Acta Cryst. (2009). E65, m370-m371  [ doi:10.1107/S1600536809007478 ]

Poly[[[diaquacobalt(II)]-bis[₂-1,1'-(butane-1,4-diyl)diimidazole-²N³:N^3']] dichloride tetrahydrate]

Y. Su, Y.-J. Hou, Z.-Z. Sun, G.-F. Hou and J.-S. Gao

Abstract: In the title compound, {[Co(C₁₀H₁₄N₄)₂(H₂O)₂]Cl₂·4H₂O}_n, the Co^II atom and the mid-point of the 1,1'-butane-1,4-diyldiimidazole ligands lie on inversion centers. The Co^II atom is six-coordinated in a slightly distorted octahedral environment by four N atoms from four different ligands and by two O atoms from the water molecules. The Co^II atoms are bridged by the ligands into a (4,4) net. Adjacent nets are linked to the chloride anions and uncoordinated water molecules via O-HCl and O-HO hydrogen bonds, generating a three-dimensional supramolecular structure.

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