metal-organic compounds
Bis{1-[(o-tolyl)iminomethyl]-2-naphtholato}copper(II)
aSchool of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, University of Jinan, Jinan 250022, People's Republic of China;
*Correspondence e-mail: chm_zhuph@ujn.edu.cn
In the title complex, [Cu(C18H14NO)2], the CuII ion lies on a crystallographic inversion centre and is bonded to the O- and N-donor atoms of the two bidentate chelate 1-[(o-tolyl)iminomethyl]-2-naphtholate ligands in a trans arrangement. The distorted square-planar geometry about CuII has normal dimensions, with Cu—O = 1.8881 (15) Å and Cu—N = 1.9804 (17) Å.
Related literature
For general background to Schiff base complexes of copper(II), see: Adsule et al. (2006); Barton & Ollis (1979); Layer (1963); Ingold (1969); Erxleben & Schumacher (2001). For related structures, see: Kaitner et al. (1998).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT-Plus; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
https://doi.org/10.1107/S160053681003374X/zs2057sup1.cif
contains datablocks global, I. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1107/S160053681003374X/zs2057Isup2.hkl
Copper(II) acetate hydrate (0.199 g, 0.001 mol) in methanol (50 ml) and N-(o-tolyl)-2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldimine (0.586 g, 0.002 mol) in acetonitrile (75 ml) were mixed and heated at 333 K for 1 h. The solution was filtered and the filtrate kept in a beaker at room temperature for crystallization. Black crystals of (I) started appearing after 3 days: yield, 0.667 g (85%).
Hydrogen atoms were placed in calculated positions and refined using a riding-model approximation with C—H = 0.93 Å, Uiso = 1.2Ueq (C) for aromatic H atoms and C—H = 0.96 Å, Uiso = 1.5Ueq (C) for methyl H atoms.
Schiff bases are used as starting materials in the synthesis of important drugs (Barton et al., 1979; Layer, 1963; Ingold, 1969). For easy preparation and structural variation, a large number of complexes with
have been reported. The copper(II) complexes with have been studied for their applications in the design and construction of new magnetic materials (Erxleben et al., 2001) and for their cellular proteasome activity (Adsule et al., 2006). We report here the of the new copper(II) complex with the Schiff base ligand N-(o-tolyl)-2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldimine, the title compound [Cu(C18H14N O)2] (I).The molecular structure of (I) is shown in Fig. 1. The CuII ion is four-coordinated with two O and two N donor atoms from two bidentate chelate Schiff base ligands, resulting in a square planar geometry. The discrete complex units have distorted square planar geometry with the Cu lying on a crystallographic inversion centre, the Cu1—O1 and Cu1—N1 bond lengths [1.8881 (15) and 1.9804 (17) Å respectively] being normal for this configuration. It is worth noting that the C1—N1—C12—C17 torsion angle is 55.5 (2)° in the title complex, while in the free ligand the angle is 34.1 (3)°, and this is ascribed to
caused by the close approach in the title complex of the two ligands (Kaitner et al., 1998). The adjacent complex molecules are stacked with no significant intermolecular interactions.For general background to Schiff base complexes of copper(II), see: Adsule et al. (2006); Barton & Ollis (1979); Layer (1963); Ingold (1969); Erxleben & Schumacher (2001). For related structures, see: Kaitner et al. (1998).
Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004); cell
SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2001); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).[Cu(C18H14NO)2] | F(000) = 606 |
Mr = 584.14 | Dx = 1.366 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 3786 reflections |
a = 7.39342 (16) Å | θ = 2.9–28.9° |
b = 22.0666 (5) Å | µ = 0.81 mm−1 |
c = 8.74653 (19) Å | T = 293 K |
β = 95.775 (2)° | Block, red |
V = 1419.73 (5) Å3 | 0.19 × 0.15 × 0.14 mm |
Z = 2 |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2882 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 2058 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.023 |
φ and ω scans | θmax = 26.4°, θmin = 2.9° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003) | h = −9→9 |
Tmin = 0.862, Tmax = 0.896 | k = −27→26 |
7361 measured reflections | l = −10→10 |
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)] = 0.037 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.098 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.055P)2 + ] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2882 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
158 parameters | Δρmax = 0.57 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −1.04 e Å−3 |
[Cu(C18H14NO)2] | V = 1419.73 (5) Å3 |
Mr = 584.14 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.39342 (16) Å | µ = 0.81 mm−1 |
b = 22.0666 (5) Å | T = 293 K |
c = 8.74653 (19) Å | 0.19 × 0.15 × 0.14 mm |
β = 95.775 (2)° |
Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector diffractometer | 2882 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003) | 2058 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.862, Tmax = 0.896 | Rint = 0.023 |
7361 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.037 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.098 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.05 | Δρmax = 0.57 e Å−3 |
2882 reflections | Δρmin = −1.04 e Å−3 |
158 parameters |
Geometry. All e.s.d.'s (except the e.s.d. in the dihedral angle between two l.s. planes) are estimated using the full covariance matrix. The cell e.s.d.'s are taken into account individually in the estimation of e.s.d.'s in distances, angles and torsion angles; correlations between e.s.d.'s in cell parameters are only used when they are defined by crystal symmetry. An approximate (isotropic) treatment of cell e.s.d.'s is used for estimating e.s.d.'s involving l.s. planes. |
Refinement. Refinement of F2 against ALL reflections. The weighted R-factor wR and goodness of fit S are based on F2, conventional R-factors R are based on F, with F set to zero for negative F2. The threshold expression of F2 > σ(F2) is used only for calculating R-factors(gt) etc. and is not relevant to the choice of reflections for refinement. R-factors based on F2 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 | ||
C1 | 0.2037 (3) | 0.50730 (10) | −0.2657 (3) | 0.02945 (14) | |
H1 | 0.2543 | 0.5301 | −0.3401 | 0.035* | |
C2 | 0.1929 (3) | 0.44372 (10) | −0.2912 (3) | 0.02945 (14) | |
C3 | 0.1469 (3) | 0.40463 (10) | −0.1721 (2) | 0.02945 (14) | |
C4 | 0.1653 (4) | 0.34085 (11) | −0.1907 (3) | 0.0421 (6) | |
H4 | 0.1347 | 0.3151 | −0.1132 | 0.051* | |
C5 | 0.2260 (4) | 0.31703 (11) | −0.3183 (3) | 0.0435 (6) | |
H5 | 0.2372 | 0.2752 | −0.3259 | 0.052* | |
