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metal-organic compounds
The title compound, [Cu(C6Cl2O4)(C14H12N2O4)(H2O)].0.5CH3CN, adopts a slightly distorted square-pyramidal geometry around the five coordinated copper(II) atoms, where the bidentate benzoquinone anion and the bidentate bipyridine ligand form the basal plane. The apical elongated position is occupied by a water molecule. The acetonitrile solvate molecule is disordered.