Crystal structure of poly[[(acetato-κO){μ3-N-[(pyridin-4-yl)meth­yl]pyrazine-2-carboxamidato-κ4 N:N 1,N 2:N 4]copper(II)] dihydrate]: a metal–organic framework (MOF)1

The title compound, [Cu(C11H9N4O)(CH3CO2)]·2H2O (CuL), is a hydrated copper acetate complex of the ligand N-[(pyridin-4-yl)meth-yl]pyrazine-2-carboxamide (HL). Complex CuL has a metal-organic framework (MOF) structure with a 10 (3) network topology. The ligand coordinates in a bidentate and a bis-monodentate manner, bridging three equivalent Cu(II) atoms via the pyridine N atom and the second pyrazine N atom. The Cu(II) atom has a fivefold coordination sphere, CuN4O, being coordinated to three N atoms of the ligand and the acetate O atom in the equatorial plane and to the second pyrazine atom in the apical position. This gives rise to a fairly regular square-pyramidal geometry. In the crystal, the water mol-ecules are linked to each other and to the three-dimensional framework via O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. There are also a number of C-H⋯O hydrogen bonds present within the framework.