Tetra­kis[μ-2-(meth­oxy­carbon­yl)benzoato-κ²O¹:O^1′]bis­[(acetonitrile-κN)copper(II)](Cu—Cu)

In the binuclear copper(II) title complex, [Cu₂(C₉H₇O₄)₄(C₂H₃N)₂], an inversion centre is situtated at the mid-point of the Cu—Cu bond. The Cu^II atom together with its four coordinated O atoms are in a distorted planar square arrangement while the nitro­gen and the other Cu^II atom are located in apical positions. The whole mol­ecule looks like a paddle-wheel. In the crystal, chains are assembled along the b axis through C—H...O hydrogen bonds and slipped π–π inter­actions between the benzene rings of neighbouring mol­ecules [centroid–centroid distance = 3.6929 (3) Å and slippage = 0.641 (1) Å].