Dimeric Iodo[1,1-di(2-pyridyl)-3-butenolato]copper(II) Bis(acetonitrile) Solvate, [Cu₂(C₁₄H₁₃N₂O)₂I₂].2CH₃CN

The title compound, bis­[μ-1,1-di(2-pyridyl)-3-butenolato-N,O:N',O]bis[iodocopper(II)] bis(acetonitrile) solvate, was obtained from copper(I) iodide and the neutral ligand on reaction with oxygen. The olefinic function is unaffected by the oxidation. The coordination at each Cu atom is trigonal bipyramidal and the coordination polyhedra share a common edge, which is the O...O diagonal of the central Cu₂O₂ ring.

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