Synthesis, molecular structure and vibrational spectra of a dimeric complex formed by cobalt and glycine

The structure of [Co(gly)2(OH)2]·1.5(H2O) was solved by X-ray diffraction. It crystallizes in the space group P-1, with two independent dimmers in the unit cell. The results for the calculated vibrational spectra are in good agreement with the experimental one. The infrared spectrum and ab initio calculations are consistent with the crystallographic results.