Acta Cryst. (2007). E63, m1880  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536807028073 ]

A polymorph of cis-dichloridobis(1,10-phenanthroline-²N,N')cobalt(II)

L.-L. Li, D.-X. Liu and T.-F. Liu

Abstract: A new polymorph of the title cobalt(II) complex, [CoCl₂(C₁₂H₈N₂)₂], is reported here. A previous study reported a monoclinic form of this complex [Zhong, Zeng & Luo (2006), Acta Cryst. E62, m3330-m3332]. In the present orthorhombic structure, the Co^II ion is located in a distorted octahedral geometry and coordinated by four N atoms from two 1,10-phenanthroline ligands and two Cl^- anions. The molecules are linked into a two-dimensional framework via weak C-HCl hydrogen bonding.

Online 13 June 2007

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