metal-organic compounds
Tetraaquabis(2-methyl-1H-benzimidazolium-1,3-diacetato-κO)cobalt(II) tetrahydrate
aCollege of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Huaihua University, Huaihua 418008, People's Republic of China, and bWuling Electric Power Group Corporation, Changsha 410000, People's Republic of China
*Correspondence e-mail: xiulingfeng2001@sina.com
In the title compound, [Co(C12H11N2O4)2(H2O)4]·4H2O, the CoII atom lies on an inversion center and is octahedrally coordinated by six O atoms from four water molecules and two monodentate zwitterionic 2-methylbenzimidazolium-1,3-diacetate ligands. An intramolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bond occurs. In the crystal, intermolecular O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into a three-dimensional network. π–π interactions between the imidazole and benzene rings [centroid–centroid distance = 3.9031 (17) Å] consolidate the crystal packing.
Related literature
For general background to coordination polymers, see: Kitagawa et al. (2004); Robson (2000). For a related structure, see: Lian et al. (2009).
Experimental
Crystal data
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Refinement
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Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2007); cell SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL.
Supporting information
10.1107/S1600536811029059/hy2449sup1.cif
contains datablocks I, global. DOI:Structure factors: contains datablock I. DOI: 10.1107/S1600536811029059/hy2449Isup2.hkl
A methanol solution (6 ml) of Co(CH3COO)2.4H2O (0.6 mmol) was slowly added to an aqueous solution (8 ml) of 1-acetoxy-2-methylbenzimidazole-3-acetate acid (0.4 mmol) at room temperature. Red block crystals were obtained after two months in 30% yield based on Co.
H atoms of water molecules were located in difference Fourier maps and refined as riding atoms, with a distance restraint of O—H = 0.85 Å and Uiso(H) = 1.2Ueq(O). H atoms bonded to C atoms were positioned geometrically and refined as riding atoms, with C—H = 0.93 (aromatic), 0.97 (methylene) and 0.96 (methyl) Å and with Uiso(H) = 1.2(1.5 for methyl)Ueq(C). The highest residual electron density was found at 1.43 Å from H8F atom and the deepest hole at 0.80 Å from Co1 atom.
Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2007); cell
SAINT (Bruker, 2007); data reduction: SAINT (Bruker, 2007); program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008); molecular graphics: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); software used to prepare material for publication: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).Fig. 1. The molecular structure of the title compound. Displacement ellipsoids are drawn at the 50% probability level. [Symmetry code: (i) 1-x, 1-y, 1-z.] | |
