Crystal structure of aqua[S-prolinato-N-monoacetato)copper(II) dihydrate [Cu(Proma)H2O] ⋅ 2H2O

The crystal structure of [Cu(C7H9NO4)H2O] ⋅ 2H2O is determined by X-ray diffraction (λMo, R = 0.0316 for 857 reflections). The crystals are tetragonal, a = 8.219(1) Å, c = 17.449(3) Å, Z = 4, ρcalcd = 1.627 g cm−3, and space group P43. The coordination polyhedron of the Cu atom is a tetragonal pyramid with the O atom of the acetate arm of the prolinatomonoacetate ion (Proma) in the apical position [Cu-O 2.312(6) Å]. The O atom of the water molecule and the N and O atoms of the prolinate group of the Proma ligand lie in the basal plane. The Cu-N bond length is 2.044(6) Å, and the Cu-O bond lengths are 1.932(7) and 1.927(6) Å. The O atom of the acetate arm of the neighboring Proma ion completes the basal plane [Cu-O 1.951(6) Å], thus linking the copper complexes into infinite chains.