metal-organic compounds
catena-Poly[[bis(nitrato-κO)copper(II)]-bis[μ-1,4-bis(pyridin-3-ylmethoxy)benzene-κ2N:N′]]
aCollege of Life Science, Sichuan Agriculture University, Ya'an 625014, People's Republic of China, bCollege of Chemistry and Materials Science, Heilongjiang University, Harbin 150080, People's Republic of China, and cDepartment of Materials and Chemistry Engineering, Heilongjiang Institute of Technology, Harbin 150050, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: hgf1000@163.com
In the title compound, [Cu(NO3)2(C18H16N2O2)2]n, the CuII ion lies on an inversion center and is six-coordinated in a Jahn–Teller-distored octahedral geometry defined by four N atoms of the pyridine derivative forming a square plane, above and below which are the O atoms of the nitrate anion. The ligand links the metal atoms linto a linear chain running along the a axis. One of the nitrate O atoms is equally disordered over two sets of sites.
Related literature
For the synthesis and background to network structures built up from flexible pyridyl-based aromatic ligands and transition metals, see Liu et al. (2010a,b).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Data collection: RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998); cell RAPID-AUTO; data reduction: CrystalClear (Rigaku/MSC, 2002); 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: SHELXL97.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811016096/ng5152sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811016096/ng5152Isup2.hkl
The 1,4-bis(pyridin-3-ylmethoxy)benzene ligand was synthesized as the reference method (Liu et al., 2010a): A mixture of 1,4-dihydroxybenzene (1.1 g, 10 mmol), 3-chloromethylpyridine hydrochloride (3.28 g, 20 mmol) and NaOH (1.6 g, 40 mmol) in acetonitrile (50 ml) was refluxed under nitrogen with stirring for 24 h. After cooling to room temperature, the solution was filtered and the residue was washed with acetonitrile for several times. The mixed filtrate was droped into 300 ml water solution to get the powder crude product. A total of 2.51 g (yield 86%) pure product was obtained by recrystallizing from the mixed solution of 10 ml water and 10 ml me thanol. The title compound was synthesized by reaction of 1,4-bis(pyridin-3-ylmethoxy)benzene ligand (0.29 g, 1.0 mmol) and Cu(NO3)2.3H2O (0.22 g, 1.0 mmol) in 5 ml water and 5 ml me thanol mixed solution. After filtration, blue block crystals suitable for X-ray diffraction were obtained by slow evaporation at room temperature for several days in 46% yield.
O4 atom of nitrate was disordered over two positions with site occupancy factors of ca 0.51 and 0.49, and then, the two positions were restraint refined with commond 'Iosr 0.01 O4 O4' '. H atoms bound to C atoms were placed in calculated positions and treated as riding on their parent atoms, with C—H = 0.93 Å (aromatic); C—H = 0.97 Å (methylene), and with Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(C).
Data collection: RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998); cell
RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998); data reduction: CrystalClear (Rigaku/MSC, 2002); 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: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008).[Cu(NO3)2(C18H16N2O2)2] | F(000) = 798 |
Mr = 772.22 | Dx = 1.523 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2ybc | Cell parameters from 13022 reflections |
a = 8.4859 (17) Å | θ = 3.4–27.4° |
b = 17.030 (3) Å | µ = 0.72 mm−1 |
c = 12.986 (4) Å | T = 291 K |
β = 116.22 (2)° | Block, blue |
V = 1683.6 (7) Å3 | 0.20 × 0.18 × 0.17 mm |
Z = 2 |
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer | 3831 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 3067 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.039 |
ω scans | θmax = 27.5°, θmin = 3.4° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) | h = −11→10 |
Tmin = 0.867, Tmax = 0.889 | k = −22→22 |
16256 measured reflections | l = −16→16 |
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) = 0.097 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.07 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0495P)2 + 0.4137P] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
3831 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
251 parameters | Δρmax = 0.45 e Å−3 |
12 restraints | Δρmin = −0.26 e Å−3 |
[Cu(NO3)2(C18H16N2O2)2] | V = 1683.6 (7) Å3 |
Mr = 772.22 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21/c | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 8.4859 (17) Å | µ = 0.72 mm−1 |
b = 17.030 (3) Å | T = 291 K |
c = 12.986 (4) Å | 0.20 × 0.18 × 0.17 mm |
β = 116.22 (2)° |
Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer | 3831 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) | 3067 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.867, Tmax = 0.889 | Rint = 0.039 |
16256 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.037 | 12 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.097 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 1.07 | Δρmax = 0.45 e Å−3 |
3831 reflections | Δρmin = −0.26 e Å−3 |
251 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 | Occ. (<1) | |
C1 | −0.3511 (2) | 0.87028 (12) | 0.16557 (18) | 0.0353 (4) | |
H1 | −0.4698 | 0.8612 | 0.1432 | 0.042* | |
C2 | −0.2290 (3) | 0.82377 (13) | 0.25037 (19) | 0.0383 (5) | |
H2 | −0.2657 | 0.7837 | 0.2833 | 0.046* | |
C3 | −0.0520 (3) | 0.83705 (12) | 0.28601 (18) | 0.0351 (4) | |
H3 | 0.0317 | 0.8065 | 0.3435 | 0.042* | |
C4 | −0.0017 (2) | 0.89662 (11) | 0.23463 (17) | 0.0303 (4) | |
C5 | −0.1310 (2) | 0.93984 (12) | 0.14835 (18) | 0.0325 (4) | |
H5 | −0.0970 | 0.9788 | 0.1120 | 0.039* | |
C6 | 0.1879 (2) | 0.91934 (13) | 0.27306 (19) | 0.0385 (5) | |
H6A | 0.2070 | 0.9342 | 0.2073 | 0.046* | |
H6B | 0.2181 | 0.9637 | 0.3252 | 0.046* | |
C7 | 0.4713 (2) | 0.86583 (12) | 0.39043 (19) | 0.0372 (5) | |
C8 | 0.5671 (2) | 0.80017 (12) | 0.44675 (18) | 0.0350 (4) | |
H8 | 0.5101 | 0.7526 | 0.4415 | 0.042* | |
C9 | 0.7480 (2) | 0.80513 (12) | 0.51103 (18) | 0.0349 (4) | |
H9 | 0.8124 | 0.7609 | 0.5482 | 0.042* | |
C10 | 0.8320 (2) | 0.87615 (12) | 0.51957 (18) | 0.0360 (5) | |
C11 | 0.7367 (3) | 0.94163 (13) | 0.4634 (2) | 0.0419 (5) | |
H11 | 0.7937 | 0.9892 | 0.4690 | 0.050* | |
