Bis(μ2-benzoato-κ2O:O′)bis[(benzoato-κ2O,O′)bis(4,4′-bipyridine-κN)cobalt(II)]–benzoic acid (1/6)

Abstract

In the title compound, [Co2(C7H5O2)4(C10H8N2)4]·6C6H5COOH, the centrosymmetric cobalt dimer co-crystallizes with six molecules of benzoic acid. Each CoII atom is coordinated by four O atoms in a distorted square-planar arrangement while the N atoms are located in apical positions. The dihedral angles between the rings comprising each of the 4,4′-bipyridyl ligands are 25.2 (2) and 22.8 (2)°. In the crystal, the three-dimensional network is assembled by O—H...O and C—H...O hydrogen bonds.