Bis[tris(1-pyrazolyl)methane-κ3N,N′,N]copper(II) dichloride methanol disolvate

The reaction between copper(II) chloride dihydrate and excess tris(1-pyrazolyl) methane results in the formation of the title complex, [Cu(C10H10N6)(2)]Cl-2 center dot 2CH(3)OH. The centrosymmetric complex cation is mononuclear with octahedral coordination for Cu and two tridentate ligands. Two short and one long Cu-N distances [2.002 (3), 2.011 (2) and 2.413 (2) angstrom] are found, as expected for Jahn-Teller distortion.