Bis(2-Aminobenzothiazole-kN)Dichlorocobalt(II)

Abstract

In the title compound, [CoCl<inf>2</inf>(C<inf>7</inf>H<inf>6</inf>N <inf>2</inf>S)<inf>2</inf>], the Co atom has a slightly distorted tetrahedral coordination geometry, involving two Cl atoms and two N atoms from the thiazole unit [Co - Cl = 2.2435 (8) and 2.2476 (8) Å, and Co-N= 2.0252 (18) and 2.0308 (17) Å]. The interplanar angle between the two benzothiazole groups is 76.44 (4)°. The amino groups, acting as donor, partipate in intra- and intermolecular N-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds, with N⋯Cl distances in the range 3.244 (2)-3.302 (2) Å. There are also intermolecular π-π, N-H⋯π and C-H⋯π interactions in the crystal structure. © 2006 International Union of Crystallography. All rights reserved.