Acta Cryst. (2003). E59, m1002-m1003  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536803022177 ]

trans-Dichlorobis{2-[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]-5-methyl-1,3-benzoxazole-N}cobalt(II)

Z.-S. Jia, H.-M. Liu, Y. Zheng and W.-Q. Zhang

Abstract: The title complex, [CoCl₂(C₁₇H₁₅NO₂)₂], has twofold rotation symmetry, and the geometry at the Co centre is a slightly distorted tetrahedron composed of two N atoms from two trans-2-[2-(4-methoxyphenyl)ethenyl]-5-methylbenzoxazole ligands and two Cl^- anions. The two organic ligands are arranged in reverse directions to give a head-to-tail structure. The two benzoxazole planes of these two ligands are almost perpendicular to each other, with a dihedral angle of 86.4  (4)°, while the corresponding angle for the two methoxyphenyl planes is 74.5  (4)°.

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