Dichlorido(dimethyl-glyoximato-κN,N')(dimethyl-glyoxime-κN,N')cobalt(III)

In the title compound, [Co(C(4)H(7)N(2)O(2))Cl(2)(C(4)H(8)N(2)O(2))], the Co(III) ion has a distorted octa-hedral coordination environment. The equatorial plane consists of four N atoms, two each from the dimethyl-glyoxime and dimethyl-glyoximate ligands, while the two axial positions are occupied by two chloride ions. Strong intra-molecular O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds are observed between the dimethyl-glyoxime and dimethyl-glyoximate ligands. Mol-ecules are linked into a chain running along the [101] direction by O-H⋯O and C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds. The chains are cross-linked through inter-molecular C-H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds.