Tetraaquabis[3-(pyridin-4-yl)benzoato-κN]cobalt(II)

Abstract

In the title compound, [Co(C12H8NO2)2(H2O)4], the Co atom lies on a twofold rotation axis and has an N2O4 octahedral coordination environment formed by four O atoms of water molecules in the equatorial plane and two apical N atoms of pyridine groups. An intricate three-dimensional supramolecular network is formed by multiple O—H...O hydrogen bonds between the coordinated water molecules and the uncoordinated carboxylate groups.