Bis[4-chloro-2-(quinolin-8-yl­imino­meth­yl)phenolato-κ(3) N,N′,O]cobalt(III) trichlorido­methano­lcobaltate(II)

The reaction of 4-chloro-2-(quinolin-8-yl­imino­meth­yl)phenol (HClQP) with cobalt(II) dichloride hexa­hydrate in methanol/chloro­form under solvothermal conditions yielded the title compound, [Co(C(16)H(10)ClN(2)O)(2)][CoCl(3)(CH(3)OH)]. The Co(III) atom is six-coordinated in a slightly distorted octa­hedral geometry by four N atoms and two O atoms of two tridentate HClQP ligands, which are nearly perpendicular to each other, making a dihedral angle of 86.95°. The Co(II) atom is four-coordinated by three Cl atoms and one O atom from a methanol ligand in a distorted tetra­hedral geometry. The crystal packing is consolidated by inter­molecular O—H⋯Cl, C—H⋯Cl and C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a three-dimensional supra­molecular structure, in which [Co(II)Cl(3)(CH(3)OH)] anions are connected via O—H⋯Cl and C—H⋯Cl hydrogen bonds into centrosymmetric dimers. Neighboring cobalt(III) complexes form dimers through C—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, as well as π–π stacking [centroid–centroid distances = 3.30 (2) Å] between the planar quinoline systems of one HClQP ligand and the phenolate ring of another.