title: catena-Poly[[[(dimethyl-malonato-κO:O')(perchlorato-κO)copper(II)]-μ-bis-(3-pyridylmeth-yl)piperazinediium-κN:N] perchlorate dihydrate].
abstract: In the title compound, {[Cu(C(5)H(6)O(4))(ClO(4))(C(16)H(22)N(4))]ClO(4)·2H(2)O}(n), square-pyramidally coordinated Cu atoms with perchlorate and dimethyl-malonate ligands are connected into cationic sinusoidal coordination polymer chains by doubly protonated bis-(3-pyridylmeth-yl)piperazine (3-bpmp) ligands. The chains aggregate into pseudo-layers parallel to the (101) crystal planes by N-H⋯O hydrogen bonding. Unligated perchlorate anions and water mol-ecules of crystallization provide additional hydrogen bonding between pseudo-layers.
authors.affiliation: Lyman Briggs College, Department of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48825 USA.
authors.forename: Gregory A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Farnum
authors.forename: Robert L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Laduca