[(6-Methyl-2-pyridylmethyl)(2-pyridylmethyl)amine][(2-pyridylmethyl)amine]copper(II) bis(perchlorate)

The title compound, [Cu(C6H8N2)(C13H15N3)](ClO4)2, is a mixed ligand complex with the CuII atom coordinated by (6-methyl-2-pyridylmethyl)(2-pyridylmethyl)amine, acting as a tridentate ligand, and 2-(2-aminomethyl)pyridine, as a bidentate ligand, leading to an N5 square-pyramidal geometry. The amine H atoms are involved in hydrogen bonding to the perchlorate O atoms and there are extensive but weak intermolecular C—H⋯O interactions in the crystal structure. The perchlorate ions are each disordered over two positions, with site occupancies of 0.601 (8):0.399 (8) and 0.659 (11):0.341 (11).

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