Bis[2-(2-hy-droxy-meth-yl)pyridine-κ(2)N,O](pivalato-κO)copper(II)

The structure of the centrosymmetric title complex, [Cu(C5H9O2)2(C6H7NO)2], has the CuIIatom on a centre of inversion. The CuIIatom is six-coordinate with a distorted octahedral geometry, defined by the N and O atoms of the chelating 2-(2-hydroxymethyl)pyridine ligands and two carboxylate O atoms from two monodentate pivalate ions. The crystal packing is stabilized by intermolecular C—H...O and intramolecular O—H...O hydrogen-bond interactions.