Bis(2-hydroxyiminomethyl-6-methoxyphenolato-κ2O1,N)cobalt(II)

Abstract

In the title compound, [Co(C8H8NO3)2], the CoII atom lies on a centre of inversion and is coordinated in a slightly distorted square-planar geometry by two N and two O atoms from the 2-hydroxyiminomethyl-6-methoxyphenolate ligands. Intramolecular O—H...O hydrogen bonds are formed and the complexes form stacks along the b axis, with an interplanar separation of 3.332 (1) Å between complexes. Pairs of C—H...O contacts are formed between complexes in neighbouring stacks.