Poly[(μ3-benzene-1,3-dicarboxylato-κ4O1:O1′:O3,O3′)bis(pyridine-κN)cobalt(II)]

Abstract

In the asymmetric unit of the title polymeric compound, [Co(C8H4O4)(C5H5N)2]n, there are two crystallographically independent CoII atoms, each of which is six-coordinated in a distorted octahedral geometry by four O atoms from benzenedicarboxylate anions and two N atoms from pyridine ligands. The benzenedicarboxylate dianions bridge the CoII atoms into a tape running along the b axis. C—H...O hydrogen bonds are observed in the tape and between the tapes.