title: Bis[μ-N-(tert-butyl-dimethyl-silyl)-N-(pyridin-2-ylmeth-yl)amido]-bis-[methyl-cobalt(II)].
abstract: The green title complex, [Co(2)(CH(3))(2)(C(12)H(21)N(2)Si)(2)], was obtained from bis-{[μ-N-tert-butyl-dimethyl-silyl-N-(pyridin-2-ylmeth-yl)amido]-chloridocobalt(II)} and methyl-lithium in diethyl ether at 195 K via a metathesis reaction. The dimeric cobalt(II) complex exhibits a crystallographic center of inversion in the middle of the Co(2)N(2) ring (average Co-N = 2.050 Å). The Co(II) atom shows a distorted tetra-hedral coordination sphere. The exocyclic Co-N bond length to the pyridyl group shows a similar value of 2.045 (4) Å. The exocyclic methyl group has a rather long Co-C bond length of 2.019 (5) Å.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Friedrich-Schiller-Universität, Jena, Humboldt-Strasse 8, 07743 Jena,  Germany.
authors.forename: Astrid
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Malassa
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Agthe
authors.forename: Helmar
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Görls
authors.forename: Matthias
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Westerhausen