[(4-Bromophenyl)(2-pyridylmethylidene)amine-κ2N,N′]bis(1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dionato-κ2O,O′)cobalt(II)

Abstract

In the title complex, [Co(C5HF6O2)2(C12H9BrN2)], the CoII atom exhibits a pseudo-octahedral coordination geometry, comprising two N-donor atoms from a bidentate chelate (4-bromophenyl)(2-pyridylmethylidene)amine (ppaBr) ligand [Co—N = 2.098 (2) and 2.209 (2) Å] and four O-donor atoms from two bidentate chelate 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dionate (hfac) ligands [Co—O range = 2.0452 (19)–2.0796 (19) Å]. The packing of the structure involves weak π–π interactions between the pyridyl and benzene rings of neighbouring ppaBr ligands [centroid–centroid distance = 3.928 (2) Å] and interactions between the Br atom on the ppaBr ligand and the hfac ligand [Br...C = 3.531 (2) Å].