catena-Poly[[dichloridocobalt(II)]-μ-4,4′-bis(benzimidazol-1-yl)biphenyl]

Abstract

In the title compound, [CoCl2(C26H18N4)]n, the CoII atom (site symmetry 2) is tetrahedrally coordinated by two chloride ions and two N atoms from 4,4′-bis(benzimidazol-1-yl)biphenyl ligands: the complete ligand is generated by crystallographic twofold symmetry. The dihedral angle between the benzene rings is 34.67 (8)° and the angle between the benene ring and the adjacent benzimidazole ring system is 43.26 (10)°. The bridging ligand links the CoII atoms into chains propagating in [overline{1}01].