| Abstract: | The title complex Cu2(C4H2O4)2(bipy)2(H2O)3] · 3H2O (bipy = 2,2'-bipyridine) was prepared and its crystal structure determined by X-ray diffraction methods. Both Cu(II) atoms of the binuclear complex assume square pyramidal coordination. The fumarate groups display different coordination modes. One fumarate group bridges two Cu(II) ions to form a binuclear complex while another fumarate group terminally coordinates to a Cu(II) atom with one carboxyl group free from coordination. The terminally coordinated fumarate showed unusual disorder, which may be due to an intermolecular H-bonding interaction. Close stacking of bipy rings is observed as verified by the distance of 3.46 Å between parallel ring planes. IR spectra were assigned based on the molecular structure. |
