Diaquachlorobis(4-pyridinioacetate-O)copper(II) Perchlorate

In the title compound, [CuCl(C₇H₇NO₂)₂(H₂O)₂]ClO₄, the metal atom is coordinated in a distorted square-pyramidal environment with one aqua ligand [Cu-O 1.944 (4) Å], one chloride ion [Cu-Cl 2.2538 (15) Å] and two monodentate carboxylate O atoms [Cu-O 1.994 (4), 2.004 (4) Å] in basal positions. The apical position is occupied by another aqua ligand [Cu-O 2.367 (4) Å].

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