Acta Cryst. (2010). E66, m1229  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536810035440 ]

catena-Poly[[(1,10-phenanthroline)copper(II)]--oxalato]

J. Wang, Y. Hou and Z. Fang

Abstract: In the title coordination polymer, [Cu(C₂O₄)(C₁₂H₈N₂)]_n, the Cu^II atom is six-coordinated by four O atoms from two oxalate ligands and two N atoms from one 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) ligand in a distorted octahedral coordination geometry. The oxalate anions act as bis-bidentate ligands, bridging the Cu-phen units in zigzag chains extending parallel to [100]. Interchain C-HO hydrogen bonding and - stacking interactions [centroid-centroid distance = 3.7439 (17) Å] assemble neighboring chains, forming a three-dimensional supramolecular network.

Online 8 September 2010

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