metal-organic compounds
Bis[μ-4-hydroxy-N′-(4-methoxy-2-oxidobenzylidene)benzohydrazidato]bis[pyridinecopper(II)]
aDepartment of Chemistry, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and bDepartment of Physics, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
*Correspondence e-mail: khaledi@perdana.um.edu.my
In the title compound, [Cu2(C15H12N2O4)2(C6H5N)2], each CuII atom is chelated by the tridentate doubly deprotonated Schiff base and a pyridine molecule in a nearly planar environment (r.m.s. deviation for all non-H atoms = 0.107 Å). The metal ions are bridged by one O atom from the symmetry-related Schiff base ligands, forming a centrosymmetric dinuclear copper(II) complex. The dimeric complex is linked to another dimer via weaker Cu—O interactions and also O—H⋯N hydrogen bonds.
Related literature
For the et al. (2009a). For the structure of the pyridine adduct of the copper complex of the 4-nitro analog, see: Mohd Lair et al. (2009b). For the of a dinuclear copper(II) salphen complex with a similar coordination, see: Yu et al. (2008).
of the monohydrated Schiff base ligand, see: Mohd LairExperimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536810011323/om2326sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536810011323/om2326Isup2.hkl
The Schiff base ligand was prepared as reported previously (Mohd Lair et al., 2009a). A mixture of the Schiff base (0.57 g, 2 mmol) and copper(II) acetate monohydrate (0.4 g, 2 mmol) in the presence of a few drops of triethylamine was refluxed in ethanol (100 ml) for 5 hours. The resulting green precipitate was then filtered, washed with ethanol and dried over silica gel. The green crystal of the title compound was obtained by slow evaporation of a pyridine solution of the compound.
A low angle reflection, (-1 0 1), probably affected by extinction, was omitted from the dataset. C-bound hydrogen atoms were placed at calculated positions (C–H 0.95–0.98 Å), and were treated as riding on their parent atoms, with U(H) set to 1.2–1.5 times Ueq(C). The hydroxy H-atom was located in a difference Fourier map, and was refined with distance restraints of O–H 0.84±0.01 Å.
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: X-SEED (Barbour, 2001); software used to prepare material for publication: publCIF (Westrip, 2010).[Cu2(C15H12N2O4)2(C6H5N)2] | F(000) = 876 |
Mr = 853.83 | Dx = 1.603 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 4307 reflections |
a = 13.3666 (3) Å | θ = 2.8–30.2° |
b = 7.9402 (2) Å | µ = 1.27 mm−1 |
c = 16.7229 (3) Å | T = 100 K |
β = 94.775 (1)° | Lath, pale green |
V = 1768.70 (7) Å3 | 0.26 × 0.12 × 0.01 mm |
Z = 2 |
Bruker SMART APEXII diffractometer | 4035 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3473 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.021 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 2.0° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −17→17 |
Tmin = 0.734, Tmax = 0.991 | k = −7→10 |
10121 measured reflections | l = −21→21 |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.030 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.075 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.01 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0332P)2 + 1.6174P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
