Structure of a linear unsymmetrical trinuclear cobalt(II) complex with a localized COII–COIIbond: dichlorotetrakis[µ3-bis(2-pyridyl)amido]tricobalt(II)

Abstract
The synthesis and X-ray crystal structure of a linear unsymmetrical trinuclear cobalt(II) complex with a synsyn bis(2-pyridyl)amido ligand, possessing a short, localized CoII–CoII bond and a spin crossover square-pyramidal CoII ion, is described.