Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m1121-m1122  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809031742 ]

Bis[-2-(2-pyridylmethylaminomethyl)phenolato]-⁴N,N',O:O;⁴O:N,N',O-bis[(thiocyanato-N)copper(II)]

G. E. Assey, Y. Tesema, T. Yisgedu, Y. Gultneh and R. J. Butcher

Abstract: The centrosymmetric binuclear complex, [Cu₂(C₁₃H₁₃N₂O)₂(NCS)₂], formed via phenolate oxygen bridges, involves the Cu^II atoms in a distorted square-pyramidal coordination [ = 0.197 (1)]. A CuCu separation of 3.2281 (3) Å is observed. The in-plane Cu-O_phenolate distance [1.9342 (8) Å] is shorter than the axial distance [2.252 (8) Å]. The Cu-N_amine and Cu-N_py distances are similar [2.0095 (10) and 2.0192 (10) Å, respectively]. The Cu-N_thiocyanate distance [1.9678 (11) Å] is in the range found for Cu-N distances in previously determined structures containing coordinated thiocyanate anions. There is an intermolecular hydrogen bond between the amine H atom and the S atom of a coordinated thiocyanate anion.

Online 22 August 2009

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