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The mononuclear [Cu(HBPA)2]2+ cation within the title compound, [Cu(C13H14N2O)2](CH3COO)2.3H2O, has a tetragonally elongated coordination polyhedron and represents a rare example of a copper complexe in which two phenolic O atoms are axially coordinated to the CuII centre without deprotonation.