Fig. 2. The packing diagram of the title compound. Hydrogen bonds are shown as dashed lines. |
[Co(C12H11N2O4)2(H2O)4]·4H2O | F(000) = 730 |
Mr = 697.51 | Dx = 1.577 Mg m−3 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation, λ = 0.71073 Å |
Hall symbol: -P 2yn | Cell parameters from 2105 reflections |
a = 7.2930 (7) Å | θ = 2.9–24.1° |
b = 21.240 (2) Å | µ = 0.67 mm−1 |
c = 9.8123 (11) Å | T = 298 K |
β = 104.907 (1)° | Block, red |
V = 1468.8 (3) Å3 | 0.30 × 0.21 × 0.14 mm |
Z = 2 |
Bruker APEX CCD diffractometer | 2594 independent reflections |
Radiation source: fine-focus sealed tube | 1922 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Graphite monochromator | Rint = 0.038 |
ϕ and ω scans | θmax = 25.0°, θmin = 2.4° |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | h = −8→8 |
Tmin = 0.825, Tmax = 0.912 | k = −22→25 |
7434 measured reflections | l = −9→11 |
Refinement on F2 | Primary atom site location: structure-invariant direct methods |
Least-squares matrix: full | Secondary atom site location: difference Fourier map |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.041 | Hydrogen site location: inferred from neighbouring sites |
wR(F2) = 0.103 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.96 | w = 1/[σ2(Fo2) + (0.0577P)2] where P = (Fo2 + 2Fc2)/3 |
2594 reflections | (Δ/σ)max < 0.001 |
205 parameters | Δρmax = 1.03 e Å−3 |
0 restraints | Δρmin = −0.29 e Å−3 |
[Co(C12H11N2O4)2(H2O)4]·4H2O | V = 1468.8 (3) Å3 |
Mr = 697.51 | Z = 2 |
Monoclinic, P21/n | Mo Kα radiation |
a = 7.2930 (7) Å | µ = 0.67 mm−1 |
b = 21.240 (2) Å | T = 298 K |
c = 9.8123 (11) Å | 0.30 × 0.21 × 0.14 mm |
β = 104.907 (1)° |
Bruker APEX CCD diffractometer | 2594 independent reflections |
Absorption correction: multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) | 1922 reflections with I > 2σ(I) |
Tmin = 0.825, Tmax = 0.912 | Rint = 0.038 |
7434 measured reflections |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)] = 0.041 | 0 restraints |
wR(F2) = 0.103 | H-atom parameters constrained |
S = 0.96 | Δρmax = 1.03 e Å−3 |
2594 reflections | Δρmin = −0.29 e Å−3 |
205 parameters |
x | y | z | Uiso*/Ueq | ||
Co1 | 0.5000 | 0.5000 | 0.5000 | 0.02777 (17) | |
N1 | 0.9890 (3) | 0.69581 (10) | 0.5346 (2) | 0.0260 (5) | |
N2 | 0.9847 (3) | 0.79831 (10) | 0.5396 (2) | 0.0271 (5) | |
O1 | 0.7555 (2) | 0.55086 (8) | 0.57519 (19) | 0.0330 (5) | |
O2 | 0.6575 (2) | 0.63795 (9) | 0.4517 (2) | 0.0360 (5) | |
O3 | 0.6708 (3) | 0.87653 (10) | 0.4610 (2) | 0.0436 (5) | |
O4 | 0.8026 (3) | 0.94740 (9) | 0.6224 (2) | 0.0420 (5) | |
O5 | 0.4298 (3) | 0.51633 (9) | 0.6890 (2) | 0.0378 (5) | |
