A new copper complex 2{Cu(C10H8N2)[C8H11O2(COO)](H2O)(3)}center dot(H2O)(5) with bicycle[2.2.1]hept-2-en-5,6-dicarboxylic acid (H2L) [C7H8(COOH)(2)], basic copper carbonate and 2,2'-bipyridine has been synthesized in the mixed solvents of methanol and water. It crystallizes in the triclinic system, space group P (1) over bar, with a = 7.4626(5), b = 11.9779(8), c = 12.9841(8) angstrom, alpha = 109.7040(10), beta = 98.7550(10), gamma = 90.6240(10)degrees, V = 1077.50(12) angstrom(3), D-c = 1.538 g/cm(3), Z = 1, F(000) = 520, GOOF = 1.065, R = 0.0360 and wR = 0.0950. The copper ion is coordinate...