Bis[μ-2-(2-pyridylmethyl­amino­meth­yl)phenolato]-κ(4) N,N′,O:O;κ(4) O:N,N′,O-bis­[(thio­cyanato-κN)copper(II)]

The centrosymmetric binuclear complex, [Cu(2)(C(13)H(13)N(2)O)(2)(NCS)(2)], formed via phenolate oxygen bridges, involves the Cu(II) atoms in a distorted square-pyramidal coordination [τ = 0.197 (1)]. A Cu⋯Cu separation of 3.2281 (3) Å is observed. The in-plane Cu—O(phenolate) distance [1.9342 (8) Å] is shorter than the axial distance [2.252 (8) Å]. The Cu—N(amine) and Cu—N(py) distances are similar [2.0095 (10) and 2.0192 (10) Å, respectively]. The Cu—N(thio­cyanate) distance [1.9678 (11) Å] is in the range found for Cu—N distances in previously determined structures containing coordinated thio­cyanate anions. There is an inter­molecular hydrogen bond between the amine H atom and the S atom of a coordinated thio­cyanate anion.