Two isomorphous imidazole (Him) complexes: [MCI1(Him)2(H2O)2](M=Co and Ni)

Abstract

The structures of aquadichlorobis(1H-imidazole) cobalt(II), [CoCl2(Him)(2)(H2O)(2)] (Him is 1H-imidazole, C3H4N2), (I), and aquadichlorobis(1H-imidazole) nickel(II), [NiCl2( Him)(2)( H2O)(2)], ( II), are isomorphous and consist of monomers with inversion