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metal-organic compounds
The title compound, [Cu(C9H7NO3)(C5H8N2)2], adopts a square-pyramidal CuII coordination with the tridentate N-salicylideneglycinato Schiff base dianion and 3,5-dimethylpyrazole ligand bound in the basal plane. The apex of the elongated pyramid is occupied by a second molecule of 3,5-dimethylpyrazole at a Cu-N distance of 2.342 (3) Å. All molecules are arranged in a single magnetic orientation.