Diaqua(N-salicylidene-L-2-phenylglycinate-κ3N,O,O′)copper(II)

Abstract

The title compound, [Cu(C15H11NO3)(H2O)2], was formed by the reaction of cupric perchlorate, l-α-phenyl­glycine and salicyl­aldehyde. Crystallographic analysis shows that the compound is a new Cu–Schiff base of an amino acid complex. The ligand chelates with CuII in a tridentate fashion. One water mol­ecule is in this ligand plane and another is in an axial position. Extensive hydrogen-bonding interactions are present.