C6 | 0.2735 (3) | 0.35406 (11) | −0.4415 (3) | 0.0356 (5) | |
C7 | 0.3357 (4) | 0.32855 (12) | −0.5738 (3) | 0.0445 (6) | |
H7 | 0.3507 | 0.2868 | −0.5792 | 0.053* | |
C8 | 0.3746 (4) | 0.36357 (13) | −0.6944 (3) | 0.0505 (7) | |
H8 | 0.4166 | 0.3461 | −0.7809 | 0.061* | |
C9 | 0.3505 (4) | 0.42579 (13) | −0.6864 (3) | 0.0461 (7) | |
H9 | 0.3744 | 0.4498 | −0.7693 | 0.055* | |
C10 | 0.2922 (3) | 0.45262 (12) | −0.5584 (3) | 0.0388 (6) | |
H10 | 0.2783 | 0.4945 | −0.5560 | 0.047* | |
C11 | 0.2529 (3) | 0.41766 (10) | −0.4298 (2) | 0.0302 (5) | |
C12 | 0.1859 (3) | 0.60096 (10) | −0.1439 (3) | 0.0303 (5) | |
C13 | 0.1197 (3) | 0.63778 (11) | −0.2651 (3) | 0.0378 (6) | |
H13 | 0.0541 | 0.6209 | −0.3510 | 0.045* | |
C14 | 0.1508 (4) | 0.69953 (12) | −0.2586 (3) | 0.0508 (7) | |
H14 | 0.1067 | 0.7241 | −0.3403 | 0.061* | |
C15 | 0.2467 (4) | 0.72443 (12) | −0.1319 (4) | 0.0545 (8) | |
H15 | 0.2672 | 0.7660 | −0.1272 | 0.065* | |
C16 | 0.3128 (4) | 0.68777 (12) | −0.0114 (3) | 0.0476 (7) | |
H16 | 0.3790 | 0.7051 | 0.0736 | 0.057* | |
C17 | 0.2832 (3) | 0.62580 (10) | −0.0135 (3) | 0.0351 (6) | |
C18 | 0.3561 (4) | 0.58665 (14) | 0.1189 (3) | 0.0566 (8) | |
H18B | 0.2568 | 0.5702 | 0.1683 | 0.085* | |
H18C | 0.4319 | 0.6106 | 0.1913 | 0.085* | |
H18A | 0.4263 | 0.5542 | 0.0819 | 0.085* | |
Cu1 | 0.0000 | 0.5000 | 0.0000 | 0.02945 (14) | |
N1 | 0.1508 (2) | 0.53716 (8) | −0.1497 (2) | 0.02945 (14) | |
O1 | 0.0924 (2) | 0.42288 (7) | −0.04412 (16) | 0.02945 (14) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0365 (2) | 0.0225 (2) | 0.0305 (2) | −0.00170 (16) | 0.00937 (14) | 0.00038 (15) |
C2 | 0.0365 (2) | 0.0225 (2) | 0.0305 (2) | −0.00170 (16) | 0.00937 (14) | 0.00038 (15) |
C3 | 0.0365 (2) | 0.0225 (2) | 0.0305 (2) | −0.00170 (16) | 0.00937 (14) | 0.00038 (15) |
C4 | 0.0585 (17) | 0.0235 (14) | 0.0460 (15) | −0.0007 (11) | 0.0133 (13) | 0.0053 (11) |
C5 | 0.0587 (17) | 0.0217 (13) | 0.0508 (15) | 0.0025 (11) | 0.0088 (13) | −0.0033 (11) |
C6 | 0.0369 (13) | 0.0305 (13) | 0.0391 (13) | 0.0013 (10) | 0.0024 (10) | −0.0061 (11) |
C7 | 0.0505 (16) | 0.0339 (15) | 0.0503 (16) | 0.0067 (12) | 0.0107 (13) | −0.0111 (12) |
C8 | 0.0533 (17) | 0.0545 (19) | 0.0459 (15) | 0.0017 (14) | 0.0149 (13) | −0.0147 (14) |
C9 | 0.0548 (16) | 0.0491 (18) | 0.0363 (14) | −0.0036 (13) | 0.0139 (12) | −0.0027 (12) |
C10 | 0.0470 (14) | 0.0310 (14) | 0.0386 (14) | −0.0029 (11) | 0.0063 (11) | −0.0023 (11) |
C11 | 0.0308 (12) | 0.0274 (12) | 0.0322 (12) | −0.0015 (10) | 0.0020 (9) | −0.0029 (10) |
C12 | 0.0325 (12) | 0.0227 (12) | 0.0372 (13) | −0.0031 (9) | 0.0112 (10) | −0.0017 (10) |
C13 | 0.0453 (14) | 0.0309 (13) | 0.0379 (13) | −0.0020 (11) | 0.0071 (11) | 0.0032 (11) |
C14 | 0.0634 (19) | 0.0299 (15) | 0.0612 (19) | 0.0050 (13) | 0.0162 (15) | 0.0140 (14) |
C15 | 0.069 (2) | 0.0215 (14) | 0.076 (2) | −0.0047 (13) | 0.0246 (17) | −0.0030 (14) |
C16 | 0.0535 (17) | 0.0347 (15) | 0.0563 (17) | −0.0109 (12) | 0.0137 (13) | −0.0147 (13) |
C17 | 0.0352 (13) | 0.0311 (14) | 0.0399 (13) | −0.0042 (10) | 0.0086 (11) | −0.0050 (11) |
C18 | 0.0590 (18) | 0.0554 (19) | 0.0512 (17) | −0.0095 (15) | −0.0150 (14) | 0.0007 (15) |
Cu1 | 0.0365 (2) | 0.0225 (2) | 0.0305 (2) | −0.00170 (16) | 0.00937 (14) | 0.00038 (15) |
N1 | 0.0365 (2) | 0.0225 (2) | 0.0305 (2) | −0.00170 (16) | 0.00937 (14) | 0.00038 (15) |
O1 | 0.0365 (2) | 0.0225 (2) | 0.0305 (2) | −0.00170 (16) | 0.00937 (14) | 0.00038 (15) |
