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metal-organic compounds
The crystal structure of the title complex, [Cu(CN)(C12H8N2)2]2(NCS2C12H8N2.5.5H2O, consists of discrete [Cu(CN)(phen)2]+ cations, (phen is 1,10-phenanthroline ), NCS- anions and uncoordinated phen and water molecules. The two symmetrically independent Cu atoms are coordinated by four N atoms (from two phen molecules) and by one C atom (from the cyanide group) in the form of a distorted trigonal bipyramid (the C atom is in the equatorial plane).