Transition metal complexes with thiosemicarbazide-based ligands. XLIV. Aqua(3-hydroxy-5-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpyridine-4-carboxaldehyde 3-methylisothiosemicarbazone-kappa(3)O,N1,N4)nitratocopper(II) nitrate.

Part XLIII: Novaković et al. (2002). The title complex, [Cu(NO(3))(C(10)H(14)N(4)O(2)S)(H(2)O)](NO(3)), is the first metal complex with a Schiff base derived from isothiosemicarbazide and pyridoxal (pyridoxal is 3-hydroxy-5-hydroxymethyl-2-methylpyridine-4-carboxaldehyde). The Cu(II) environment is a square pyramid, the equatorial plane of which is formed by the tridentate ONN-coordinated isothiosemicarbazone and one water molecule, while the nitrate ligand is in the apical position. The existence of numerous strong intermolecular hydrogen bonds, and weak C-H...O and C-H...pi interactions, leads to a three-dimensional supramolecular structure.