Synthesis and structure of bis(dibenzoylmethane)copper(II)

Bis(dibenzoylmethane)copper Cu(dbm)₂ has been synthesized and its structure determined by x-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group C2/c, with a = 25.936(3), b = 5.9806(8), c = 16.4908(16) Å, = 114.998(8)°, Z = 4, and V = 2318.3(4) ų. The Cu atom is located at a symmetry center and surrounded by four O atoms from two dbm molecules to form a plane square coordination environment. On the a–c plane the molecules are orderly arranged to result in a layered structure, and parallel to crystallographic b-axis they form a molecular column due to the effect of aromatic stacking.