title: A novel cobalt(II) coordination polymer containing the fumarate anion and o-phenanthroline.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Northeast Normal University, Changchun 130024, People's Republic of China. jfma@public.cc.jl.cn
authors.forename: Jian Fang
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jing Fu
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Liu