Di-μ-sulfato-κ4O:O′-bis[diaqua(1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline-κ2N7,N9)cobalt(II)] dihydrate

Abstract

In the centrosymmetric dinuclear title compound, [Co2(SO4)2(C13H8N4)2(H2O)4]·2H2O, the CoII atom is coordinated by two N atoms from two 1H-imidazo[4,5-f][1,10]phenanthroline ligands, two O atoms from two sulfate anions and two O atoms from water molecules in a distorted octahedral geometry. The Co...Co separation is 5.1167 (7) Å. The coordinated and uncoordinated water molecules engage in N—H...O and O—H...O hydrogen-bonding interactions.