Acta Cryst. (2005). E61, m1429-m1430  [ doi:10.1107/S160053680501980X ]

Bis(2-acetyl-5-hydroxyphenolato-²O,O')copper(II)

H. M. Ali, S. N. Abdul Halim and S. W. Ng

Abstract: The Cu atom in the title compound, [Cu(C₈H₇O₃)₂], lies on a center of inversion and exists in a square-planar enviroment that is defined by the four chelating O atoms. Intermolecular O-HO hydrogen bonds [OO = 2.711 (3)Å] link adjacent molecules into a layer structure.

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