4035 reflections | (Δ/σ)max = 0.001 |
257 parameters | Δρmax = 0.41 e Å−3 |
1 restraint | Δρmin = −0.26 e Å−3 |
[Cu2(C15H12N2O4)2(C6H5N)2] | V = 1768.70 (7) Å3 |
Mr = 853.83 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 13.3666 (3) Å | µ = 1.27 mm−1 |
b = 7.9402 (2) Å | T = 100 K |
c = 16.7229 (3) Å | 0.26 × 0.12 × 0.01 mm |
β = 94.775 (1)° |
Bruker SMART APEXII diffractometer | 4035 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 3473 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.734, Tmax = 0.991 | Rint = 0.021 |
10121 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.030 | 1 restraint |
wR(F2) = 0.075 | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
S = 1.01 | Δρmax = 0.41 e Å−3 |
4035 reflections | Δρmin = −0.26 e Å−3 |
257 parameters |
Geometry. All esds (except the esd in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell esds are taken into account individually in the estimation of esds in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between esds in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell esds is used for estimating esds involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F^2^ against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F^2^, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F^2^. The threshold expression of F^2^ > σ(F^2^) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F^2^ are statistically about twice as large as those based on F, and R- factors based on ALL data will be even larger. |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Cu1 | 0.511594 (16) | 0.77247 (3) | −0.003528 (13) | 0.01666 (8) | |
O1 | 0.36136 (10) | 1.26026 (19) | 0.39906 (8) | 0.0223 (3) | |
H1 | 0.3017 (9) | 1.277 (3) | 0.4068 (15) | 0.033* | |
O2 | 0.49690 (10) | 0.92300 (18) | 0.08564 (8) | 0.0189 (3) | |
O3 | 0.51275 (10) | 0.62681 (19) | −0.09181 (8) | 0.0231 (3) | |
O4 | 0.39119 (10) | 0.28970 (18) | −0.31267 (8) | 0.0226 (3) | |
N1 | 0.33448 (12) | 0.8237 (2) | 0.07305 (9) | 0.0165 (3) | |
N2 | 0.37010 (11) | 0.74438 (19) | 0.00604 (9) | 0.0159 (3) | |
N3 | 0.66146 (12) | 0.7893 (2) | 0.00376 (9) | 0.0169 (3) | |
C1 | 0.36838 (14) | 1.1762 (2) | 0.32891 (11) | 0.0178 (4) | |
C2 | 0.28481 (14) | 1.1087 (2) | 0.28451 (11) | 0.0191 (4) | |
H2 | 0.2200 | 1.1206 | 0.3032 | 0.023* | |
C3 | 0.29600 (14) | 1.0246 (2) | 0.21334 (11) | 0.0178 (4) | |
H3 | 0.2385 | 0.9800 | 0.1834 | 0.021* | |
C4 | 0.39081 (14) | 1.0044 (2) | 0.18485 (11) | 0.0166 (4) | |
C5 | 0.47366 (14) | 1.0747 (3) | 0.22963 (11) | 0.0207 (4) | |
H5 | 0.5385 | 1.0642 | 0.2108 | 0.025* | |
C6 | 0.46282 (14) | 1.1589 (3) | 0.30079 (11) | 0.0213 (4) | |
H6 | 0.5200 | 1.2051 | 0.3305 | 0.026* | |
C7 | 0.40775 (14) | 0.9119 (2) | 0.11040 (10) | 0.0165 (4) | |
C8 | 0.30712 (14) | 0.6628 (2) | −0.04221 (11) | 0.0171 (4) | |
H8 | 0.2384 | 0.6637 | −0.0316 | 0.021* | |
C9 | 0.33470 (14) | 0.5707 (2) | −0.11095 (11) | 0.0168 (4) | |
C10 | 0.25867 (14) | 0.4850 (2) | −0.15879 (11) | 0.0192 (4) | |
H10 | 0.1914 | 0.4927 | −0.1448 | 0.023* | |
C11 | 0.27833 (14) | 0.3915 (3) | −0.22433 (11) | 0.0206 (4) | |
