Acta Cryst. (2002). E58, m186-m188  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536802005925 ]

Hexakis(imidazole-N)cobalt(II) 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate tetrahydrate

M.-L. Tong, W. Li, X.-M. Chen and S. W. Ng

Abstract: In the crystal structure of the title compound, [Co(C₃H₄N₂)₆](C₈H₄O₄)·4H₂O, the hexakis(imidazole-N)cobalt(II) cation and 1,4-benzenedicarboxylate anion occupy special positions on inversion centres; two independent water molecules are in general positions. The Co^II atom has almost ideal octahedral coordination formed by the N atoms of six imidazole ligands. Seven independent hydrogen bonds involving cations, anions and water molecules link all the residues in the crystal into a complex three-dimensional network.

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