title: Bis{μ-2-[1-(2-Pyridylmethyl-imino)eth-yl]phenolato}bis-[azido-copper(II)].
abstract: The title compound, [Cu(2)(C(14)H(13)N(2)O)(2)(N(3))(2)], was synthesized by the reaction of Cu(NO(3))(2)·3H(2)O with the Schiff base 2-[1-(2-pyridylmethyl-imino)eth-yl]phenol (HL) in methanol-water solution, adding NaN(3) as the bridging ligand. The asymmetric unit contains one half-mol-ecule, the other half being generated by the inversion center. Each Cu(II) atom shows a slightly distorted trigonal-pyramidal geometry formed by two N atoms and one O atom from one Schiff base ligand, by another O atom of a second Schiff base ligand and by an azide N atom. The crystal structure is stabilized by intermolecular C-H⋯N hydrogen bonds.
authors.affiliation: Ordered Matter Science Research Center, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing 210096, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiao-Dan
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Huai-Hong
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Bai-Wang
authors.initials: BW
authors.lastname: Sun