Dinuclear copper(II) complexes bridged by imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylate

The synthesis, single crystal structures and magnetic properties of two novel imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylate bridged dinuclear Cu(II) complexes, [Cu2(MeDPA)2(μ4-HImdc)(H2O)(ClO4)] ClO4·3H2O (1) and [Cu2(bpzpy)2(μ4-HImdc)(H2O)2](ClO4)2·2 1/2 H2O (2), are reported.