Bis(acetato-κ²O,O')(di-2-pyridyl-κN-amine)copper(II) Dihydrate

The copper(II) ion in the title complex, [Cu(C₂H₃O₂)₂(C₁₀H₉N₃)].2H₂O, is coordinated unsymmetrically to each of the two bidentate acetate ligands and to the N atoms of the di-2-pyridylamine (dpyam) ligand. The copper(II) ion is surrounded by a distorted square-based arrangement of the two dpyam pryidyl N atoms at distances of 1.974 (2) and 1.995 (2) Å, and by two acetate O atoms at distances of 1.965 (1) and 1.967 (1) Å. The second O atom from each acetate group is involved in weak coordination in the tetragonal positions, at longer Cu—O distances of 2.482 (2) and 2.690 (2) Å, completing the six-coordination. The overall geometry at the copper(II) ion is best described as distorted octahedral with elongated axial bonds.

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