Bis(2,2′-bipyridyl)bromidocopper(II) bromide bromoacetic acid hemihydrate

Abstract

In the title compound, [CuBr(C10H8N2)2]Br·BrCH2COOH·0.5H2O, the CuII ion is coordinated by four N atoms [Cu—N = 1.985 (6)–2.125 (7) Å] from two 2,2′-bipyridine ligand molecules and a bromide anion [Cu—Br = 2.471 (2) Å] in a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal geometry. Short centroid–centroid distances [3.762 (5) and 3.867 (5) Å] between the aromatic rings of neighbouring cations suggest the existence of π–π interactions. Intermolecular O—H...Br hydrogen bonds and weak C—H...O and C—H...Br interactions consolidate the crystal packing.