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In the title compound, {[Cu(C14H8O5)(C14H8N4)]·H2O} n, the CuII atom adopts a distorted cis-CuN2O2 square-planar coordination geometry. 4,4′-Oxydibenzoate ( L) ligands link the CuII atoms, generating a helical chain. Neighbouring chains are linked through π–π interactions between pyrazino[2,3- f][1,10]phenanthroline ligands with a centroid–centroid distance of ca 3.44 Å, resulting in a two-dimensional supramolecular structure. The structure is completed by O—H...O hydrogen bonds. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Co atom in the title compound, [Co(C6H5N2O4)2(H2O)2], is located on an inversion centre and exhibits a distorted octahedral geometry. It is trans coordinated by two N, O-bidentate 5-carboxy-2-methyl-1 H-imidazole-4-carboxylate monoanionic ligands with two water molecules in the axial positions. Each ligand is stabilized by a strong, almost symmetrical, hydrogen bond. Intermolecular N—H...O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into layers, which are further linked into a three-dimensional supramolecular framework through O—H...O hydrogen-bonding interactions involving the water molecules. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]