Bis{(E)-4-bromo-2-[(2-chloro-3-pyridyl)iminomethyl]phenolato-κ2N,O}copper(II)

In the title complex, [Cu(C12H7BrClN2O)2], the CuII center is tetracoordinated by two phenolate O and two azomethine N atoms from two independent bidentate 4-bromo-2-[(2-chloro-3-pyridyl)iminomethyl]phenolate (L) ligands. In the crystal structure, the CuII atom has a distorted square-planar coordination environment. The interplanar dihedral angles between the benzene and pyridine rings in the individual ligands are 63.83 (4) and 54.43 (3)°, indicating the pyridine ring to have considerably weaker steric hindrance.