Poly[[[bis(acetato-κO)copper(II)]-μ-1,4-diimidazol-1-ylbenzene-κ2N3:N3′] dihydrate]

Abstract

In the title linear coordination polymer, {[Cu(C2H3O2)2(C12H10N4)]·2H2O}n, the CuII atom is coordinated by two N atoms from two different symmetry-related 1,4-diimidazol-1-ylbenzene (dib) ligands and two carboxylate O atoms from two acetate ligands in a square-planar geometry. The Cu atoms are linked by the dib ligands, forming an extended chain. These chains are linked by O—H...O hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional supramolecular network. The CuII atom lies on a center of inversion.