{N,N′-Bis[1-(2-pyridyl)ethylidene]ethane-1,2-diamine-κ4N,N′,N′′,N′′′}bis(trifluoromethanesulfanato-κO)copper(II)

A discrete neutral CuII complex, [Cu(CF3SO3)2(C16H18N4)], has been derived from the symmetrical tetradentate Schiff base, N,N′-bis[1-(pyridin-2-yl)ethylidene]ethane-1,2-diamine. The copper centre assumes a tetragonally distorted pseudo-octahedral geometry with the O atoms of two trifluoromethanesulfonate anions coordinated weakly in the axial positions. The Cu—N distances lie in the range 1.941 (3)–2.011 (3) and the Cu—O distances are 2.474 (3) and 2.564 (3) .