C1—N1 | 1.303 (3) | C10—H10 | 0.9300 |
C1—C2 | 1.422 (3) | C12—C13 | 1.385 (3) |
C1—H1 | 0.9300 | C12—C17 | 1.398 (3) |
C2—C3 | 1.420 (3) | C12—N1 | 1.432 (3) |
C2—C11 | 1.452 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.382 (3) |
C3—O1 | 1.292 (2) | C13—H13 | 0.9300 |
C3—C4 | 1.425 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.369 (4) |
C4—C5 | 1.351 (3) | C14—H14 | 0.9300 |
C4—H4 | 0.9300 | C15—C16 | 1.379 (4) |
C5—C6 | 1.424 (3) | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C16—C17 | 1.385 (3) |
C6—C7 | 1.406 (3) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C6—C11 | 1.417 (3) | C17—C18 | 1.501 (4) |
C7—C8 | 1.361 (4) | C18—H18B | 0.9600 |
C7—H7 | 0.9300 | C18—H18C | 0.9600 |
C8—C9 | 1.387 (4) | C18—H18A | 0.9600 |
C8—H8 | 0.9300 | Cu1—O1i | 1.8881 (15) |
C9—C10 | 1.374 (3) | Cu1—O1 | 1.8881 (15) |
C9—H9 | 0.9300 | Cu1—N1 | 1.9804 (17) |
C10—C11 | 1.417 (3) | Cu1—N1i | 1.9804 (17) |
N1—C1—C2 | 127.2 (2) | C13—C12—N1 | 120.1 (2) |
N1—C1—H1 | 116.4 | C17—C12—N1 | 119.4 (2) |
C2—C1—H1 | 116.4 | C14—C13—C12 | 120.2 (2) |
C3—C2—C1 | 119.9 (2) | C14—C13—H13 | 119.9 |
C3—C2—C11 | 119.2 (2) | C12—C13—H13 | 119.9 |
C1—C2—C11 | 120.33 (19) | C15—C14—C13 | 120.0 (3) |
O1—C3—C2 | 124.4 (2) | C15—C14—H14 | 120.0 |
O1—C3—C4 | 116.62 (19) | C13—C14—H14 | 120.0 |
C2—C3—C4 | 119.0 (2) | C14—C15—C16 | 119.9 (3) |
C5—C4—C3 | 121.4 (2) | C14—C15—H15 | 120.1 |
C5—C4—H4 | 119.3 | C16—C15—H15 | 120.1 |
C3—C4—H4 | 119.3 | C15—C16—C17 | 121.7 (3) |
C4—C5—C6 | 122.0 (2) | C15—C16—H16 | 119.2 |
C4—C5—H5 | 119.0 | C17—C16—H16 | 119.1 |
C6—C5—H5 | 119.0 | C16—C17—C12 | 117.8 (2) |
C7—C6—C11 | 120.2 (2) | C16—C17—C18 | 120.9 (2) |
C7—C6—C5 | 121.3 (2) | C12—C17—C18 | 121.3 (2) |
C11—C6—C5 | 118.5 (2) | C17—C18—H18B | 109.5 |
C8—C7—C6 | 121.5 (2) | C17—C18—H18C | 109.5 |
C8—C7—H7 | 119.2 | H18B—C18—H18C | 109.5 |
C6—C7—H7 | 119.2 | C17—C18—H18A | 109.5 |
C7—C8—C9 | 119.0 (2) | H18B—C18—H18A | 109.5 |
C7—C8—H8 | 120.5 | H18C—C18—H18A | 109.5 |
C9—C8—H8 | 120.5 | O1i—Cu1—O1 | 180.0 |
C10—C9—C8 | 121.4 (2) | O1i—Cu1—N1 | 90.07 (7) |
C10—C9—H9 | 119.3 | O1—Cu1—N1 | 89.93 (7) |
C8—C9—H9 | 119.3 | O1i—Cu1—N1i | 89.93 (7) |
C9—C10—C11 | 121.2 (2) | O1—Cu1—N1i | 90.07 (7) |
C9—C10—H10 | 119.4 | N1—Cu1—N1i | 180.00 (9) |
C11—C10—H10 | 119.4 | C1—N1—C12 | 117.21 (18) |
C6—C11—C10 | 116.8 (2) | C1—N1—Cu1 | 122.60 (15) |
C6—C11—C2 | 119.8 (2) | C12—N1—Cu1 | 119.73 (13) |
C10—C11—C2 | 123.5 (2) | C3—O1—Cu1 | 127.52 (14) |
C13—C12—C17 | 120.5 (2) | ||
N1—C1—C2—C3 | −10.7 (4) | C17—C12—C13—C14 | 0.6 (4) |
N1—C1—C2—C11 | 178.0 (2) | N1—C12—C13—C14 | 178.9 (2) |
C1—C2—C3—O1 | 8.4 (3) | C12—C13—C14—C15 | −0.3 (4) |
C11—C2—C3—O1 | 179.9 (2) | C13—C14—C15—C16 | 0.4 (4) |
C1—C2—C3—C4 | −170.0 (2) | C14—C15—C16—C17 | −0.8 (4) |
C11—C2—C3—C4 | 1.5 (3) | C15—C16—C17—C12 | 1.0 (4) |
O1—C3—C4—C5 | −178.2 (2) | C15—C16—C17—C18 | −179.9 (2) |
C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.3 (4) | C13—C12—C17—C16 | −0.9 (3) |
C3—C4—C5—C6 | −0.5 (4) | N1—C12—C17—C16 | −179.3 (2) |
C4—C5—C6—C7 | −179.7 (2) | C13—C12—C17—C18 | −180.0 (2) |
C4—C5—C6—C11 | −1.1 (4) | N1—C12—C17—C18 | 1.7 (3) |
C11—C6—C7—C8 | −1.1 (4) | C2—C1—N1—C12 | 176.2 (2) |
C5—C6—C7—C8 | 177.4 (3) | C2—C1—N1—Cu1 | −11.6 (3) |
C6—C7—C8—C9 | −0.5 (4) | C13—C12—N1—C1 | 57.1 (3) |
C7—C8—C9—C10 | 1.4 (4) | C17—C12—N1—C1 | −124.5 (2) |
