Bis[tris(1-pyrazolyl)methane-κ3 N, 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]Cl2·2CH3OH. 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) Å] are found, as expected for Jahn–Teller distortion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]