Bis(1H-imidazole-κN (3))bis­(2-methyl­benzoato-κO)bis­(2-methyl­benzoic acid-κO)copper(II)

The structure of the title compound, [Cu(C(8)H(7)O(2))(2)(C(3)H(4)N(2))(2)(C(8)H(8)O(2))(2)], consists of centrosymmetric monomeric units, in which the Cu(II) atom has a tetra­gonally distorted octa­hedral coordination involving two imidazole N atoms and two carboxyl­ate O atoms in the square plane [Cu—N = 1.964 (3) and Cu—O = 1.960 (2) Å] and 2-methyl­benzoic acid O atoms in axial sites [Cu—O = 2.753 (3) Å]. Within the complex, the carb­oxy­lic acid forms intra­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, while the mol­ecules are assembled through N—H⋯O(carbox­yl) hydrogen bonds into chains extending along the a-axis direction. These chains are further linked by weak π–π inter­actions [centroid–centroid separation = 3.930 (2) Å].