Abstract
The title compound, [Cu(2)(μ(2)-O(2)CC(12)H(8)NO(2)S)(4)(CH(3)CN)(2)], consists of a dinuclear and centrosymmetric complex based on two Cu(II) atoms coordinated by four 5-nitro-2-phenyl-sulfanyl-benzoate anions and two aceto-nitrile ligands. Each benzoate anion acts as a bis-monodentate ligand while each aceto-nitrile acts as a monodentate ligand, leading to a square-pyramidal NO(4) coordination environment for each Cu(II) atom with the aceto-nitrile N atom at the apex. The intra-molecular Cu⋯Cu distance in the dimer is 2.6478 (3) Å. The cohesion of the crystal structure is ensured by ((phen-yl))C-H⋯O((nitro)) hydrogen bonds and ((phen-yl))C-H⋯π inter-actions.