A novel imidazole derivative with functional group and π-conjugated system, 1- [trans-4-（4-diethylaminostyryl）phenyl]imidazole （abbreviated as L）, and its Con complex （COCl2L4）2 （Co2C168H184N24Cl4, Mr = 2799.05 ） have been synthesized and the crystal structure of the latter was determined by X-ray diffraction. The crystal is of triclinic, space group PI with a = 8.823（3）, b = 18.799（7）, c =23.065（9） A, α = 77.349（6）, β = 83.128（7）, ）, γ= 80.942（3）°, V = 3671.5（12） A^3, Z = 1, Dc = 1.266 g/cm^3,/z = 0.361 mm^-1 F（000） = 1482, the final R = 0.0587 and wR = 0.1284 for 6562 observed reflections with I 〉 2σ（I）. In the molecular structure of （COCl2L4）2, there are two crystallographically unique units. The Co^Ⅱ atoms are six-coordinated by four N atoms from four imidazole ligands （L） and two Cl atoms to form a distorted octahedral geometry. The optical properties of complex （COCl2L4）2 have been experimentally studied.
JIN FengHAO Fu-YingMA Ji-LongWU Jie-YingTIAN Yu-Peng
