trans-Bis(acetato-O)bis(2-amino-6-methylpyridine-N)copper(II)

In the title compound, [Cu(C2H3O2)(2)(C6H8N2)(2)], the Cu atom is surrounde d by two O atoms from the two monodentate acetate ligands and by two pyridi ne N atoms from the two 2-amino-6-methylpyridine ligands in a trans square- planar arrangement. The Cu-O and Cu-N distances are 1.952 (2) and 2.046 (2) Angstrom, respectively. The complex has an inversion centre. The remaining carboxylate O atoms are located at 2.764 (3) Angstrom from the Cu atom, ab ove and below this plane. The coordination around the Cu atom can therefore be described as (4+2). The pyridine ring is twisted 73.2 (1)degrees with r espect to the plane formed by the Cu, the N and the more strongly bonded O atoms.