| Abstract: The title complex [Co(pht)2(bipy)](Hpht: 5,5-diphenylhydantoin, i.e. phenytoin；bipy: 2,2-dipyridine) was synthesized by hydrothermal methods and characterized by elemental analysis, IR and X-ray single-crystal structure determination. The compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group C2/c with a=2.697 7(3) nm, b=0.868 40(10) nm, c=1.622 8(2) nm, β=119.66(2)°, V=3.303 6(6) nm3, Dc=1.443 mg·m-3, Z=4, F(000)=1 484, μ=0.572 mm-1, R=0.039 5, wR=0.082 7[I>2σ(I)], GOF=1.045. The complex was valued for its antimicrobial activity by diffu-sion test in vitro. It was found to be active against the three test bacterial organisms. CCDC: 669594. |
