Chlorobis(1,10-phenanthroline-κ2N,N′)copper(II) bicarbonate

Abstract

In the title compound, [CuCl(C12H8N2)2]HCO3, the CuII ion assumes a trigonal–bipyramidal CuN4Cl coordination geometry arising from two bidentate 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) ligands and one chloride ion, with the chloride ion in an equatorial position. The bicarbonate ion, not included in the inner coordination sphere, provides charge balance. The π–π stacking and weak inter­molecular hydrogen-bond inter­actions link the component units into a three-dimensional network.