C12 | 0.5558 (3) | 0.93666 (13) | 0.3987 (2) | 0.0425 (5) | |
H12 | 0.4917 | 0.9808 | 0.3611 | 0.051* | |
C13 | 1.1170 (2) | 0.82248 (12) | 0.63460 (19) | 0.0381 (5) | |
H13A | 1.1171 | 0.7852 | 0.5781 | 0.046* | |
H13B | 1.0739 | 0.7963 | 0.6835 | 0.046* | |
C14 | 1.2990 (2) | 0.85426 (11) | 0.70499 (17) | 0.0305 (4) | |
C15 | 1.4412 (3) | 0.83865 (12) | 0.68279 (19) | 0.0375 (5) | |
H15 | 1.4282 | 0.8078 | 0.6205 | 0.045* | |
C16 | 1.6027 (3) | 0.86992 (12) | 0.75514 (19) | 0.0377 (5) | |
H16 | 1.6998 | 0.8600 | 0.7418 | 0.045* | |
C17 | 1.6204 (2) | 0.91564 (11) | 0.84668 (18) | 0.0319 (4) | |
H17 | 1.7306 | 0.9354 | 0.8955 | 0.038* | |
C18 | 1.3260 (2) | 0.90220 (11) | 0.79731 (16) | 0.0300 (4) | |
H18 | 1.2301 | 0.9139 | 0.8113 | 0.036* | |
Cu1 | −0.5000 | 1.0000 | 0.0000 | 0.03106 (12) | |
N1 | −0.30485 (19) | 0.92812 (9) | 0.11430 (14) | 0.0304 (3) | |
N2 | 1.48165 (18) | 0.93268 (9) | 0.86752 (13) | 0.0279 (3) | |
N3 | −0.8293 (2) | 0.86505 (11) | −0.01848 (17) | 0.0411 (4) | |
O1 | 0.29285 (18) | 0.85382 (9) | 0.32890 (17) | 0.0579 (5) | |
O2 | 1.01067 (18) | 0.88797 (9) | 0.57993 (16) | 0.0536 (5) | |
O3 | −0.74035 (19) | 0.92569 (8) | 0.02595 (14) | 0.0421 (4) | |
O4 | −0.9828 (11) | 0.8623 (6) | −0.035 (2) | 0.085 (4) | 0.49 (4) |
O5 | −0.7554 (2) | 0.80297 (10) | −0.01836 (19) | 0.0654 (5) | |
O4' | −0.9848 (9) | 0.8748 (6) | −0.0923 (18) | 0.080 (4) | 0.51 (4) |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
C1 | 0.0205 (9) | 0.0423 (11) | 0.0386 (11) | −0.0021 (8) | 0.0088 (8) | −0.0068 (9) |
C2 | 0.0323 (10) | 0.0405 (11) | 0.0392 (12) | −0.0036 (9) | 0.0132 (9) | 0.0031 (9) |
C3 | 0.0270 (9) | 0.0401 (11) | 0.0304 (10) | 0.0059 (8) | 0.0056 (8) | 0.0042 (8) |
C4 | 0.0195 (8) | 0.0351 (10) | 0.0305 (10) | 0.0041 (7) | 0.0058 (7) | −0.0003 (8) |
C5 | 0.0216 (9) | 0.0352 (10) | 0.0343 (10) | 0.0040 (7) | 0.0065 (8) | 0.0048 (8) |
C6 | 0.0194 (9) | 0.0427 (11) | 0.0436 (12) | 0.0033 (8) | 0.0049 (9) | 0.0093 (9) |
C7 | 0.0152 (8) | 0.0442 (11) | 0.0429 (12) | 0.0024 (8) | 0.0044 (8) | 0.0069 (9) |
C8 | 0.0236 (9) | 0.0351 (10) | 0.0415 (12) | −0.0008 (8) | 0.0100 (9) | 0.0045 (9) |
C9 | 0.0233 (9) | 0.0365 (10) | 0.0360 (11) | 0.0040 (8) | 0.0050 (8) | 0.0043 (8) |
C10 | 0.0179 (8) | 0.0424 (11) | 0.0355 (11) | −0.0001 (8) | 0.0008 (8) | 0.0011 (9) |
C11 | 0.0252 (10) | 0.0369 (11) | 0.0524 (14) | −0.0033 (8) | 0.0069 (9) | 0.0042 (10) |
C12 | 0.0247 (10) | 0.0383 (11) | 0.0518 (13) | 0.0057 (8) | 0.0054 (9) | 0.0119 (10) |
C13 | 0.0216 (9) | 0.0371 (10) | 0.0417 (12) | 0.0011 (8) | 0.0012 (8) | −0.0056 (9) |
C14 | 0.0206 (8) | 0.0306 (9) | 0.0308 (10) | 0.0011 (7) | 0.0028 (8) | −0.0006 (8) |
C15 | 0.0323 (10) | 0.0383 (11) | 0.0383 (11) | 0.0028 (8) | 0.0123 (9) | −0.0087 (9) |
C16 | 0.0251 (9) | 0.0400 (11) | 0.0489 (13) | 0.0013 (8) | 0.0172 (9) | −0.0063 (9) |
C17 | 0.0184 (8) | 0.0316 (9) | 0.0385 (11) | 0.0010 (7) | 0.0059 (8) | −0.0019 (8) |
C18 | 0.0164 (8) | 0.0376 (10) | 0.0299 (10) | 0.0025 (7) | 0.0046 (7) | −0.0007 (8) |
Cu1 | 0.01777 (16) | 0.03750 (19) | 0.02666 (18) | 0.00767 (13) | −0.00042 (12) | −0.00511 (14) |
N1 | 0.0193 (7) | 0.0353 (8) | 0.0292 (8) | 0.0048 (6) | 0.0041 (6) | −0.0024 (7) |
