Bis(2,2′-bi-1H-imidazole-κ²N³,N^3′)bis(4-methylbenzoato-κO)copper(II)

Abstract

In title compound, [Cu(C8H7O2)2(C6H6N4)2], the CuII atom (site symmetry ) is coordinated by two N,N′-bidentate 2,2′-biimidazole ligands and two weakly bonded 4-methyl­benzoate anions, resulting in a strongly elongated trans-CuO2N4 octa­hedral geometry. In the crystal, adjacent mol­ecules are linked via pairs of N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds into chains propagating in [010].