Structure of Diacetato bis (2,4,6 Trimethyl Pyridine) Copper(II)

(2.4.6 trimethyl pyridine)₂ Cu(CH₃COO)₂ has been obtained as violet needles by slow evaporation. The crystals belong to the monoclinic system, space group P2_1/C with two molecules in a unit cell of dimension: a = 7.842 (1), b = 16.384 (2), c = 8.320 (2) Å, β = 101.91 (1)°. The structure was solved by heavy atom method and refined by a least squares method (R = 0.029). The coordination of copper is 4 + 2. The atom arrangements of this structure is very near to the copper acetate one solvated by one water molecule and two 3.4 dimethyl pyridine molecules.