H5D | 0.5133 | 0.4951 | 0.7474 | 0.045* | |
H5E | 0.3210 | 0.5052 | 0.6967 | 0.045* | |
O6 | 0.3338 (2) | 0.57873 (8) | 0.4121 (2) | 0.0362 (5) | |
H6C | 0.2891 | 0.5705 | 0.3251 | 0.043* | |
H6D | 0.4099 | 0.6094 | 0.4164 | 0.043* | |
O7 | 0.9160 (3) | 0.52003 (10) | 0.2867 (2) | 0.0486 (6) | |
H7C | 1.0178 | 0.4993 | 0.3180 | 0.058* | |
H7D | 0.9076 | 0.5300 | 0.2014 | 0.058* | |
O8 | 0.8449 (3) | 0.56024 (10) | 1.0065 (2) | 0.0514 (6) | |
H8F | 0.8127 | 0.5261 | 0.9615 | 0.062* | |
H8G | 0.9424 | 0.5748 | 0.9852 | 0.062* | |
C1 | 0.9848 (4) | 0.74613 (12) | 0.6159 (3) | 0.0261 (6) | |
C2 | 0.9827 (4) | 0.78113 (12) | 0.4026 (3) | 0.0270 (6) | |
C3 | 0.9845 (4) | 0.71627 (12) | 0.3987 (3) | 0.0270 (6) | |
C4 | 0.9742 (4) | 0.68298 (14) | 0.2765 (3) | 0.0334 (7) | |
H4 | 0.9752 | 0.6392 | 0.2748 | 0.040* | |
C5 | 0.9624 (4) | 0.71819 (15) | 0.1572 (3) | 0.0391 (7) | |
H5A | 0.9547 | 0.6978 | 0.0721 | 0.047* | |
C6 | 0.9615 (4) | 0.78393 (15) | 0.1605 (3) | 0.0411 (8) | |
H6A | 0.9532 | 0.8061 | 0.0773 | 0.049* | |
C7 | 0.9727 (4) | 0.81696 (14) | 0.2830 (3) | 0.0367 (7) | |
H7 | 0.9734 | 0.8607 | 0.2853 | 0.044* | |
C8 | 0.9780 (4) | 0.74391 (14) | 0.7636 (3) | 0.0373 (7) | |
H8A | 1.0481 | 0.7787 | 0.8138 | 0.056* | |
H8B | 1.0329 | 0.7051 | 0.8054 | 0.056* | |
H8C | 0.8484 | 0.7464 | 0.7686 | 0.056* | |
C9 | 0.7804 (4) | 0.60450 (12) | 0.5301 (3) | 0.0259 (6) | |
C10 | 0.9814 (4) | 0.63010 (12) | 0.5744 (3) | 0.0294 (6) | |
H10A | 1.0296 | 0.6261 | 0.6758 | 0.035* | |
H10B | 1.0621 | 0.6054 | 0.5303 | 0.035* | |
C11 | 0.8025 (4) | 0.89776 (13) | 0.5524 (3) | 0.0303 (6) | |
C12 | 0.9927 (4) | 0.86308 (12) | 0.5904 (3) | 0.0319 (6) | |
H12A | 1.0823 | 0.8864 | 0.5519 | 0.038* | |
H12B | 1.0409 | 0.8628 | 0.6922 | 0.038* |
U11 | U22 | U33 | U12 | U13 | U23 | |
Co1 | 0.0247 (3) | 0.0239 (3) | 0.0339 (3) | −0.0009 (2) | 0.0062 (2) | 0.0047 (2) |
N1 | 0.0230 (11) | 0.0213 (12) | 0.0321 (13) | −0.0029 (9) | 0.0042 (10) | 0.0030 (9) |
N2 | 0.0252 (12) | 0.0210 (12) | 0.0336 (13) | −0.0013 (9) | 0.0049 (10) | −0.0016 (9) |
O1 | 0.0307 (10) | 0.0249 (11) | 0.0408 (11) | −0.0050 (8) | 0.0043 (9) | 0.0085 (8) |
O2 | 0.0251 (10) | 0.0307 (11) | 0.0479 (12) | −0.0007 (9) | 0.0017 (9) | 0.0102 (9) |
O3 | 0.0330 (11) | 0.0439 (13) | 0.0475 (13) | 0.0033 (10) | −0.0014 (10) | −0.0140 (10) |
O4 | 0.0455 (12) | 0.0305 (12) | 0.0453 (13) | 0.0092 (9) | 0.0030 (10) | −0.0110 (9) |
O5 | 0.0300 (11) | 0.0438 (13) | 0.0394 (12) | 0.0004 (9) | 0.0090 (9) | 0.0057 (9) |
O6 | 0.0323 (11) | 0.0297 (11) | 0.0431 (12) | −0.0013 (9) | 0.0035 (9) | 0.0052 (8) |
O7 | 0.0363 (12) | 0.0547 (14) | 0.0568 (14) | 0.0068 (10) | 0.0155 (11) | 0.0069 (11) |
O8 | 0.0426 (13) | 0.0466 (14) | 0.0690 (16) | −0.0077 (11) | 0.0219 (11) | −0.0166 (11) |
