A. Fabretti, G. Franchini, P. Zannini
Dec 16, 1985
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Inorganica Chimica Acta
Abstract
Abstract The compound aqua(1,10-phenanthroline)(oxalato-O1O2) copper(II)monohydrate was synthesized and characterized by spectroscopy, thermal analysis, EPR and structural measurements. The crystal and molecular structure, refined to the final R = 4.28% (Rw = 4.52%) value, shows a monomeric nature. Copper coordination is 4 + 1 in a slight distorted square pyramidal geometry, with a water oxygen atom in the apical position, at 2.237(4) A from the metal atom. At 4.44 A from copper lies a lattice water molecule, linked to the former by a hydrogen bond.