Bis(acetato-κO)diaquabis(1-methylimidazole-κN3)cobalt(II)

Abstract

The title complex, [Co(C2H3O2)2(C4H6N2)2(H2O)2], contains a Co centre with a slightly distorted octa­hedral coordination geometry. It is coordinated by two N atoms of two N-methyl­imidazole ligands, two O atoms of two acetate ligands and two O atoms of water mol­ecules. The Co atom is located on a centre of inversion. The mol­ecules are linked by O—H⋯O hydrogen bonds between the aqua ligands and neighbouring carboxyl­ate groups. An intra­molecular hydrogen bond between the uncoordinated carboxyl­ate O atom and the water H atom is also observed.