Bis-(2-methyl-1H-imidazole-κN)bis[2-(naphthalen-2-yl)acetato-κO]copper(II)

• Published in: Acta crystallographica. Section E, Structure reports online Vol. 67; no. Pt 12; p. m1772
• Main Authors: Yin, Fu-Jun, Han, Li-Jun, Yang, Shu-Ping, Xu, Xing You
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States International Union of Crystallography 01.12.2011
• Subjects: Metal-Organic Papers
• ISSN: 1600-5368; 1600-5368
• DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811047969

In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Cu(C(12)H(9)O(2))(2)(C(4)H(6)N(2))(2)], the Cu(II) cations are square-planar coordinated by two 1-naphthyl-acetate anions and two 2-methyl-imidazole ligands into discrete complexes that are located on centres of inversion. These complexes are linked into chains parallel to [010] by inter-molecular N-H⋯O hydrogen bonding between the N-H H atom of the 2-methyl-imidazole ligands and the carboxyl-ate O atoms that are not involved in metal coordination.