Re-reporting the Crystal Structure of Copper Complex from Another Point of View

Abstract

We faced an example of re-reporting of the crystal structure, which was studied from another perspective. With the development of data-driven science, the efficiency of all researchers may be improved if the rules of data "reuse", which are different from "novelty", are established. In this context, the crystal structure of a copper(II) complex with 2,6-pyridine dicarboxylic acid, C14H8O8CuN2.H2O (monohydrate), was re-determined by us again. It has a different number of crystalline water molecules in a crystal of the same copper(II) complex previously reported (trihydrate). Interestingly, both crystal structures have been reported again and again by many researchers for a long time. What’s novelty for each report?