C1 | 0.0209 (14) | 0.0255 (15) | 0.0300 (15) | −0.0009 (11) | 0.0032 (11) | 0.0014 (11) |
C2 | 0.0225 (14) | 0.0250 (15) | 0.0339 (15) | 0.0003 (11) | 0.0079 (11) | 0.0017 (11) |
C3 | 0.0208 (14) | 0.0271 (15) | 0.0327 (15) | −0.0001 (11) | 0.0062 (11) | 0.0013 (11) |
C4 | 0.0291 (15) | 0.0314 (17) | 0.0403 (17) | 0.0002 (12) | 0.0096 (13) | −0.0041 (13) |
C5 | 0.0359 (17) | 0.050 (2) | 0.0338 (17) | 0.0012 (14) | 0.0128 (13) | −0.0035 (14) |
C6 | 0.0379 (18) | 0.051 (2) | 0.0366 (18) | 0.0008 (15) | 0.0137 (14) | 0.0141 (14) |
C7 | 0.0329 (16) | 0.0305 (17) | 0.0480 (19) | 0.0010 (13) | 0.0126 (14) | 0.0099 (13) |
C8 | 0.0368 (17) | 0.0397 (18) | 0.0335 (17) | −0.0052 (13) | 0.0058 (13) | 0.0014 (13) |
C9 | 0.0296 (15) | 0.0227 (15) | 0.0274 (14) | −0.0018 (12) | 0.0108 (12) | −0.0013 (11) |
C10 | 0.0267 (15) | 0.0223 (15) | 0.0367 (16) | −0.0007 (11) | 0.0039 (12) | 0.0035 (11) |
C11 | 0.0326 (16) | 0.0272 (16) | 0.0309 (16) | −0.0010 (12) | 0.0078 (13) | 0.0033 (12) |
C12 | 0.0281 (15) | 0.0239 (15) | 0.0421 (17) | −0.0015 (12) | 0.0059 (12) | −0.0047 (12) |
Co1—O5 | 2.0758 (19) | O8—H8F | 0.8500 |
Co1—O5i | 2.0758 (19) | O8—H8G | 0.8501 |
Co1—O6i | 2.1146 (17) | C1—C8 | 1.464 (4) |
Co1—O6 | 2.1146 (17) | C2—C3 | 1.378 (4) |
Co1—O1 | 2.1157 (17) | C2—C7 | 1.384 (4) |
Co1—O1i | 2.1157 (17) | C3—C4 | 1.377 (4) |
N1—C1 | 1.339 (3) | C4—C5 | 1.373 (4) |
N1—C3 | 1.395 (3) | C4—H4 | 0.9300 |
N1—C10 | 1.454 (3) | C5—C6 | 1.397 (4) |
N2—C1 | 1.338 (3) | C5—H5A | 0.9300 |
N2—C2 | 1.390 (3) | C6—C7 | 1.376 (4) |
N2—C12 | 1.459 (3) | C6—H6A | 0.9300 |
O1—C9 | 1.252 (3) | C7—H7 | 0.9300 |
O2—C9 | 1.243 (3) | C8—H8A | 0.9600 |
O3—C11 | 1.219 (3) | C8—H8B | 0.9600 |
O4—C11 | 1.258 (3) | C8—H8C | 0.9600 |
O5—H5D | 0.8500 | C9—C10 | 1.518 (3) |
O5—H5E | 0.8500 | C10—H10A | 0.9700 |
O6—H6C | 0.8500 | C10—H10B | 0.9700 |
O6—H6D | 0.8500 | C11—C12 | 1.530 (4) |
O7—H7C | 0.8500 | C12—H12A | 0.9700 |
O7—H7D | 0.8501 | C12—H12B | 0.9700 |
O5—Co1—O5i | 180.0 | C2—C3—N1 | 106.4 (2) |
O5—Co1—O6i | 90.84 (7) | C5—C4—C3 | 116.1 (3) |
O5i—Co1—O6i | 89.16 (8) | C5—C4—H4 | 122.0 |
O5—Co1—O6 | 89.16 (8) | C3—C4—H4 | 122.0 |
O5i—Co1—O6 | 90.84 (7) | C4—C5—C6 | 121.6 (3) |
O6i—Co1—O6 | 180.0 | C4—C5—H5A | 119.2 |
O5—Co1—O1 | 90.03 (8) | C6—C5—H5A | 119.2 |
O5i—Co1—O1 | 89.97 (8) | C7—C6—C5 | 122.0 (3) |
O6i—Co1—O1 | 84.29 (7) | C7—C6—H6A | 119.0 |
O6—Co1—O1 | 95.71 (7) | C5—C6—H6A | 119.0 |
O5—Co1—O1i | 89.97 (8) | C6—C7—C2 | 116.0 (3) |
O5i—Co1—O1i | 90.03 (8) | C6—C7—H7 | 122.0 |
O6i—Co1—O1i | 95.71 (7) | C2—C7—H7 | 122.0 |
O6—Co1—O1i | 84.29 (7) | C1—C8—H8A | 109.5 |
O1—Co1—O1i | 180.00 (8) | C1—C8—H8B | 109.5 |
C1—N1—C3 | 108.8 (2) | H8A—C8—H8B | 109.5 |
C1—N1—C10 | 126.7 (2) | C1—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