H11 | 0.2258 | 0.3346 | −0.2552 | 0.025* | |
C12 | 0.37823 (14) | 0.3815 (2) | −0.24505 (11) | 0.0188 (4) | |
C13 | 0.45461 (14) | 0.4615 (3) | −0.20009 (11) | 0.0197 (4) | |
H13 | 0.5214 | 0.4524 | −0.2151 | 0.024* | |
C14 | 0.43541 (14) | 0.5572 (2) | −0.13177 (11) | 0.0182 (4) | |
C15 | 0.48858 (15) | 0.2908 (3) | −0.34204 (12) | 0.0251 (4) | |
H15A | 0.5092 | 0.4073 | −0.3509 | 0.038* | |
H15B | 0.4865 | 0.2286 | −0.3928 | 0.038* | |
H15C | 0.5368 | 0.2373 | −0.3026 | 0.038* | |
C16 | 0.71550 (15) | 0.7054 (3) | −0.04781 (11) | 0.0201 (4) | |
H16 | 0.6810 | 0.6402 | −0.0890 | 0.024* | |
C17 | 0.81867 (15) | 0.7103 (3) | −0.04325 (12) | 0.0239 (4) | |
H17 | 0.8543 | 0.6481 | −0.0803 | 0.029* | |
C18 | 0.87010 (15) | 0.8063 (3) | 0.01561 (12) | 0.0249 (4) | |
H18 | 0.9413 | 0.8124 | 0.0196 | 0.030* | |
C19 | 0.81467 (15) | 0.8934 (3) | 0.06856 (12) | 0.0249 (4) | |
H19 | 0.8475 | 0.9612 | 0.1095 | 0.030* | |
C20 | 0.71148 (15) | 0.8808 (3) | 0.06130 (11) | 0.0207 (4) | |
H20 | 0.6744 | 0.9394 | 0.0986 | 0.025* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Cu1 | 0.01512 (12) | 0.01935 (13) | 0.01608 (12) | 0.00010 (9) | 0.00468 (8) | −0.00223 (9) |
O1 | 0.0198 (7) | 0.0291 (8) | 0.0184 (7) | 0.0027 (6) | 0.0046 (5) | −0.0057 (6) |
O2 | 0.0171 (6) | 0.0236 (7) | 0.0171 (6) | −0.0008 (6) | 0.0066 (5) | −0.0034 (6) |
O3 | 0.0162 (6) | 0.0304 (8) | 0.0231 (7) | −0.0017 (6) | 0.0048 (5) | −0.0092 (6) |
O4 | 0.0235 (7) | 0.0255 (8) | 0.0196 (7) | −0.0019 (6) | 0.0061 (5) | −0.0054 (6) |
N1 | 0.0192 (7) | 0.0173 (8) | 0.0139 (7) | 0.0010 (6) | 0.0069 (6) | 0.0004 (6) |
N2 | 0.0175 (7) | 0.0155 (8) | 0.0154 (7) | 0.0010 (6) | 0.0063 (6) | 0.0004 (6) |
N3 | 0.0175 (7) | 0.0172 (8) | 0.0162 (7) | 0.0013 (6) | 0.0031 (6) | 0.0023 (6) |
C1 | 0.0223 (9) | 0.0170 (9) | 0.0147 (8) | 0.0032 (7) | 0.0045 (7) | 0.0009 (7) |
C2 | 0.0159 (9) | 0.0220 (10) | 0.0204 (9) | 0.0018 (7) | 0.0068 (7) | −0.0001 (8) |
C3 | 0.0176 (9) | 0.0166 (10) | 0.0195 (9) | −0.0011 (7) | 0.0029 (7) | −0.0005 (7) |
C4 | 0.0194 (9) | 0.0156 (9) | 0.0154 (8) | 0.0015 (7) | 0.0041 (7) | 0.0024 (7) |
C5 | 0.0169 (9) | 0.0262 (11) | 0.0196 (9) | 0.0003 (8) | 0.0051 (7) | 0.0005 (8) |
C6 | 0.0175 (9) | 0.0262 (11) | 0.0202 (9) | −0.0003 (8) | 0.0015 (7) | −0.0016 (8) |
C7 | 0.0196 (9) | 0.0158 (10) | 0.0147 (8) | 0.0019 (7) | 0.0055 (7) | 0.0043 (7) |
C8 | 0.0176 (9) | 0.0153 (9) | 0.0192 (9) | −0.0003 (7) | 0.0064 (7) | 0.0034 (7) |
C9 | 0.0201 (9) | 0.0141 (9) | 0.0165 (8) | −0.0002 (7) | 0.0038 (7) | 0.0018 (7) |
C10 | 0.0167 (9) | 0.0196 (10) | 0.0219 (9) | −0.0007 (7) | 0.0059 (7) | 0.0022 (8) |
C11 | 0.0202 (9) | 0.0212 (10) | 0.0202 (9) | −0.0032 (8) | 0.0015 (7) | −0.0002 (8) |
C12 | 0.0248 (10) | 0.0155 (9) | 0.0166 (9) | 0.0006 (7) | 0.0054 (7) | 0.0010 (7) |
C13 | 0.0169 (9) | 0.0217 (10) | 0.0213 (9) | 0.0006 (7) | 0.0058 (7) | −0.0014 (8) |
C14 | 0.0204 (9) | 0.0164 (9) | 0.0182 (9) | 0.0001 (7) | 0.0042 (7) | 0.0013 (7) |
C15 | 0.0250 (10) | 0.0289 (11) | 0.0224 (10) | 0.0032 (9) | 0.0084 (8) | −0.0036 (9) |
C16 | 0.0221 (9) | 0.0211 (10) | 0.0176 (9) | −0.0010 (8) | 0.0048 (7) | −0.0016 (8) |
C17 | 0.0206 (9) | 0.0296 (11) | 0.0225 (9) | 0.0012 (8) | 0.0074 (8) | −0.0028 (8) |
