Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, m1061-m1062  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805013929 ]

catena-Poly[bis[aquacopper(I)--4,4'-bipyridine-²N:N'] terephthalate dihydrate]

X.-L. Zhang, Y.-J. Lu, J.-Z. Li and S. W. Ng

Abstract: The 4,4'-bipyridine spacer in the crystal structure of the title compound, {[Cu(C₁₀H₈N₂)₂(H₂O)]₂(C₈H₄O₄)·2H₂O}_n, links the water-coordinated Cu^I atoms into a linear chain in which the metal atom exists in a T-shaped environment [N-Cu-N = 156.6 (1)°]. Interacting through the coordinated water molecules, the chains connect with the centrosymmetric terephthalate dianions and uncoordinated water molecules to form a three-dimensional network structure.

Online 7 May 2005

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