Bis{μ-5-(diethylamino)-2-[(2-oxidoethoxy)iminomethyl]phenolato}dicopper(II) acetone solvate

The title complex, [Cu2(C13H18N2O3)2]·C3H6O, has been synthesized by the reaction of copper(II) acetate monohydrate with 5,5′-bis(diethylamino)-2,2′-[ethylenedioxybis(nitrilomethylidyne)]diphenol, where one of the N—O bonds of the ligand was cleaved during the reaction. The complex molecule has a μ-dialkoxo-bridged binuclear structure with both CuII centers exhibiting a square-planar coordination geometry.