C18 | 0.0184 (9) | 0.0343 (12) | 0.0221 (9) | −0.0018 (9) | 0.0027 (7) | 0.0000 (9) |
C19 | 0.0231 (10) | 0.0305 (12) | 0.0209 (9) | −0.0016 (9) | 0.0006 (8) | −0.0048 (8) |
C20 | 0.0222 (9) | 0.0219 (10) | 0.0184 (9) | 0.0018 (8) | 0.0043 (7) | −0.0005 (8) |
Cu1—O3 | 1.8765 (14) | C5—H5 | 0.9500 |
Cu1—N2 | 1.9242 (15) | C6—H6 | 0.9500 |
Cu1—O2 | 1.9338 (13) | C8—C9 | 1.436 (3) |
Cu1—N3 | 2.0012 (16) | C8—H8 | 0.9500 |
Cu1—O2i | 2.7784 (14) | C9—C10 | 1.414 (3) |
O1—C1 | 1.360 (2) | C9—C14 | 1.422 (3) |
O1—H1 | 0.830 (10) | C10—C11 | 1.367 (3) |
O2—C7 | 1.297 (2) | C10—H10 | 0.9500 |
O3—C14 | 1.306 (2) | C11—C12 | 1.409 (3) |
O4—C12 | 1.368 (2) | C11—H11 | 0.9500 |
O4—C15 | 1.429 (2) | C12—C13 | 1.372 (3) |
N1—C7 | 1.318 (2) | C13—C14 | 1.413 (3) |
N1—N2 | 1.403 (2) | C13—H13 | 0.9500 |
N2—C8 | 1.291 (2) | C15—H15A | 0.9800 |
N3—C20 | 1.340 (2) | C15—H15B | 0.9800 |
N3—C16 | 1.346 (2) | C15—H15C | 0.9800 |
C1—C6 | 1.390 (3) | C16—C17 | 1.375 (3) |
C1—C2 | 1.396 (3) | C16—H16 | 0.9500 |
C2—C3 | 1.384 (3) | C17—C18 | 1.382 (3) |
C2—H2 | 0.9500 | C17—H17 | 0.9500 |
C3—C4 | 1.400 (3) | C18—C19 | 1.386 (3) |
C3—H3 | 0.9500 | C18—H18 | 0.9500 |
C4—C5 | 1.400 (3) | C19—C20 | 1.378 (3) |
C4—C7 | 1.479 (2) | C19—H19 | 0.9500 |
C5—C6 | 1.383 (3) | C20—H20 | 0.9500 |
O3—Cu1—N2 | 93.82 (6) | N2—C8—C9 | 123.94 (17) |
O3—Cu1—O2 | 174.65 (6) | N2—C8—H8 | 118.0 |
N2—Cu1—O2 | 81.02 (6) | C9—C8—H8 | 118.0 |
O3—Cu1—N3 | 90.87 (6) | C10—C9—C14 | 118.39 (17) |
N2—Cu1—N3 | 171.29 (6) | C10—C9—C8 | 118.51 (16) |
O2—Cu1—N3 | 94.43 (6) | C14—C9—C8 | 123.06 (17) |
O3—Cu1—O2i | 98.64 (5) | C11—C10—C9 | 122.52 (17) |
N2—Cu1—O2i | 98.16 (5) | C11—C10—H10 | 118.7 |
O2—Cu1—O2i | 80.83 (5) | C9—C10—H10 | 118.7 |
N3—Cu1—O2i | 88.37 (5) | C10—C11—C12 | 118.48 (18) |
C1—O1—H1 | 110.6 (18) | C10—C11—H11 | 120.8 |
C7—O2—Cu1 | 111.04 (12) | C12—C11—H11 | 120.8 |
C14—O3—Cu1 | 127.26 (12) | O4—C12—C13 | 124.03 (17) |
C12—O4—C15 | 117.55 (15) | O4—C12—C11 | 114.89 (17) |
C7—N1—N2 | 109.19 (14) | C13—C12—C11 | 121.07 (17) |
C8—N2—N1 | 118.52 (15) | C12—C13—C14 | 120.99 (17) |
C8—N2—Cu1 | 126.91 (13) | C12—C13—H13 | 119.5 |
N1—N2—Cu1 | 114.57 (11) | C14—C13—H13 | 119.5 |
C20—N3—C16 | 117.79 (17) | O3—C14—C13 | 116.87 (16) |
C20—N3—Cu1 | 121.15 (13) | O3—C14—C9 | 124.60 (17) |
C16—N3—Cu1 | 121.04 (13) | C13—C14—C9 | 118.53 (17) |
O1—C1—C6 | 118.04 (17) | O4—C15—H15A | 109.5 |
O1—C1—C2 | 122.52 (16) | O4—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C6—C1—C2 | 119.43 (17) | H15A—C15—H15B | 109.5 |
C3—C2—C1 | 120.25 (17) | O4—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C3—C2—H2 | 119.9 | H15A—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C1—C2—H2 | 119.9 | H15B—C15—H15C | 109.5 |
C2—C3—C4 | 120.92 (17) | N3—C16—C17 | 122.65 (18) |
C2—C3—H3 | 119.5 | N3—C16—H16 | 118.7 |
C4—C3—H3 | 119.5 | C17—C16—H16 | 118.7 |
C3—C4—C5 | 118.07 (17) | C16—C17—C18 | 119.48 (18) |
C3—C4—C7 | 123.35 (17) | C16—C17—H17 | 120.3 |
C5—C4—C7 | 118.58 (16) | C18—C17—H17 | 120.3 |
C6—C5—C4 | 121.20 (17) | C17—C18—C19 | 118.02 (19) |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.4 | C17—C18—H18 | 121.0 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.4 | C19—C18—H18 | 121.0 |
