A cobalt oxalato-squarate of the formula [Co2(C4O4)(C2O4)(C3N2H4)2], containing a ligated amine has been synthesized hydrothermally and its structure determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group P21212 with a=18.3845(8) Å, b=5.7884(3) Å, c=7.2598(4) Å, V=772.56(7) Å3 and Z=4. It has a layered structure where two-dimensional sheets are formed by the connectivity of the squarate and the oxalate units with the cobalt centres, with the ligating amine molecules protruding out from the layers.
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