Abstract: | The cobalt(II) complexes Co(HL1)2(H2O)2]·H2O) ( 1 ) and Co(HL2)2(H2O)2]( 2 ) (HL1)‐ = (/plusmn;)‐lactate, (HL2)‐ = 2‐Methyl‐lactate] were prepared and characterized structurally. The cobalt atom is in a distorted octahedral environment in both compounds. Both α‐hydroxycarboxylato ligands are O, O'‐bidentate chelating monoanions. The presence of a lattice water molecule in 1 makes its supramolecular organization different from that of 2 . The thermal behaviour of both compounds was also investigated. |