Crystal Structure and Thermal Properties of Copper Complex with N-(2-Pyridyl)-2-Naphthoic Amide

Complex Cu(SCN)2(CH3OH)2(NPNAA)2 (I) has been prepared by the reaction between Cu(OAc)2 with KSCN and the organic ligand N-(4-pyridyl)-2-naphthoic amide (NpNAA) by solvent evaporation method and structurally characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Complex I crystallizes in a triclinic system with space group \(P\overline 1 \). The three-dimensional solid-state structure of complex I is constructed by the strong π⋯π stacking effects between the bulky aromatic rings. The thermal properties of complex I have been investigated in air.