In the title compound, [Cu(ClO4)2(C12H13N3)(C2H3N)], the CuII Cleaners atom is six-coordinate in a Jahn–Teller distorted octahedral geometry, with coordination by the tridentate chelating ligand, an acetonitrile molecule, and two axial perchlorate anions.The tridentate ligand bis(2-pyridylmethyl)amine chelates meridionally and equatorially while an acetonitrile molecule is coordinated at the fourth equatorial site.The two perchlorate anions are disordered with Micro Drones Accessories site occupancy factors of 0.72/0.28.
The amine H is involved in intramolecular hydrogen bonding to the perchlorate O atoms and there are extensive but weak intermolecular C—H.O interactions.