Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m218  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807063325 ]

Di--thiocyanato-bis({2,4-dichloro-6-[2-(diethylamino)ethyliminomethyl]phenolato}copper(II))

X.-W. Li and Y. Qiu

Abstract: The title compound, [Cu₂(NCS)₂(C₁₃H₁₇Cl₂N₂O)₂], was obtained by the reaction of 3,5-dichlorosalicylaldehyde, N,N-diethylethane-1,2-diamine, sodium thiocyanate, and copper(II) acetate in an ethanol solution. It crystallizes as a centrosymmetric dimer with a very long CuS axial bond [2.972 (3) Å]. The Cu atom is five-coordinated by the three donor atoms of the Schiff base ligand, 2,4-dichloro-6-[(2-diethylaminoethylimino)methyl]phenol, one N atom of a thiocyanate group, and one S atom of a symmetry-related thiocyanate group, forming a slightly distorted square-pyramidal geometry.

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