biostudies-literatureUnknown65(Pt 8)Miao JIn the title compound, [Cu(C(12)H(9)N(2)O)(2)], the Cu(II) atom lies on a crystallographic inversion center and has a nearly square-planar geometry. The Cu(II) center coordinates to the phenolic O and azomethine N atoms of the two symmetry-related 2-[(2-pyrid-yl)imino-meth-yl]phenolate ligands. The pyridyl N atoms do not coordinate to the Cu(II) atom but participate in intra-molecular C-H⋯N hydrogen bonding. π-π stacking between the benzene rings and between the pyridyl rings [centroid-centroid distances 3.8142 (5) and 3.8142 (5) Å, respectively] links the mol-ecules into a chain propagating parallel to [100].Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports onlinem904https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC2977229biostudies-literatureBis{2-[(2-pyrid-yl)imino-meth-yl]phenolato}copper(II).PMC2977229Wang DChen HZhao ZMiao JNie YfalseBis{2-[(2-pyrid-yl)imino-meth-yl]phenolato}copper(II).In the title compound, [Cu(C(12)H(9)N(2)O)(2)], the Cu(II) atom lies on a crystallographic inversion center and has a nearly square-planar geometry. The Cu(II) center coordinates to the phenolic O and azomethine N atoms of the two symmetry-related 2-[(2-pyrid-yl)imino-meth-yl]phenolate ligands. The pyridyl N atoms do not coordinate to the Cu(II) atom but participate in intra-molecular C-H⋯N hydrogen bonding. π-π stacking between the benzene rings and between the pyridyl rings [centroid-centroid distances 3.8142 (5) and 3.8142 (5) Å, respectively] links the mol-ecules into a chain propagating parallel to [100].2009-01-01T00:00:00Z2009 Jul2025-04-05T00:32:36.224Z2019-03-27T00:00:19ZS-EPMC29772292158336410.1107/S1600536809026051