Bis(3,5-dimethylpyrazole-N²)(N-salicylideneglycinato-O,N,O')copper(II)

The title compound, [Cu(C₉H₇NO₃)(C₅H₈N₂)₂], adopts a square-pyramidal Cu^II 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.

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