Tetra-μ-acetato-κ8 O:O′-bis{[4-methyl-N-(4-methylphenyl)pyridin-2-amine-κN 1]copper(II)}

The title complex, [Cu2(CH3COO)4(C13H14N2)2], features a binuclear molecule, which lies about a crystallographic centre of inversion; the four acetate ions each bridge a pair of CuII atoms. The coordination of the metal atom is distorted octahedral within a donor set defined by four O atoms, the heterocyclic N atom and the second Cu atom. The pyridine ring is twisted with respect to the tolyl ring and forms a dihedral angle of 35.34 (9)°. A bifurcated N—H⋯(O,O) hydrogen bond is present, linking the amine group to two carboxylate O atoms derived from different acetate ions. In the crystal, C—H⋯π interactions link molecules into a supramolecular array in the bc plane.