The new compound 3-(2-pyridyl)-4-(p-methoxyphenyl)-5-(2-thienyl)-1,2,4-triazole L was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis,IR,1H NMR,13C NMR,MS,UV and photoluminescent spectra.The complex CoL2(NCS)2 was prepared by the reaction of ligand L with Co(SCN)2,and its structure was characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction,IR,UV,elemental analysis and MS.The complex crystallizes in monoclinic,space group P21/n with a=13.7639(19),b=7.6641(11),c=18.409(3),β=101.549(3)o,V = 1902.6(5) 3,Z=2,C38H28CoN10O2S4,Mr=843.87,Dc=1.473 g/cm3,μ=0.720 mm-1,S=1.075,F(000)=866.0,the final R=0.0825 and wR=0.2149 for 2566 observed reflections(I>2σ(I)).In the crystal structure,the cobalt atom adopts a distorted octahedral environment with two NCS-ions in the axial positions and two bidentate chelating L ligands in the equatorial plane.The extended 2D network of the complex is formed by intermolecular C-H…N hydrogen bonds together with π-π stacking interactions.
