Bromidobis[2-(pyridin-2-yl)methanol-κ(2)N,O]copper(II) bromide monohydrate.

The title compound, [CuBr(C6H7NO)2]Br·H2O, is an ionic mononuclear complex in which the CuBr(C6H7NO)2 cation possesses distorted square-pyramidal geometry. The Cu(II) centre is coordinated by two neutral 2-(pyridin-2-yl)methanol (2-pyMeOH) ligands and a terminal bromide ligand. The 2-pyMeOH ligands are coordinated in a bidentate chelating manner through the pyridine N and hydroxy O atoms, forming a five-membered chelate ring with the Cu(II) centre. The planes of the pyridine rings are twisted by 58.71 (14)° with respect to each other. The charge is balanced by a noncoordinating bromide anion which, together with a solvent water molecule, links the components through hydrogen bonds into infinite chains propagating along the a axis. The mononuclear cations appear to associate in pairs through weak interactions between the metal atom of one cation and the halogen atom of an adjacent cation.