Two-dimensional catena–polymer [[[bis (µ-aqua)(bis (µ-cpiap-K2O1:O2)sodium(I))] (µ-chlorido) bis(µ-cpiap-K5N1:O1:O2:O3,O3′)dicopper(II)]bis(µ-aqua)(aqua)bis(cpiap-K2O1,O2)copper(II)] hexa hydrate

The new title two-dimensional hetero-tetra nuclear Cu3–Na coordination polymer {[NaCu3Cl(cpiap)2(H2O)3]n·6nH2O} (1) consists of crystallographically two-independent copper(II) centers, each bridged by a sodium cation through carboxylate-oxygen of the deprotonated H3cpiap ligand (H3cpiap = 2-(carboxyphenyl)iminoaceticpropanoic acid) to CuII (2) and CuII (2−) cations, and through water molecules to CuII (1) cation. CuII (2) and CuII (1) cations are bridged by carboxylate-oxygen atoms of the ligand in a syn-anti mode which, alternate regularly within the chain being bridged by a tetra coordinated sodium cation. Each CuII (2) and CuII (2−) cation in (1) is in an octahedral environment formed by four carboxylate-oxygens from two cpiap3− ligands, one nitrogen atom and a bridging chloride atom. CuII (1) cation is in a square pyramidal environment formed by three water molecules and two carboxylate-oxygens from two cpiap3− ligands. The ligand acts simultaneously as monodentate and tridentate toward CuII (1) and CuII (2) cations respectively. The lattice water molecules involved in OH···O hydrogen bonding are situated in the void spaces between layers. The zigzag chains, which run along the b-axes further construct three-dimensional metal-organic framework via hydrogen bonding and weak face-to-face π-π interactions. Weak CH···O interactions are also present.