Abstract

In the title compound, [Co(C <inf>5</inf>HF <inf>6</inf>O <inf>2</inf>) <inf>2</inf>(C <inf>9</inf>H <inf>8</inf>N <inf>2</inf>)], the Co ^II centre exhibits a pseudooctahedral coordination geometry, comprising two N-atom donors from the bidentate amino-quinoline ligand and four O-atom donor atoms from two bidentate chelating 1,1,1,5,5,5-hexafluoropentane-2,4-dionate ligands. In the crystal, molecules are linked via pairs of N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming inversion dimers. These dimers are further connected through π-π interactions between neighbouring quinoline rings [centroid-centroid distance = 3.472 (2) Å], and stack along the c axis.