trans-Bis[8-(benzylsulfanyl)quinoline-κ2 N,S]dichloridocobalt(II)

The title di­chloro­cobalt(II) complex, trans-[CoCl2(1)2] [1 = 8-(benzyl­sulfanyl)­quinoline, C16H13NS], has a central CoII atom (site symmetry \overline1) that exhibits a distorted octa­hedral coordination geometry and is coordinated by two N and two S atoms from the bidentate N,S-ligand (1) situated in an equatorial plane and two Cl atoms in the axial positions. Complexes are linked by weak inter­molecular C—H⋯π inter­actions between the 8-(benzyl­sulfanyl)­quinoline ligands, forming a chain extending along the a-axis direction.