Journal Pre-proofs A new copper(II)-based layered coordination polymer: crystal structure, top‐ ology, QTAIM analysis, experimental and theoretical magnetic properties based on DFT combined with broken-symmetry formalism (BS-DFT) Saima Kamaal, Mohammad Usman, Mohd Afzal, Abdullah Alarifi, Arif Ali, Raja Das, Prem Lama, Musheer Ahmad PII: S0277-5387(20)30538-6 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2020.114881 Reference: POLY 114881 To appear in: Polyhedron Received Date: 16 July 2020 Revised Date: 16 October 2020 Accepted Date: 18 October 2020 Please cite this article as: S. Kamaal, M. Usman, M. Afzal, A. Alarifi, A. Ali, R. Das, P. Lama, M. Ahmad, A new copper(II)-based layered coordination polymer: crystal structure, topology, QTAIM analysis, experimental and theoretical magnetic properties based on DFT combined with broken-symmetry formalism (BS-DFT), Polyhedron (2020), doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.poly.2020.114881 This is a PDF file of an article that has undergone enhancements after acceptance, such as the addition of a cover page and metadata, and formatting for readability, but it is not yet the definitive version of record. This version will undergo additional copyediting, typesetting and review before it is published in its final form, but we are providing this version to give early visibility of the article. Please note that, during the production process, errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain. © 2020 Published by Elsevier Ltd.