Bis(ethylenediamine-κ²N,N′)bis(methanol-κO)copper(II) benzene-1,4-dicarboxylate methanol disolvate

Abstract

In the cation of the title compound, [Cu(C2H8N2)2(CH3OH)2](C8H4O4)·2CH3OH, the CuII atom lies on an inversion centre. The four N atoms of two ethyl­enediamine ligands around the CuII atom form the equatorial plane, while two methanol O atoms in the axial positions complete a Jahn–Teller distorted octa­hedral coordination. The benzene-1,4-dicarboxyl­ate anion is centrosymmetric. In the crystal, C—H⋯O, N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the cations, the anions and the methanol solvent mol­ecules.