Aqua{4,4′,6,6′-tetrafluoro-2,2′[(piperazine-1,4-diyl)dimethylene]diphenolato}copper(II)

In the title compound, [Cu(C18H16F4N2O2)(H2O)], the Cu-II atom shows a distorted square-pyramidal coordination geometry with the N,N',O,O'-tetradentate piperazine-diphenolate ligand forming the basal plane. The apical site is occupied by the O atom of a coordinated water molecule. Neighbouring complexes are associated through intermolecular O-H center dot center dot center dot O and O-H center dot center dot center dot F hydrogen bonds between the water molecule and a phenolate O atom or an F atom from an adjacent ligand, respectively, forming a centrosymmetric dimer. Dimers are linked by additional intermolecular C-H center dot center dot center dot O and C-H center dot center dot center dot F hydrogen bonds, giving infinite chains propagating along the a axis.