Tetra­kis(μ-2-iodo­benzoato-κ(2) O:O′)bis­[aqua­copper(II)]

In the centrosymmetric binuclear title complex, [Cu(2)(C(7)H(4)IO(2))(4)(H(2)O)(2)], the two Cu(II) ions [Cu⋯Cu = 2.6009 (5) Å] are bridged by four 2-iodo­benzoate (IB) ligands. The four nearest O atoms around each Cu(II) ion form a distorted square-planar arrangement, the distorted square-pyramidal coordination being completed by the O atom of the water mol­ecule at a distance of 2.1525 (16) Å. The dihedral angle between the benzene ring and the carboxyl­ate group is 25.67 (13)° in one of the independent IB ligands and 6.44 (11)° in the other. The benzene rings of the two independent IB ligands are oriented at a dihedral angle of 86.61 (7)°. In the crystal, O—H⋯O inter­actions link the mol­ecules into a two-dimensional network. π–π contacts between the benzene rings [centroid–centroid distances = 3.810 (2) and 3.838 (2) Å] may further stabilize the structure.