title: Bis(2,2'-bipyrid-yl)(dichloro-acetato)copper(II) dichloro-acetate dihydrate.
abstract: In the title compound, [Cu(C(2)HCl(2)O(2))(C(10)H(8)N(2))(2)](C(2)HCl(2)O(2))·2H(2)O, the Cu(II) ion is bonded to two N,N'-bidentate 2,2'-bipyridyl ligands and one O-monodentate 2,2-dichloro-acetate anion in a distorted CuON(4) trigonal-bipyramidal geometry, with the O atom occupying an equatorial site. In the crystal, the components are linked by O-H⋯O and O-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds.
authors.forename: Yu-Feng
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Lin-Tong
authors.initials: LT
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Fang-Fang
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Jian