Di-μ-chlorido-bis({2-[1-(2-pyridylethylimino)ethyl]pyrrolato-κ3N,N′,N′′}copper(II))

Abstract

The title compound, [Cu(2)(C(13)H(14)N(3))(2)Cl(2)], is a neutral dimeric copper(II) complex. The two Cu(II) atoms are asymmetrically bridged by two chloride ions. Each Cu(II) atom is also bound to the three N atoms of a deprotonated tridentate Schiff base ligand, giving a distorted square-pyramidal N(3)Cl(2) coordination environment overall. The dinuclear complex lies across an inversion centre in the space group P1. This work demonstrates the effect of ligand flexibility and steric constraints on the structures of copper(II) complexes.