title: Bis(2-hydroxy-imino-methyl-6-methoxy-phenolato-κO,N)cobalt(II).
abstract: In the title compound, [Co(C(8)H(8)NO(3))(2)], the Co(II) atom lies on a centre of inversion and is coordinated in a slightly distorted square-planar geometry by two N and two O atoms from the 2-hydroxy-imino-methyl-6-methoxy-phenolate ligands. Intra-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds are formed and the complexes form stacks along the b axis, with an inter-planar separation of 3.332 (1) Å between complexes. Pairs of C-H⋯O contacts are formed between complexes in neighbouring stacks.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Non-Ferrous Metal Materials and Processing Technology, Department of Materials and Chemical Engineering, Guilin University of Technology, Ministry of Education, Guilin 541004, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shu Hua
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Cheng Min
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Feng