Acta Cryst. (2006). E62, m149-m150  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536805041991 ]

-Adipato-⁴O,O';O'',O'''-bis[chloro(2,9-dimethyl-1,10-phenanthroline-²N,N)copper(II)] dihydrate

F.-L. Du, C.-F. Ding, M. Zhu, X.-M. Li and S.-S. Zhang

Abstract: In the centrosymmetric title compound, [Cu₂(C₆H₈O₄)₂Cl₂(C₁₄H₁₂N₂)₂]·2H₂O, each Cu atom is five-coordinate with a distorted tetragonal-pyramidal geometry. The molecules form stacks with short interplanar distances (3.328 and 3.371 Å) between neighbouring phenanthroline ligands, suggesting strong - interactions. The stacks are arranged in two types of layer, which differ in the direction of the normal to the phenanthroline ligands. The crystal structure is built up from alternating layers of these two types.

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