catena‐Poly[[[triaqua­cobalt(II)]‐μ‐2,6‐dioxo‐1,2,3,6‐tetra­hydro­pyrimidine‐4‐carboxyl­ato(2–)] 1.72‐hydrate]

The Co^II ion in the title complex {Co(C₅H₂N₂O₄)(H₂O)₃]·1.72H₂O}_n, has a distorted octa­hedral coordination geometry comprised of three water ligands, one deprotonated pyrimidine N atom and an adjacent carboxyl­ate O atom of one orotate ligand. The sixth coordination site is occupied by an exocyclic O atom from a neighbouring orotate moiety, and through this inter­action a helicoidal chain is formed. The mol­ecules are linked by intra­molecular O_water—H⋯O and inter­molecular N—H⋯O and O_water—H⋯O hydrogen bonds, forming a three‐dimensional network.