C3—N1—C10 | 124.2 (2) | H8A—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
C1—N2—C2 | 108.8 (2) | H8B—C8—H8C | 109.5 |
C1—N2—C12 | 126.5 (2) | O2—C9—O1 | 126.3 (2) |
C2—N2—C12 | 124.6 (2) | O2—C9—C10 | 117.5 (2) |
C9—O1—Co1 | 122.42 (16) | O1—C9—C10 | 116.2 (2) |
Co1—O5—H5D | 102.5 | N1—C10—C9 | 111.6 (2) |
Co1—O5—H5E | 118.9 | N1—C10—H10A | 109.3 |
H5D—O5—H5E | 108.4 | C9—C10—H10A | 109.3 |
Co1—O6—H6C | 106.2 | N1—C10—H10B | 109.3 |
Co1—O6—H6D | 106.7 | C9—C10—H10B | 109.3 |
H6C—O6—H6D | 106.5 | H10A—C10—H10B | 108.0 |
H7C—O7—H7D | 108.6 | O3—C11—O4 | 127.0 (3) |
H8F—O8—H8G | 108.7 | O3—C11—C12 | 119.6 (2) |
N2—C1—N1 | 108.9 (2) | O4—C11—C12 | 113.4 (2) |
N2—C1—C8 | 125.9 (2) | N2—C12—C11 | 114.6 (2) |
N1—C1—C8 | 125.2 (2) | N2—C12—H12A | 108.6 |
C3—C2—C7 | 121.7 (3) | C11—C12—H12A | 108.6 |
C3—C2—N2 | 106.9 (2) | N2—C12—H12B | 108.6 |
C7—C2—N2 | 131.4 (3) | C11—C12—H12B | 108.6 |
C4—C3—C2 | 122.6 (2) | H12A—C12—H12B | 107.6 |
C4—C3—N1 | 130.9 (3) | ||
O5—Co1—O1—C9 | −107.6 (2) | C10—N1—C3—C4 | −0.6 (4) |
O5i—Co1—O1—C9 | 72.4 (2) | C1—N1—C3—C2 | 1.6 (3) |
O6i—Co1—O1—C9 | 161.6 (2) | C10—N1—C3—C2 | 176.4 (2) |
O6—Co1—O1—C9 | −18.4 (2) | C2—C3—C4—C5 | 0.1 (4) |
C2—N2—C1—N1 | 1.9 (3) | N1—C3—C4—C5 | 176.7 (3) |
C12—N2—C1—N1 | −175.9 (2) | C3—C4—C5—C6 | 0.2 (4) |
C2—N2—C1—C8 | −177.1 (3) | C4—C5—C6—C7 | 0.1 (4) |
C12—N2—C1—C8 | 5.1 (4) | C5—C6—C7—C2 | −0.7 (4) |
C3—N1—C1—N2 | −2.2 (3) | C3—C2—C7—C6 | 1.0 (4) |
C10—N1—C1—N2 | −176.8 (2) | N2—C2—C7—C6 | −176.0 (3) |
C3—N1—C1—C8 | 176.8 (2) | Co1—O1—C9—O2 | 9.4 (4) |
C10—N1—C1—C8 | 2.2 (4) | Co1—O1—C9—C10 | −169.50 (17) |
C1—N2—C2—C3 | −0.9 (3) | C1—N1—C10—C9 | 95.3 (3) |
C12—N2—C2—C3 | 177.0 (2) | C3—N1—C10—C9 | −78.6 (3) |
C1—N2—C2—C7 | 176.4 (3) | O2—C9—C10—N1 | 9.7 (3) |
C12—N2—C2—C7 | −5.7 (4) | O1—C9—C10—N1 | −171.3 (2) |
C7—C2—C3—C4 | −0.8 (4) | C1—N2—C12—C11 | −102.4 (3) |
N2—C2—C3—C4 | 176.8 (2) | C2—N2—C12—C11 | 80.1 (3) |
C7—C2—C3—N1 | −178.1 (2) | O3—C11—C12—N2 | −15.7 (4) |
N2—C2—C3—N1 | −0.5 (3) | O4—C11—C12—N2 | 164.9 (2) |
C1—N1—C3—C4 | −175.4 (3) |
Symmetry code: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1. |
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O5—H5D···O4ii | 0.85 | 1.89 | 2.742 (3) | 180 |
O5—H5E···O7i | 0.85 | 1.86 | 2.706 (3) | 179 |
O6—H6C···O4iii | 0.85 | 2.05 | 2.847 (3) | 156 |
O6—H6D···O2 | 0.85 | 1.85 | 2.614 (2) | 149 |
O7—H7C···O1iv | 0.85 | 2.02 | 2.859 (3) | 170 |
O7—H7D···O8v | 0.85 | 1.96 | 2.797 (3) | 170 |
O8—H8F···O4ii | 0.85 | 1.96 | 2.793 (3) | 168 |
O8—H8G···O3vi | 0.85 | 2.03 | 2.863 (3) | 169 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (ii) −x+3/2, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (iii) x−1/2, −y+3/2, z−1/2; (iv) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (v) x, y, z−1; (vi) x+1/2, −y+3/2, z+1/2. |
