mer-Bis[2,6-bis(1-phenyliminoethyl)pyridine-N,N',N'']copper(II) Diperchlorate

In [Cu(C₂₁H₁₉N₃)₂](ClO₄)₂, two tridentate N-donor ligands coordinate to a copper(II) centre to give a distorted octahedral environment. The two ligands are approximately orthogonal, with an angle of 89.7 (2)° between the two CuN₃ planes. One of the ligands lies further from the Cu atom, its Cu-N_imino distances (mean 2.31 Å) being 0.21 Å longer than the corresponding distances for the second ligand, an effect which is due to a Jahn-Teller distortion.

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