title: Bis[μ-2-(2-pyridylmethyl-amino-meth-yl)phenolato]-κN,N',O:O;κO:N,N',O-bis-[(thio-cyanato-κN)copper(II)].
abstract: The centrosymmetric binuclear complex, [Cu(2)(C(13)H(13)N(2)O)(2)(NCS)(2)], formed via phenolate oxygen bridges, involves the Cu(II) atoms in a distorted square-pyramidal coordination [τ = 0.197 (1)]. A Cu⋯Cu separation of 3.2281 (3) Å is observed. The in-plane Cu-O(phenolate) distance [1.9342 (8) Å] is shorter than the axial distance [2.252 (8) Å]. The Cu-N(amine) and Cu-N(py) distances are similar [2.0095 (10) and 2.0192 (10) Å, respectively]. The Cu-N(thio-cyanate) distance [1.9678 (11) Å] is in the range found for Cu-N distances in previously determined structures containing coordinated thio-cyanate anions. There is an inter-molecular hydrogen bond between the amine H atom and the S atom of a coordinated thio-cyanate anion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Howard University, 525 College Street NW, Washington, DC 20059, USA.
authors.forename: Gervas E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Assey
authors.forename: Yohannes
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tesema
authors.forename: Teshome
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yisgedu
authors.forename: Yilma
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gultneh
authors.forename: Ray J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Butcher