title: catena-Poly[[diaqua-bis-(isoquinoline-κN)cobalt(II)]-μ-succinato-κO:O].
abstract: In the title compound, [Co(C(4)H(4)O(4))(C(9)H(7)N)(2)(H(2)O)(2)](n), the Co(II) cation, located on an inversion center, is coordinated by two succinate anions, two isoquinoline ligands and two water mol-ecules in a distorted octa-hedral geometry. The succinate anion, located across another inversion center, bridges the Co cations, forming polymeric chains running along the b axis. The partially overlapped arrangement of parallel isoquinoline ring systems of adjacent polymeric chains and the shorter face-to-face distance of 3.402 (6) Å indicates the existence of weak π-π stacking in the crystal structure. Classical intra- and inter-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonding and weak non-classical inter-molecular C-H⋯O hydrogen bonding help to stabilize the crystal structure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Zhejiang University, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Meng-Jiao
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Jing-Jing
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Nie
authors.forename: Duan-Jun
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Xu