Bis{1-[4-(benzyloxy)phenyl]-4,4,4-trifluorobutane-1,3-dionato(1−)}dipyridinecobalt(II)

Abstract

In the title compound, [Co(C17H12F3O3)2(C5H5N)2], the CoII ion is situated on a twofold rotation axis, coordinated by four O atoms from two 1-[4-(benzyloxy)phenyl]-4,4,4-trifluorobutane-1,3-dionate(1−) (L) ligands and two N atoms from two pyridine ligands in a distorted octahedral geometry. The two pyridine rings form a dihedral angle of 84.63 (7)°. The two benzene rings in L are twisted at 58.83 (5)°. Weak intermolecular C—H...F hydrogen bonds consolidate the crystal packing.