Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m1290  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809039191 ]

Aquabis(benzoato-O)(5,5'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine-²N,N')copper(II)

X.-Y. Dong, X. Xu and L. Yang

Abstract: In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Cu(C₇H₅O₂)₂(C₁₂H₁₂N₂)(H₂O)], the Cu^II ion is pentacoordinated in a distorted square-pyramidal geometry by two O atoms of two benzoate anions and two N atoms of a 5,5'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine ligand occupying the basal plane, and a water O atom located at the apical site. In the crystal structure, O-HO hydrogen bonds link the molecules into a supramolecular structure. The crystal studied was a racemic twin, as suggested by the Flack parameter of 0.584 (14).

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