Bis(Benzimidazole-κ N-3)bis(2-Benzoylbenzoato-κ O)Copper(II)

Abstract

In the title centrosymmetric mononuclear copper(II) compound, [Cu(C <inf>14</inf>H<inf>9</inf>O<inf>3</inf>)<inf>2</inf>(C<inf>7</inf>H <inf>6</inf>N<inf>2</inf>)<inf>2</inf>], the central CuII ion is coordinated by two N atoms from two symmetry-related benzimidazole (bim) ligands and two O atoms from two symmetry-related 2-benzoyl-benzoate (2-byba) ligands in a square-planar geometry. The mol-ecules are linked into chains running along the b axis by N - H⋯O hydrogen bonds and the chains are cross-linked by C - H⋯π inter-actions.