μ2-Chlorido-chlorido­(μ2-4-{[2-(di­ethyl­amino)­eth­yl]imino}­pent-2-en-2-olato)bis­(tetra­hydro­furan-κO)cobalt(II)lithium

Abstract

The crystal structure of the title compound, [CoLi(C11H21N2O)Cl2(C4H8O)2], has monoclinic symmetry and comprises one heterometallic binuclear complex mol­ecule in the asymmetric unit. The Co2+ cation is bonded to one oxygen and two nitro­gen atoms of a β-ketoiminato ligand and to two chlorido ligands, leading to a distorted trigonal-bipyramidal coordination sphere. One of the Cl ligands and the oxygen atom of the β-ketoiminato ligand are bridging to a Li+ cation, which is further bonded to oxygen atoms of two THF mol­ecules. The resulting coordination sphere is distorted tetra­hedral. In the crystal, weak inter­molecular C—HCl hydrogen bonds are identified that link the complex mol­ecules into a three-dimensional network structure.