[6,6'-Bis(benzimidazol-2-yl-N³)-2,2'-bipyridine]dichlorocobalt(II)-Dimethylformamide (1/2)

The title complex, [CoCl₂(C₂₄H₁₆N₆)].2C₃H₇NO, has been prepared from cobalt chloride and 6,6'-dibenzimidazolyl-2,2'-bipyridine (DBBP). The metal center is coordinated in a distorted tetrahedral configuration to two Cl^- ions and to two N donor atoms of the DBBP ligand which acts bidentately. The Co-N distances are 2.033 (4) Å and the Co-Cl distances are 2.2300 (18) Å. The coordination angles lie between 102.61 (13) and 118.13 (18)°. The complex has C₂ symmetry.

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