A series of Cu II halide complexes, Cu(HL1)Cl 2 ·CH 3 OH (1), [Cu(L1)Cl] 2 ·H 2 O (2), [Cu(HL2)Cl 2 ] 2 ·2DMF (3), [Cu(HL2) 2 Cl] n Cl n · 2nH 2 O (4), and [Cu(L3)Cl] n (5), containing pyridyliminebenzoic acids HL1, HL2, and HL3 derived from o-, m-, and p-aminobenzoic acids, respectively, have been obtained as single crystals and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, EPR spectroscopy, magnetic measurements, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction techniques. The results obtained show the formation of molecular (1), dimeric (2, 3), and polymeric structures (4, 5) based on chloride (1-4) and carboxylate bridges (5) with copper(II) ions in the square pyramidal geometry of varying degrees of distortion. In the case of 2 and 5 the ligand deprotonation was completely achieved even in the absence of a base. The closest Cu···Cu separations are found in the crystal lattices of the polymer 5 (3.33 Å) and dimers 2 (3.35 Å) and 3 (3.38 Å).[a]We have been exploring the chemistry of the Schiff base ligands that originate from the condensation of 2-PCA and aminobenzoic acids towards 3d metals (Cr, Mn, Co, Ni, Zn) with the aim of producing new complexes with diverse potential advantages. [9] We have now extended our investigations to copper and describe herein the formation and crystal structures of five new copper(II) complexes, Cu(HL1)Cl 2 ·CH 3 OH (1), [Cu(L1)Cl] 2 ·H 2 O (2), [Cu(HL2)Cl 2 ] 2 ·2DMF (3), [Cu(HL2) 2 Cl] n Cl n · 2nH 2 O (4), and [Cu(L3)Cl] n (5), containing pyridyliminebenzoic acids HL1, HL2, and HL3 derived from o-, m-and p-aminobenzoic acids, respectively (Scheme 1, DMF = N,N-dimethylformamide). The position of the carboxylate group in the structural isomers HL1-HL3 influences the amount of chloride ligands in the coordination environments around the copper atoms in 1-5 what imposes the particular bridging pattern between the metal centers. Magnetic susceptibility measurements revealed antiferromagnetic (1-3, 5) and ferromagnetic coupling (4) between the Cu atoms. The data obtained were compared to the exchange parameters of other Cu II dimers and polymers with chloro bridges to assess their consistency with known magnetostructural J-correlations. Moreover, theoretical methods were employed to provide a detailed analysis of the electronic structures of the complexes and independent evaluation of the magnetic coupling constants. Scheme 1. Formation of Schiff base ligands HL1, HL2, and HL3 and respective copper(II) complexes 1-5. Figure 5. Fragment of the crystal structure of 5 with principal labeling and displacement ellipsoids for non-H atoms drawn at the 50 % probability level (left). One-dimensional double-stranded polymer formed by Cu-O coordination bonding in complex 5 projected oblique to the b axis (right).