Dichlorido{N'-[(pyridin-2-yl)methyl-idene-κN]acetohydrazide-κN',O}copper(II).

In the title compound, [CuCl(2)(C(8)H(9)N(3)O)], the Cu(II) atom has a distorted square-pyramidal CuCl(2)N(2)O coordination geometry. The tridentate acetohydrazide ligand occupies three basal positions, the fourth basal position being defined by a chloride anion at a distance of 2.2116†(6)†à . The second chloride anion is in the apical position and forms a longer Cu-Cl distance of 2.4655†(7)†à . Inter-molecular N-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds are present in the crystal, leading to the formation of chains along [10[Formula: see text]].