C5—C6—C1 | 120.12 (18) | C20—C19—C18 | 119.46 (19) |
C5—C6—H6 | 119.9 | C20—C19—H19 | 120.3 |
C1—C6—H6 | 119.9 | C18—C19—H19 | 120.3 |
O2—C7—N1 | 123.45 (16) | N3—C20—C19 | 122.60 (18) |
O2—C7—C4 | 116.35 (16) | N3—C20—H20 | 118.7 |
N1—C7—C4 | 120.20 (16) | C19—C20—H20 | 118.7 |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1···N1ii | 0.83 (1) | 1.91 (1) | 2.743 (2) | 178 (3) |
Symmetry code: (ii) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Cu2(C15H12N2O4)2(C6H5N)2] |
Mr | 853.83 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 100 |
a, b, c (Å) | 13.3666 (3), 7.9402 (2), 16.7229 (3) |
β (°) | 94.775 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1768.70 (7) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 1.27 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.26 × 0.12 × 0.01 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker SMART APEXII diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.734, 0.991 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 10121, 4035, 3473 |
Rint | 0.021 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.650 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.030, 0.075, 1.01 |
No. of reflections | 4035 |
No. of parameters | 257 |
No. of restraints | 1 |
H-atom treatment | H atoms treated by a mixture of independent and constrained refinement |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.41, −0.26 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2007), SAINT (Bruker, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), X-SEED (Barbour, 2001), publCIF (Westrip, 2010).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O1—H1···N1i | 0.830 (10) | 1.914 (10) | 2.743 (2) | 178 (3) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1/2, y+1/2, −z+1/2. |
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the University of Malaya for funding this study (FRGS grant No. FP009/2008 C).
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The title compound is the pyridine adduct of the copper complex of 4-hydroxy-N'-(2-hydroxy-4-methoxybenzylidene)benzohydrazide. In the asymmetric unit, which contains one half of the formula unit, the copper ion is four coordinated in an approximately planar environment, the highest deviation from the best plane passing through all non-H atoms being 0.348 (2) Å for O2. From this point of view, it is similar to the structure of the 4-nitrated analogous compound (Mohd Lair et al. 2009b). However, replacement of the electron-withdrawing nitro group by a hydroxy group resulted in bridging the copper ions by O2 atoms from the symmetry related Schiff bases at (-x+1, -y+2, -z), forming a centrosymmetric dinuclear CuII complex. The distance of Cu1—O2i is 2.778 (1) Å which is similar to the length of the Cu—O bridge (2.783 Å) in the dinuclear copper (II) salphen complex (Yu et al. 2008). Morever, there is a weak interaction between the copper ions and O3 atoms from the symmetry related molecules at (-x+1, -y+1, -z) with Cu1—O3iii distance of 3.576 (2) Å, which binds the molecules in one-dimensional infinite chains. Intermolecular hydrogen bonds between the hydroxy groups and the imine N atoms of the neighboring molecules connect the complexes to each other.