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Acta Cryst. (2004). E60, m71-m72 [ doi:10.1107/S1600536803028101 ]

Bis[bis(1,10-phenanthroline)chlorocopper(II)] benzene-1,2,4,5-tetracarboxylate(2-) dihydrate

H.-P. Xiao, M.-L. Hu and X.-H. Li

Abstract: In the title compound, [CuCl(C₁₂H₈N₂)₂]₂(C₁₀H₄O₈)·2H₂O, the Cu^II cation has a five-coordinate environment made up of one chloride anion and four N atoms of two 1,10-phenanthroline ligands. Hydrogen bonds between the benzene-1,2,4,5-tetracarboxylate(2-) anion and water molecules produce a linear hydrogen-bonded chain. The anion lies on a special position of $\overline 1$ site symmetry.

Online 12 December 2003