Synthesis and Crystal Structure of{Cu2（pdc）2（4,4′-bipy） （H2O）. 3H2O}2

The title compound {Cu2(pdc)2(4,4′-bipy)(H2O)(3H2O}2 1 (H2pdc = pyridine-2,6- dicarboxylic acid, also known as dipicolinic acid; 4,4′-bipy = 4,4′-bipyridine) has been synthesized by the hydrothermal reaction and its structure was determined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. The crystal is of triclinic, space group Pī with a = 7.2278(3), b = 10.6259(4), c = 17.7614(6)A, α= 79.5990(10), β = 83.6300(10), γ = 71.8280(10)o, V = 1272.60(8)A3, C48H44Cu4N8O24, Mr = 1371.07, Z = 1, Dc = 1.789 g/cm3, μ = 1.747 mm-1, F(000) = 696, R = 0.0397 and wR = 0.1137 for 3938 observed reflections (I > 2σ(I)). There are two kinds of Cu coordination environments, and each central copper(II) atom is five-coordinated in a distorted square-based pyramidal coordination geo- metry. Four copper(II) atoms are linked by four pdc and two 4,4′-bipy ligands to form an annular rectangle structure. Extensive hydrogen-bonding interactions involving carboxylate O atoms as well as coordinated and free water molecules lead to the formation of a three-dimensional network struc- ture.