title: Bis[μ-(E)-N'-(4-oxido-4-phenyl-but-3-en-2-yl-idene)benzohydrazidato]bis-[pyridine-copper(II)].
abstract: In the crystal structure of the title centrosymmetric dimer, [Cu(2)(C(17)H(14)N(2)O(2))(2)(C(5)H(5)N)(2)], the Cu(II) atom has an almost perfect square-pyramidal geometry. The Cu(II) ion is coordin-ated by the NO(2) donor atoms of the hydrazide Schiff base ligand, the N atom of the pyridine group and an O atom of the symmetry-related unit. The dihedral angles between the pyridine ring and the two phenyl rings of the ligand are 21.4 (3) and 24.0 (2)°. The mol-ecular structure is stabilized by intra-molecular C-H⋯O inter-actions.
authors.forename: Mehdi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hatefi
authors.forename: Iran
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sheikhshoaie
authors.forename: Majid
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moghadam
authors.forename: Valiollah
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Mirkhani
authors.forename: Reza
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kia