title: Bis(2,2'-bipyridyl-κN,N')(carbonato-κO,O')cobalt(III) bromide trihydrate.
abstract: The title complex, [Co(CO(3))(C(10)H(8)N(2))(2)]Br·3H(2)O, is isostructural with the chloride analogue. The six-coordinated octahedral [Co(2,2'-bipy)(2)CO(3)](+) cation (2,2'-bipy is 2,2'-bipyrid-yl), bromide ion and water mol-ecules are linked together via O-H⋯Br and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, generating a one-dimensional chain.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Molecular and Crystal Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Henan University, Kaifeng 475004, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Peng-Tao
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Yu-Xia
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Guo-Qian
authors.initials: GQ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Ming-Xue
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Li