Acta Cryst. (2004). E60, m1650-m1652  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536804025759 ]

Bis(3-methylbenzoato-²O,O')(phenanthroline-²N,N')copper(II)

T.-G. Xu and D.-J. Xu

Abstract: In the title complex, [Cu(C₈H₇O₂)₂(C₁₂H₈N₂)], the Cu^II atom is located on a twofold axis and assumes a distorted octahedral coordination geometry, formed by a phenanthroline molecule and two methylbenzoate anions, all in chelating mode. The carboxylate group chelates to the Cu^II atom with greatly differing Cu-O distances, viz. 2.5923  (19)  Å in the axial direction and 1.9435  (14)  Å in the equatorial plane.

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