The double-stranded ladder-like structure of poly[[bis(μ2-acetato-κ2O:O′)bis(acetato-κO)bis(μ-4,4′-bipyridine-κ2N:N′)dicopper(II)] 4-nitrophenol disolvate tetrahydrate]
The reaction of 4,4′-bipyridine with copper acetate in the presence of 4-nitrophenol led to the formation of the title compound, {[Cu(CH3COO)2(C10H8N2)]·C6H5NO3·2H2O}n. The complex forms a double-stranded ladder-like coordination polymer extending along thebaxis. The double-stranded polymers are separated by 4-nitrophenol and water solvent molecules. The two CuIIcentres of the centrosymmetric Cu2O2ladder rungs have square-pyramidal coordination environments, which are formed by two acetate O atoms and two 4,4′-bipyridine N atoms in the basal plane and another acetate O atom at the apex. The ladder-like double strands are separated from each other by one unit-cell length along thecaxis, and are connected by the water and 4-nitrophenol molecules through a series of O—H...O and C—H...O hydrogen-bonding interactions and two unique intermolecular π–π interactions.