The title dichlorocobalt(II) complex, trans-[CoCl2(1)2] [1 = 8-(benzylsulfanyl)quinoline, C16H13NS], has a central CoII atom (site symmetry \overline1) that exhibits a distorted octahedral coordination geometry and is coordinated by two N and two S atoms from the bidentate N,S-ligand (1) situated in an equatorial plane and two Cl atoms in the axial positions. Complexes are linked by weak intermolecular C—H...π interactions between the 8-(benzylsulfanyl)quinoline ligands, forming a chain extending along the a-axis direction.
