Aqua(2,2′-bipyridine-κ2N,N′)(L-malato-κ3O,O′,O′′)copper(II)

Abstract

In the title complex, [Cu(C4H4O5)(C10H8N2)(H2O)], the chiral l-malate group, which acts as a tridentate ligand, the bidentate 2,2′-bipyridine ligand and the water mol­ecule provide an octa­hedral coordination of the CuII atom with strong Jahn–Teller distortion. Inter­molecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds stabilize the crystal packing.