Poly[(μ4-decanedio-ato)cobalt(II)]

Abstract

In the title compound, [Co(C10H16O4)] n , the Co(II) atom is bonded in a slightly distorted tetra-hedral environment by four O atoms from the bridging sebacate dications, comprising two separate half-ligands which lie across crystallographic inversion centres. In the three-dimensional network coordination polymer, there are two different spatial extensions of Co(II) atoms, one with the Co(II) atoms lying parallel to (100) [Co⋯Co = 4.653 (1) Å], the other lying parallel to (010) [Co⋯Co = 4.764 (1) Å].

Fig. 1.

Molecular configuration and atom numbering for the title complex with non H-atoms represented as displacement ellipsoids plotted at the 50% probability level and H atoms shown as small spheres of arbitrary radius. The broken bonds C5—C5iii and C6—C6iv link the inversion-related halves of the sebacate ligands. For symmetry codes (i) and (ii), see Table 1. For other codes: (iii) -x + 3/2, -y - 1/2, -z + 1/2; (iv) -x, -y, -z.

Fig. 2.

Perspective view of the three-dimensional network structure, showing the polymeric extensions.

Fig. 3.

Packing diagram of the three-dimensional compound viewed along the b axis.