The syntheses, characterization and crystal structures of the reaction products of Cu 2+ ions with imidazole (Himz) and different aromatic carboxylates, viz.: [Cu(Himz)2(cinn)2(H2O)] (1), [Cu(Himz)2(paba)2] (2) and [Cu(Himz)2(clba)2] (3) (cinn-= C9H7O2-, paba-=C7H6NO2-, clba-= C7H4ClO2-) are described and studied by spectroscopic (Uv-Visible, FTIR) measurements. The single-crystal X-ray diffraction analyses indicate that each complex is monomeric: the metal ion in (1) adopts square-pyramidal coordination geometry arising from two imidazole-nitrogen atoms, two cinnamate-O atoms and an apical aqua-O atom. Complexes 2 and 3 however, assume a square planar configuration, which is realized by the coordination of two N atoms of two imidazole moieties and two O atoms: in both complexes the imidazole moieties are trans to each other. TGA results indicate that upon heating, these complexes lose their carboxylate anions first, followed by removal of the imidazole molecules.