2-(3-Methoxy-2-oxidobenzylideneamino)phenolato-κ3O,N,O′](1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)copper(II) methanol solvate

Abstract

In the title complex, [Cu(C14H11NO3)(C12H8N2)]·CH3OH, with a tridentate Schiff base ligand derived from the condensation of o-vanillin and 2-hydroxy­aniline, the CuII ion is five-coordinated by three N atoms [Cu—N = 1.950 (2)–2.333 (3) Å] and two O atoms [Cu—O = 1.926 (2) and 1.949 (2) Å] in a distorted square-pyramidal configuration. The mean planes of the tridentate Schiff base and 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) ligands make a dihedral angle of 88.39 (5)°. Two neighbouring complexes related by a centre of symmetry are paired by a significant π–π inter­action, with a short distance of 3.396 (4) Å between the centroids of the outer rings of the phen ligands. The crystal packing is further stabilized by inter­molecular O—H⋯O and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds.