The coordinating compounds are basically characterized by an ion of a D-block metal, called Lewis acid surrounded by ligants called Lewis bases, and usually their salts have intense coloration when in solution. Copper glycinate (II) monohydrate is a blue-green-colored solid, and has cis/trans isomeric forms. The present work aims to report the process of synthesis and characterization at the qualitative level of this complex in the chemical laboratory of the Municipal school Governador Israel Pinheiro, João Monlevade, MG. The results of the experiment revealed characteristic color crystals of the intended compound and favorable percentage yield.