Bis(1-benzofuro[3,2-c]pyridine-κN)dichloridocobalt(II)

Abstract

In the title complex, [CoCl2(C11H7NO)2], the CoII atom lies on a twofold rotation axis four-coordinated by two Cl atoms and two N-donor atoms from two 1-benzofuro[3,2-c]pyridine ligands, giving a slightly distorted tetra­hedral coordination environment. The N/Co/N and Cl/Co/Cl planes are nearly perpendicular, with a dihedral angle of 87.1 (1)°. The dihedral angle between the two benzofuropyridine ligands is 45.8 (1)°. In the crystal structure, mol­ecules are linked into a two-dimensional network parallel to the ab plane by C—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds.