Tetra-μ-benzoato-bis[(3,5-dimethylpyridine)copper(II)]

In the centrosymmetric binuclear title compound, [Cu2(C7H5O2)4(C7H9N)2], the CuII atom is coordinated by four O atoms from benzoate anions and one N atom from a dimethylpyridine ligand. A paddle-wheel-like dimer is formed by two CuII ions and four benzoate anions with two 3,5-dimethylpyridine ligands at the axial position of the CuII ions. The dihedral angle between the two unique benzene rings is 84.26 (16)°. The dihedral angles between the pyridine ring and the benzene rings are 61.67 (15) and 34.27 (14)°. There is π–π stacking of inversion-related pyridine rings, with a centroid–centroid distance of 3.833 (2) .