Poly[(μ3-5-bromonicotinato)(5-bromonicotinato)copper(II)

Abstract

The title coordination polymer, [Cu(C6H3BrNO2)2]n, is composed of two structurally similar two-dimensional coordination polymers (twin layers). Both of them have the same chemical composition but they display different bond lengths and angles. In each layer, two N atoms and four carboxyl­ate O atoms from the bridging 5-bromo­nicotinate ligands and four carboxyl­ate O atoms from the terminal 5-bromo­nicotinate ligands bind to two CuII atoms to form a dinuclear paddle-wheel-like pattern. Adjacent paddle wheels are further linked by bridging 5-bromo­nicotinate groups to generate a two-dimensional coordination polymer; neighboring twin-like layers are finally stacked through π–π stacking interactions between adjacent pyridine rings [perpendicular distance of 3.626 (2) Å] in a ‘sandwich’ manner, thus generating a three-dimensional supra­molecular structure.