Catena-Poly[[bis(4-chloromethylpyridine-κN)cobalt(II)]-di-μ-dicyanamido-κ2N1:κ2N5

Abstract

The title compound, [Co(C2N3)(C6H6ClN)2]n, is a polymeric cobalt(II) complex with the metal ion located on an inversion centre. The CoII ion is six-coordinated by two N atoms of two 4-chloro­methyl­pyridine ligands and four N atoms from four dicyanamide ligands, forming a slightly distorted octa­hedral configuration. In the crystal structure, neighbouring Co atoms are linked together by double dicyanamide bridges to form a polymeric cobalt(II) complex.