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Bis[4-(2-benzoyl-1-oxidoethen-yl)-3-hy-droxy-phenyl benzoato]diethano-l-cobalt(II)
Abstract:
In the title complex, [Co(C(22)H(15)O(5))(2)(C(2)H(5)OH)(2)], the Co(II) atom (site symmetry ) is coordinated by two O,O'-bidentate 4-(2-benzoyl-1-oxidoethen-yl)-3-hy-droxy-phenyl benzoate anions and two ethanol O atoms, resulting in a slightly distorted CoO(6) octa-hedral coordination. An intra-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bond in the ligand generates an S(6) ring. The dihedral angle between the aromatic rings joined to the acetyl-acetonate unit is 6.4 (2)°. The ethanol mol-ecule is disordered over two orientations in a 0.65 (3):0.35 (3) ratio. In the crystal, mol-ecules are linked by O-H⋯O bonds.
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