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metal-organic compounds
The title compound, bis[μ-1,1-di(2-pyridyl)-3-butenolato-N,O:N',O]bis[iodocopper(II)] bis(acetonitrile) solvate, was obtained from copper(I) iodide and the neutral ligand on reaction with oxygen. The olefinic function is unaffected by the oxidation. The coordination at each Cu atom is trigonal bipyramidal and the coordination polyhedra share a common edge, which is the OO diagonal of the central Cu2O2 ring.