Poly[[(μ4-benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylato-κ4O1:O1′:O2:O3)bis(2,2-bipyridine-κ2N,N′)(μ2-hydroxido)dicopper(II)] trihydrate]

In the title two-dimensional coordination polymer, {[Cu2(C9H3O6)(OH)(C10H8N2)2]·3H2O}n, each of the two independent CuII atoms is coordinated by a bridging OH group, two O atoms from two benzene-1,3,5-tricarboxylate (L) ligands and two N atoms from a 2,2- bipyridine (bipy) ligand in a distorted square-pyramidal geometry. Each L ligand coordinates four CuII atoms, thus forming a polymeric layer parallel to the bc plane with bipy molecules protruding up and down. The lattice water molecules involved in O—H...· O hydrogen bonding are situated in the inner part of each layer. The crystal packing is consolidated by π–π interactions between the aromatic rings of bipy ligands from neigbouring layers [intercentroid distance = 3.762 (3) Å].