Diaqua­(2,2′-bipyridine-5,5′-dicarboxyl­ato-κ(2) N,N′)(ethyl­enediamine-κ(2) N,N′)copper(II) 2.5-hydrate

In the mol­ecule of the title compound, [Cu(C(12)H(6)N(2)O(4))(C(2)H(8)N(2))(H(2)O)(2)]·2.5H(2)O, the Cu(II) atom is six-coordinated in a distorted octa­hedral configuration by two N atoms from a 2,2′-bipyridine-5,5′-dicarboxyl­ate anion, two N atoms from ethyl­enediamine and two O atoms from two water mol­ecules. There are also two and a half water mol­ecules in the asymmetric unit. The planar five-membered ring is nearly coplanar with the adjacent pyridine rings, while the other five-membered ring adopts a twisted conformation, probably due to hydrogen bonding. In the crystal structure, intra- and inter­molecular N—H⋯O and O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the mol­ecules.