Hydrothermal Synthesis and Crystal Structure of a Copper Complex

The title compound [Cu(IB)2]n·n(H2O) 1 was synthesized via the hydrothermal reaction of CuSO4·5H2O and NaOH with 4-(1H-Imidazol-1-yl)benzoic acid(HIB),and character-rized by elemental analysis and infrared spectra.The crystal of 1 crystallizes in monoclinic,space group C2/c with a = 14.349(7),b = 5.977(3),c = 21.368(9) ,β = 104.956(9)o,V = 1770.5(2)3,Z = 4,C20H16CuN4O5,Mr = 455.92,Dc = 1.710 g/cm3,F(000) = 932 and μ(MoKα) = 1.279 mm-1.The final R = 0.0337 and wR = 0.0888 for 1972 observed reflections with Ⅰ > 2σ(Ⅰ) and R = 0.0369 and wR = 0.0926 for all data.X-ray diffraction reveals that the IB ligand links the Cu(Ⅱ) atoms into a double stranded chain.The extensive supramolecular interactions lead to the formation of an infinite 2D structure.