Bis(2,2′-bi­pyridine-κ2 N,N′)­chloro­copper(II) tetra­fluoro­borate di­chloro­methane solvate.

The new mononuclear copper(II) complex, [CuCl(C10H8N2)2]BF4·CH2Cl2, was prepared by a new procedure using photo-irradiation and a nitro­gen atmosphere. X-ray analysis reveals a slightly distorted trigonal–bipyramidal coordination geometry of copper(II); the axial ligands and the CuII atom deviate slightly from linearity [N—Cu—N = 175.3 (3)°]. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]