Poly[(μ4 decanedio­ato)cobalt(II)]

Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2002); cell refinement: SAINT (Bruker, 2002); data reduction: SAINT ; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXTL (Sheldrick, 2008); program(s) used

For the design of supramolecular structures containing metal ions and organic ligands, see: Liao et al. For a related structure, see: Su et al. 21001101).. Supplementary data

For structures in which Mg 2+ is not directly linked to naphthalenedisulfonate ligands but is surrounded by water molecules, see: Cody & Hazel (1977); Morris et al. ,

For the coordination chemistry of tetradentate oxime-and- amide open-chain ligands, see: Duda et al. For oximes as efficient metal chelators, see: Gumienna- Kontecka et al. For the

The title compound is expected to form complexes with nitrogen-donor ligands as bis(salicylaldoxinato)nickel forms such adducts; see, for example, Hultgren et al.. APEX2

Data collection: APEX2 (Bruker, 2005); cell refinement: SAINT- Plus (Bruker, 2004); data reduction: SAINT-Plus ; program(s) used to solve structure: SIR97 (Altomare et al. ,

(Bruker, 2002); data reduction: SAINT ; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used to refine structure: SHELXL97 (Sheldrick, 1997);

Data collection: SMART (Bruker, 2001); cell re®nement: SAINT (Bruker, 2001); data reduction: SAINT ; program(s) used to solve structure: SHELXS 97 (Sheldrick, 1997); program(s) used