Bis([mu]-azido-[kappa]N¹:[kappa]N¹)bis{[2-(1,5-diazacyclooct-1-yl-[kappa]²N,N'-methyl)phenolato-[kappa]O]copper(II)}

The title compound has centrosymmetric Cu dimers linked by two end-on azido bridges. Each Cu atom has the five-coordinated geometry of a distorted trigonal bipyramid. The bridging azide anions are bound asymmetrically to copper at distances of 2.174(3) and 2.215(3)Å. The Cu...Cu distance is 3.129 (2) Å.

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