A novel cobalt(II) coordination polymer containing the fumarate anion and o-phenanthroline.
The self-assembly of three crystallographically distinct fumarate ions, two unique cobalt(II) ions and two unique o-phenanthroline molecules results in a two-dimensional polymeric structure with the formula [Co(2)(C(4)H(2)O(4))(2)(C(12)H(8)N(2))(2)](n), namely di-mu-fumatato-bis(o-phenanthroline)dicobalt(II). The Co atoms are at the nodes of a two-dimensional array linked by coordinated fumarate ligands. Each Co atom is coordinated in a distorted octahedral manner to four fumarate O atoms and two N atoms from the chelating phenanthroline ligands.