Copper salicylate


Copper salicylate describes a range of compounds containing copper and salicylate. Many compounds are known. A simple species is:
Many adducts of copper salicylates are known with amines and N-heterocyclic ligands.

Complexes

With other organic compounds

Crystallization with dimethylacetamide produces various complexes such as:
This complex has a lantern structure.

Heterometallic Complexes

Heterometallic complexes with various metals and solvents also exist, such as the copper-strontium complex,, and the copper-barium complex,. Both these and the related complex took an excessively long time to crystallize, especially the copper-strontium complex which required an entire month. They share the lantern structure of the complex.