Acta Crystallographica Section E (Apr 2011)
Bis[μ-1,1′-methylenebis(1H-imidazole)-κ2N3:N3′]bis[dichloridocobalt(II)]
Abstract
The title compound, [Co2Cl4(C7H8N4)2], contains a dinuclear complex molecule in which each CoII atom is tetrahedrally coordinated by two N atoms and two chloride ions. The 1,1′-methylenebis(1H-imidazole) ligands adopt a bis-monodentate bridging mode linking two CoII atoms.