compound, [Cu(C13H20N2O2)2](ClO4)2, the CuII atom in the complex dication is chelated by two phenolate O atoms and two imine N atoms from two zwitterionic 2-[2-(isopropylammonio)ethyliminomethyl]-5-methoxyphenolate ligands, forming a distorted square-planar geometry. One of the perchlorate anions is disordered over two sites with occupancies of 0.611 (15) and 0.389 (15). Intramolecular N—H...O hydrogen bonds are observed in the complex dication. In the crystal structure, the perchlorate anions are linked to complex dications by intermolecular N—H...O hydrogen bonds.