Microwave synthesis and crystal structure of 2-( p -tolyliminomethyl)phenolcopper(II)

2-(p-Tolyliminomethyl)phenolcopper(II) (I) was synthesized and its structure was determined by X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group P21/c, with the cell parameters a = 12.0266(15), b = 27.714(2), c = 11.0043(11) A, β = 107.7510(10)°, V = 3493.1(6) A3, and Z = 6. The Cu atom is surrounded by two O atoms and two N atoms from two 2-(p-tolyliminomethyl)phenol molecules to form a tetrahedral coordination environment. The complex is linked into a column by weak intermolecular interactions.