The title compound, [CoCl2(C11H15N3O2Si)(2)]center dot C3H7NO, was synthesized from 5-nitro-1-trimethylsilylmethyl-1H-benzimidazole and cobalt(II) chloride in dimethylformamide. The Co-II atom is coordinated in a distorted tetrahedral environment by two Cl atoms and two N atoms. In the crystal structure, there are a number of C-H center dot center dot center dot Cl and C-H center dot center dot center dot O hydrogen-bonding interactions between symmetry-related molecules.
C1 [Akkurt, Mehmet] Erciyes Univ, Fac Arts & Sci, Dept Phys, TR-38039 Kayseri, Turkey.
[Yalcin, Serife Pinar] Harran Univ, Fac Arts & Sci, Dept Phys, TR-63300 Sanliurfa, Turkey.
[Sireci, Nihat; Kucukbay, Hasan] Inonu Univ, Fac Arts & Sci, Dept Chem, TR-44280 Malatya, Turkey.
[Tahir, M. Nawaz] Univ Sargodha, Dept Phys, Sargodha, Pakistan.