{2,2′-[1,1′-(Ethane-1,2-diyldinitrilo)­diethyl­idyne]diphenolato}bis­(pyrrolidine)cobalt(III) perchlorate p-xylene hemisolvate

In the mononuclear title complex, [Co(C(18)H(18)N(2)O(2))(C(4)H(9)N)(2)]ClO(4)·0.5C(8)H(10), the Co(III) ion has a slightly distorted octa­hedral coordination geometry. In the Me–salen ligand, the benzene rings are almost parallel, making a dihedral angle of 0.48 (13)°, but the torsion angle along the central C—C bond is 41.1 (2)°·The pyrrolidine rings are in slightly distorted chair conformations. The N atoms of the pyrrolidine axial ligands are involved in N—H⋯O hydrogen bonds with the perchlorate anions, and these hydrogen bonds connect the ionic species into infinite chains along the b axis. Some relatively short C—H⋯π inter­actions are also present in the crystal structure and C—H⋯O inter­actions occur. The guest solvent p-xylene mol­ecule lies on a special position at the inversion centre.