(Formato-κO)bis(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)copper(II) formate hexahydrate

Abstract

In the title compound, [Cu(CHO2)(C12H8N2)2]CHO2·6H2O, the Cu atom is coordinated in a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal fashion by an O atom of the formate ligand and four N atoms of two phenanthroline ligands with Cu—O and Cu—N distances of 2.020 (3) and 1.978 (3)–2.177 (3) Å, respectively. Hydrogen bonding O—H...O between water molecules and between water anions as well as π–π interactions [centroid–centroid distances between phen rings = 3.38 (7) and 3.40 (5) Å] are responsible for the supramolecular assembly.