Bis(3-methylpyridinium) tetrachloridocuprate(II)

The title compound, (C6H8N)2[CuCl4], is composed of two 3methylpyridinium cation and one tetrachloridocuprate(II) anion. The geometry around the copper(II) ion is that of a distorted tetrahedron. In the crystal structure, the anions and cations are linked by three different N—H Cl hydrogen bonds. In addition, the crystal structure exhibits aromatic – interactions between the pyridinium rings of two discrete units [centroid–centroid distance = 3.704 (2) A].