S-allyl-β-N-(benzylidene)dithiocarbazate (sabdtc, 1), prepared from hydrazine hydrate, carbon disulfide, allyl bromide and benzaldehyde, reacts with copper(II) nitrate in ethanol solution to form the complex Cu(sabdtc) 2 (2). 1 function as a single negatively charged bidentate chelating ligand and coordinates via the azomethine nitrogen atom and thioenolate sulfur atom to the metal ion. 1 and 2 were characterized by elemental analyses, 1 H NMR, 13 C NMR, UV/Vis, IR, and mass spectra. Spectroscopic evidences