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[(DPEPhos)(bcp)Cu]PF6: A General and Broadly Applicable Copper-Based Photoredox Catalyst
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Bis(acetato-κ(2)O,O')(4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine-κ(2)N,N')copper(II) monohydrate
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In the title compound, [Cu(C(2)H(3)O(2))(2)(C(12)H(12)N(2))(2)]·H(2)O, the Cu(II) atom exhibits a distorted octa-hedral coordination geometry, defined by two N atoms from one 4,4'-dimethyl-2,2'-bipyridine ligand and four O atoms from two acetate ligands. In the crystal, O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds are observed between the coordinated carboxyl-ate O atoms and the solvent water mol-ecule.
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