trans‐Bis­[2,3‐di­amino‐(R,S)‐propion­ato‐N,N′]­di­aqua­copper(II) dihydrate

The title copper complex, Cu(dl ‐DAP)₂(H₂O)₂]·2H₂O or Cu(C₃H₇N₂O₂)₂(H₂O)₂]·2H₂O, prepared from the non‐protein amino acid dl ‐2,3‐di­amino­propionic acid (dl ‐HDAP), has a center of symmetry and a distorted octahedral coordination, with four N atoms in equatorial positions and two water mol­ecules in apical sites. The water mol­ecule of crystallization is hydrogen bonded to the deprotonated carboxyl­ate group of the ligand.