μ-α-Methylglutarato-bis{aqua[bis(2-pyridylcarbonyl)aminato]copper(II)} trihydrate

Abstract

In the title compound, [Cu2(C12H8N3O2)2(C6H8O4)(H2O)2]·3H2O, both crystallographically independent Cu atoms are in similar distorted square-pyramidal coordination environments. The dinuclear complex molecules are assembled into one-dimensional supramolecular chains extending in the [100] direction by hydrogen bonds. Interchain hydrogen bonds further link these chains into layers perpendicular to [001].