A Tetranuclear Complex Assembled from N,N＇-Bis（4-（3＇-formyl-5＇-methylsalicyclidene）-iminoethyl）-4-methyl-2,6-bimethyliminophenol

The reaction of 2,6-diformyl-4-methylphenol, ethylenediamine and Cu（Ⅱ） in the proportion of 3：2：2 yields a new tetranuclear copper（Ⅱ） complex, [Cu2L]2（ClO4）2.2H2O（H3L= N,N＇-bis（4-（3＇-formyl-5＇-methylsalicyclidene）iminoethyl）-4-methyl-2,6-bimethyliminophenol）. The complex has been characterized by ES-MS, IR and X-ray diffraction analysis, and its crystal crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P1 with a = 10.8673（11）, b = 12.0829（12）, c = 14.4834（15） А, α= 111.946（2）, β= 105.828（2）, γ = 99.583（2）°,V= 1618.5（3） А^3, Dc = 1.605 g/cm^3, Z = 2, Mr = 1564.26, F（000） = 800.0,μ（MoKa） = 1.460/mm, S = 1.063, R = 0.0612 and wR = 0.1163 for 6245 observed reflections （I 〉 2σ（I））. The complex is a dimer of dinuclear copper（Ⅱ） acylic enantiomorph subunit [Cu2L]ClO4.H_2O, held together by π…π weak coordination and hydrogen bonding interactions. In addition, the π…π interactions related to phenyl moieties as well as CH=N…π interactions were also found to stabilize the supramolecular architectures in the solid state.