Bis[bis(2,2′-bipyridine-κ2N,N′)(carbonato-κ2O,O′)cobalt(III)] 2-{4-[(carboxylatomethyl)carbamoyl]benzamido}acetate hexahydrate

Abstract

The complex cation of the title compound, [Co(CO3)(C10H8N2)2]2(C12H10N2O6)·6H2O, contains a CoIIIatom with a distorted octahedral coordination environment formed by four N atoms from two bidentate 2,2′-bipyridine ligands and one bidentate carbonate anion. The asymmetric unit is completed by one-half of the 2-({4-[(carboxylatomethyl)carbamoyl]phenyl}formamido)acetate dianion, which is located on a centre of inversion, and by three water molecules. Two [Co(CO3)(C10H8N2)2]+cations are connected through C—H...O contacts by the uncoordinating anions. The aromatic rings of the 2,2′-bipyridine ligands and diacetate anions are involved in π–π stacking and C—H...π interactions. The centroid–centroid distances are in the range 3.4898 (4)–3.6384 (5) Å. The crystal structure is stabilized by further O—H...O and N—H...O hydrogen bonds, which give rise to a three-dimensional supramolecular network.