N2 | 0.0186 (7) | 0.0312 (8) | 0.0289 (8) | 0.0032 (6) | 0.0059 (6) | −0.0011 (6) |
N3 | 0.0276 (9) | 0.0427 (10) | 0.0492 (11) | −0.0003 (7) | 0.0136 (8) | 0.0019 (8) |
O1 | 0.0167 (7) | 0.0448 (9) | 0.0878 (14) | 0.0030 (6) | 0.0009 (8) | 0.0187 (9) |
O2 | 0.0205 (7) | 0.0427 (9) | 0.0697 (12) | −0.0023 (6) | −0.0055 (7) | 0.0095 (8) |
O3 | 0.0392 (8) | 0.0356 (7) | 0.0475 (9) | −0.0028 (6) | 0.0154 (7) | −0.0007 (7) |
O4 | 0.028 (2) | 0.096 (4) | 0.124 (9) | 0.000 (2) | 0.027 (4) | 0.004 (5) |
O5 | 0.0593 (11) | 0.0374 (9) | 0.0899 (15) | 0.0023 (8) | 0.0243 (11) | −0.0022 (9) |
O4' | 0.022 (2) | 0.086 (4) | 0.102 (8) | −0.005 (2) | 0.001 (3) | −0.006 (4) |
C1—N1 | 1.341 (3) | C13—O2 | 1.413 (2) |
C1—C2 | 1.380 (3) | C13—C14 | 1.505 (3) |
C1—H1 | 0.9300 | C13—H13A | 0.9700 |
C2—C3 | 1.381 (3) | C13—H13B | 0.9700 |
C2—H2 | 0.9300 | C14—C18 | 1.383 (3) |
C3—C4 | 1.381 (3) | C14—C15 | 1.385 (3) |
C3—H3 | 0.9300 | C15—C16 | 1.381 (3) |
C4—C5 | 1.384 (3) | C15—H15 | 0.9300 |
C4—C6 | 1.509 (3) | C16—C17 | 1.373 (3) |
C5—N1 | 1.354 (2) | C16—H16 | 0.9300 |
C5—H5 | 0.9300 | C17—N2 | 1.351 (2) |
C6—O1 | 1.412 (2) | C17—H17 | 0.9300 |
C6—H6A | 0.9700 | C18—N2 | 1.334 (2) |
C6—H6B | 0.9700 | C18—H18 | 0.9300 |
C7—O1 | 1.380 (2) | Cu1—N2i | 2.0153 (16) |
C7—C12 | 1.383 (3) | Cu1—N2ii | 2.0153 (16) |
C7—C8 | 1.386 (3) | Cu1—N1 | 2.0669 (16) |
C8—C9 | 1.389 (3) | Cu1—N1iii | 2.0669 (16) |
C8—H8 | 0.9300 | Cu1—O3 | 2.5460 (15) |
C9—C10 | 1.383 (3) | N2—Cu1iv | 2.0153 (16) |
C9—H9 | 0.9300 | N3—O4 | 1.226 (7) |
C10—O2 | 1.380 (2) | N3—O5 | 1.229 (2) |
C10—C11 | 1.382 (3) | N3—O4' | 1.253 (8) |
C11—C12 | 1.389 (3) | N3—O3 | 1.259 (2) |
C11—H11 | 0.9300 | O4—O4' | 0.773 (8) |
C12—H12 | 0.9300 | ||
N1—C1—C2 | 122.43 (18) | H13A—C13—H13B | 108.7 |
N1—C1—H1 | 118.8 | C18—C14—C15 | 117.88 (17) |
C2—C1—H1 | 118.8 | C18—C14—C13 | 118.12 (17) |
C1—C2—C3 | 119.7 (2) | C15—C14—C13 | 124.00 (18) |
C1—C2—H2 | 120.1 | C16—C15—C14 | 118.58 (19) |
C3—C2—H2 | 120.1 | C16—C15—H15 | 120.7 |
C2—C3—C4 | 118.72 (18) | C14—C15—H15 | 120.7 |
C2—C3—H3 | 120.6 | C17—C16—C15 | 120.29 (18) |
C4—C3—H3 | 120.6 | C17—C16—H16 | 119.9 |
C3—C4—C5 | 118.58 (17) | C15—C16—H16 | 119.9 |
C3—C4—C6 | 122.69 (17) | N2—C17—C16 | 121.55 (17) |
C5—C4—C6 | 118.65 (18) | N2—C17—H17 | 119.2 |
N1—C5—C4 | 123.05 (19) | C16—C17—H17 | 119.2 |
N1—C5—H5 | 118.5 | N2—C18—C14 | 123.85 (17) |
C4—C5—H5 | 118.5 | N2—C18—H18 | 118.1 |
O1—C6—C4 | 107.81 (17) | C14—C18—H18 | 118.1 |
O1—C6—H6A | 110.1 | N2i—Cu1—N2ii | 180.000 (1) |
C4—C6—H6A | 110.1 | N2i—Cu1—N1 | 89.35 (6) |
O1—C6—H6B | 110.1 | N2ii—Cu1—N1 | 90.65 (6) |
C4—C6—H6B | 110.1 | N2i—Cu1—N1iii | 90.65 (6) |
H6A—C6—H6B | 108.5 | N2ii—Cu1—N1iii | 89.35 (6) |
O1—C7—C12 | 124.94 (18) | N1—Cu1—N1iii | 180.000 (1) |
O1—C7—C8 | 115.08 (18) | N2i—Cu1—O3 | 86.22 (6) |
C12—C7—C8 | 119.98 (17) | N2ii—Cu1—O3 | 93.78 (6) |
C7—C8—C9 | 120.21 (19) | N1—Cu1—O3 | 92.59 (6) |
C7—C8—H8 | 119.9 | N1iii—Cu1—O3 | 87.41 (6) |
C9—C8—H8 | 119.9 | C1—N1—C5 | 117.48 (16) |
C10—C9—C8 | 119.67 (18) | C1—N1—Cu1 | 118.31 (12) |
C10—C9—H9 | 120.2 | C5—N1—Cu1 | 123.96 (13) |
C8—C9—H9 | 120.2 | C18—N2—C17 | 117.81 (16) |
