Acta Cryst. (2004). E60, m1353-m1355  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536804021154 ]

A one-dimensional hydrogen-bonding chain of diacetatobis(3-hydroxypyridine)copper(II)

S. Gao, Z.-Z. Lu, L.-H. Huo, X.-F. Zhang and H. Zhao

Abstract: The asymmetric unit of the title complex, [Cu(C₂H₃O₂)₂(C₅H₅NO)₂], consists of two half-units of [Cu(ac)₂(3-PyOH)₂] (ac is acetate and 3-PyOH is 3-hydroxypyridine). The two molecules in the unit cell are held together via hydrogen bonds in a chain structure; the CuCu separation is 5.482  (2)  Å. The Cu^II atoms in the two neutral units lie on special positions with inversion symmetry, and both show elongated octahedral geometry, defined by four acetate O atoms and two endo-N atoms of two 3-PyOH ligands.

Online 4 September 2004

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