The use of co-ligands

FIGURE 23. View of compound [Cu(bipy)(H20)][Cu(bipy)(mal)(H20)] (0104)2 showing the parallel arrangement of the chains along the h-axis. Hydrogen atoms and the perchlorate anions have been omitted for clarity. 

FIGURE 24. Projection of compound [Cu(Im)2(mal)] down the a-axis showing the parallel arrangement of the chains. 

These results have shown the degree of flexibility of the malonate ligand to accommodate bulky groups as co-ligands. However, at the same time, this 

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