Acta Cryst. (2008). E64, m74-m75  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807062952 ]

[(6-Methyl-2-pyridylmethyl)(2-pyridylmethyl)amine][(2-pyridylmethyl)amine]copper(II) bis(perchlorate)

R. J. Butcher, Y. T. Tesema, T. B. Yisgedu and Y. Gultneh

Abstract: The title compound, [Cu(C₆H₈N₂)(C₁₃H₁₅N₃)](ClO₄)₂, is a mixed ligand complex with the Cu^II atom coordinated by (6-methyl-2-pyridylmethyl)(2-pyridylmethyl)amine, acting as a tridentate ligand, and 2-(2-aminomethyl)pyridine, as a bidentate ligand, leading to an N₅ square-pyramidal geometry. The amine H atoms are involved in hydrogen bonding to the perchlorate O atoms and there are extensive but weak intermolecular C-HO interactions in the crystal structure. The perchlorate ions are each disordered over two positions, with site occupancies of 0.601 (8):0.399 (8) and 0.659 (11):0.341 (11).

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