O2—C10—C11 | 114.98 (18) | C18—N2—Cu1iv | 118.98 (12) |
O2—C10—C9 | 124.83 (18) | C17—N2—Cu1iv | 123.21 (13) |
C11—C10—C9 | 120.18 (17) | O4—N3—O5 | 118.1 (5) |
C10—C11—C12 | 120.20 (19) | O4—N3—O4' | 36.3 (4) |
C10—C11—H11 | 119.9 | O5—N3—O4' | 118.6 (4) |
C12—C11—H11 | 119.9 | O4—N3—O3 | 119.1 (5) |
C7—C12—C11 | 119.76 (19) | O5—N3—O3 | 120.22 (18) |
C7—C12—H12 | 120.1 | O4'—N3—O3 | 117.2 (5) |
C11—C12—H12 | 120.1 | C7—O1—C6 | 117.53 (16) |
O2—C13—C14 | 106.10 (16) | C10—O2—C13 | 117.89 (16) |
O2—C13—H13A | 110.5 | N3—O3—Cu1 | 134.44 (13) |
C14—C13—H13A | 110.5 | O4'—O4—N3 | 73.8 (10) |
O2—C13—H13B | 110.5 | O4—O4'—N3 | 69.9 (10) |
C14—C13—H13B | 110.5 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+2, −z+1; (ii) x−2, y, z−1; (iii) −x−1, −y+2, −z; (iv) x+2, y, z+1. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Cu(NO3)2(C18H16N2O2)2] |
Mr | 772.22 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/c |
Temperature (K) | 291 |
a, b, c (Å) | 8.4859 (17), 17.030 (3), 12.986 (4) |
β (°) | 116.22 (2) |
V (Å3) | 1683.6 (7) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.72 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.20 × 0.18 × 0.17 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Rigaku R-AXIS RAPID diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (ABSCOR; Higashi, 1995) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.867, 0.889 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 16256, 3831, 3067 |
Rint | 0.039 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.649 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.037, 0.097, 1.07 |
No. of reflections | 3831 |
No. of parameters | 251 |
No. of restraints | 12 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 0.45, −0.26 |
Computer programs: RAPID-AUTO (Rigaku, 1998), CrystalClear (Rigaku/MSC, 2002), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
Acknowledgements
The authors thank the Youth Fundation of the Education Department of Sichuan Province, China (No. 08ZB031), Sichuan Agriculture University, Heilongjiang University and Heilongjiang Institute of Technology for supporting this work.
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The bridging pyridyl ligands can be used to construct interesting 0D to three-dimensional supramolecular architectures. Our group has reported some isolated molecule, chain, plane and three-dimensional network structures built up by flexible pyridyl-based aromatic ligands and transition metals. (Liu et al., 2010a; Liu et al., 2010b). As our continuing work for pyridyl ligands, we report here the synthesis and crystal structure of the title compound.
An asymmetric unit of the title compound consists of a 1,4-bis(pyridin-3-ylmethoxy)benzene molecule, a nitrate anion and a CuII cation (Figure 1). The CuII cations lie on the inversion centers and are six-coordinated in the Jahn-Teller distored octahedral geometry environments defined by four N atoms forming the square planes and two O atoms locating the polar axis.
In the crystal, ribbon structures along [2 0 1] direction are built up by heterocyclic ligands bridging CuII cations (Figure 2, Table 1).