C8—C9—C10—C11 | −0.5 (4) | C13—C12—N1—Cu1 | −115.3 (2) |
C7—C6—C11—C10 | 1.9 (3) | C17—C12—N1—Cu1 | 63.1 (2) |
C5—C6—C11—C10 | −176.7 (2) | O1i—Cu1—N1—C1 | −154.08 (18) |
C7—C6—C11—C2 | −178.5 (2) | O1—Cu1—N1—C1 | 25.92 (18) |
C5—C6—C11—C2 | 2.9 (3) | O1i—Cu1—N1—C12 | 17.91 (16) |
C9—C10—C11—C6 | −1.1 (3) | O1—Cu1—N1—C12 | −162.09 (16) |
C9—C10—C11—C2 | 179.3 (2) | C2—C3—O1—Cu1 | 17.7 (3) |
C3—C2—C11—C6 | −3.1 (3) | C4—C3—O1—Cu1 | −163.90 (16) |
C1—C2—C11—C6 | 168.3 (2) | N1—Cu1—O1—C3 | −29.77 (18) |
C3—C2—C11—C10 | 176.4 (2) | N1i—Cu1—O1—C3 | 150.23 (18) |
C1—C2—C11—C10 | −12.2 (3) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x, −y+1, −z. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Cu(C18H14NO)2] |
Mr | 584.14 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 293 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.39342 (16), 22.0666 (5), 8.74653 (19) |
β (°) | 95.775 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1419.73 (5) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.81 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.19 × 0.15 × 0.14 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEXII CCD area-detector |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 2003) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.862, 0.896 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 7361, 2882, 2058 |
Rint | 0.023 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.625 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.037, 0.098, 1.05 |
No. of reflections | 2882 |
No. of parameters | 158 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.57, −1.04 |
Computer programs: APEX2 (Bruker, 2004), SAINT-Plus (Bruker, 2001), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Acknowledgements
This work was supported by Shandong Province (2007BS02016).
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Schiff bases are used as starting materials in the synthesis of important drugs (Barton et al., 1979; Layer, 1963; Ingold, 1969). For easy preparation and structural variation, a large number of complexes with schiff bases have been reported. The copper(II) complexes with schiff bases have been studied for their applications in the design and construction of new magnetic materials (Erxleben et al., 2001) and for their cellular proteasome activity (Adsule et al., 2006). We report here the crystal structure of the new copper(II) complex with the Schiff base ligand N-(o-tolyl)-2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldimine, the title compound [Cu(C18H14N O)2] (I).
The molecular structure of (I) is shown in Fig. 1. The CuII ion is four-coordinated with two O and two N donor atoms from two bidentate chelate Schiff base ligands, resulting in a square planar geometry. The discrete complex units have distorted square planar geometry with the Cu lying on a crystallographic inversion centre, the Cu1—O1 and Cu1—N1 bond lengths [1.8881 (15) and 1.9804 (17) Å respectively] being normal for this configuration. It is worth noting that the C1—N1—C12—C17 torsion angle is 55.5 (2)° in the title complex, while in the free ligand the angle is 34.1 (3)°, and this is ascribed to steric hindrance caused by the close approach in the title complex of the two ligands (Kaitner et al., 1998). The adjacent complex molecules are stacked with no significant intermolecular interactions.