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metal-organic compounds
The crystal structure of the title compound comprises [Cu(C10H9N3)2(C3H5O2)]+ cations and [NO3]- anions. The cation structure is intermediate between a distorted square-based pyramidal five-coordinate geometry with an additional long bond and an asymmetric cis-distorted octahedral geometry, both giving a (4 + 1+1*) type coordination.