Crystal structure of bis(2-{[(3-bromo-propyl)imino]methyl}phenolato-κ2N,O)- Copper(II)

Abstract

In the title compound, [Cu(C10H11BrNO)2], the asymmetric unit consists of one-half of the molecule, the other half being generated by an inversion centre. Hence the CuII cation is symmetrically coordinated by two bidentate Schiff base anions in a slightly distorted square-planar environment with Cu - O and Cu - N bond lengths of 1.8786 (19) and 2.009 (2) Å, respectively. In the crystal, individual molecules are packed in alternating zigzag layers parallel to (001). Weak C - H⋯π interactions exist between the molecules.