Dichlorido-1κCl,3κCl-bis­{μ-2,2′-[pro­pane-1,3-diylbis(imino­methyl­ene)]di­phenol­ato}-1:2κ(6) O,N,N′,O′:O,O′;2:3κ(6) O,O′:O,N,N′,O′-tricopper(II)

The title linear trinuclear copper(II) complex, [Cu(3)(C(17)H(20)N(2)O(2))(2)Cl(2)], was obtained from N,N′-bis­(2-hydroxy­benz­yl)-1,3-propane­diamine and CuCl(2). The overall charge of the three Cu(2+) ions is balanced by four deprotonated phenol groups and two Cl(−) ligands. The complex is centrosymmetric with the central Cu(2+) occupying a special position ([Image: see text]). This Cu(2+) ion is coordinated by the four phenolate O atoms in a square-planar fashion. The second Cu(2+) occupies a general position in a square-pyramidal fashion. Two phenolate O atoms and two amine N form the basal plane, with Cl(−) ligands occupying the fifth coordination site.