[6,6'-Bis(benzimidazol-2-yl-N3)-2,2'-bipyridine]dichlorocobalt(II)–Dimethylformamide (1/2)

The title complex, [CoCl2(C24H16N6)].2C3H7NO, has been prepared from cobalt chloride and 6,6′-dibenzimidazolyl-2,2′-bipyridine (DBBP). The metal center is coordinated in a distorted tetrahedral configuration to two Cl− ions and to two N donor atoms of the DBBP ligand which acts bidentately. The Co—N distances are 2.033 (4) A and the Co—Cl distances are 2.2300 (18) A. The coordination angles lie between 102.61 (13) and 118.13 (18)°. The complex has C2 symmetry.