Experimental details
Crystal data | |
Chemical formula | [Co(C12H11N2O4)2(H2O)4]·4H2O |
Mr | 697.51 |
Crystal system, space group | Monoclinic, P21/n |
Temperature (K) | 298 |
a, b, c (Å) | 7.2930 (7), 21.240 (2), 9.8123 (11) |
β (°) | 104.907 (1) |
V (Å3) | 1468.8 (3) |
Z | 2 |
Radiation type | Mo Kα |
µ (mm−1) | 0.67 |
Crystal size (mm) | 0.30 × 0.21 × 0.14 |
Data collection | |
Diffractometer | Bruker APEX CCD diffractometer |
Absorption correction | Multi-scan (SADABS; Sheldrick, 1996) |
Tmin, Tmax | 0.825, 0.912 |
No. of measured, independent and observed [I > 2σ(I)] reflections | 7434, 2594, 1922 |
Rint | 0.038 |
(sin θ/λ)max (Å−1) | 0.595 |
Refinement | |
R[F2 > 2σ(F2)], wR(F2), S | 0.041, 0.103, 0.96 |
No. of reflections | 2594 |
No. of parameters | 205 |
H-atom treatment | H-atom parameters constrained |
Δρmax, Δρmin (e Å−3) | 1.03, −0.29 |
Computer programs: SMART (Bruker, 2007), SAINT (Bruker, 2007), SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 2008), SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008).
D—H···A | D—H | H···A | D···A | D—H···A |
O5—H5D···O4i | 0.85 | 1.89 | 2.742 (3) | 180 |
O5—H5E···O7ii | 0.85 | 1.86 | 2.706 (3) | 179 |
O6—H6C···O4iii | 0.85 | 2.05 | 2.847 (3) | 156 |
O6—H6D···O2 | 0.85 | 1.85 | 2.614 (2) | 149 |
O7—H7C···O1iv | 0.85 | 2.02 | 2.859 (3) | 170 |
O7—H7D···O8v | 0.85 | 1.96 | 2.797 (3) | 170 |
O8—H8F···O4i | 0.85 | 1.96 | 2.793 (3) | 168 |
O8—H8G···O3vi | 0.85 | 2.03 | 2.863 (3) | 169 |
Symmetry codes: (i) −x+3/2, y−1/2, −z+3/2; (ii) −x+1, −y+1, −z+1; (iii) x−1/2, −y+3/2, z−1/2; (iv) −x+2, −y+1, −z+1; (v) x, y, z−1; (vi) x+1/2, −y+3/2, z+1/2. |
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Coordination polymers have attracted much interest due to their potential applications in many areas such as catalysis, molecular adsorption, magnetism properties and non-linear optics (Kitagawa et al., 2004; Robson, 2000). We report herein the structure of the title compound based on a flexible ligand 1-acetoxy-2-methylbenzimidazole-3-acetate acid (Lian et al., 2009).
The asymmetric unit of the title compound (Fig. 1) contains half of the complex molecule and two uncoordinated water molecules. The CoII atom lies on an inversion center and is octahedrally coordinated by six O atoms from four water molecules and two 2-methylbenzimidazolium-1,3-diacetate ligands. In the crystal structure, intra- and intermolecular O—H···O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into a three-dimensional network (Fig. 2). π–π interactions between the imidazole and benzene rings [centroid–centroid distance = 3.9031 (17) Å] consolidate the crystal packing.