Bis(1‐tert‐butyl‐1H‐imidazole‐κN3)dichloridocobalt(II)

In the crystal structure of the title compound, [CoCl₂(C₇H₁₂N₂)₂], molecular units are formed by coordination of the unsubstituted N atoms of two tert‐butyl‐substituted imidazole molecules and two chloride ligands, which distinguishes the complex from structures of imidazolium‐based dications with tetrachloridocobaltate dianions. There are two crystallographically independent molecules in the asymmetric unit, related by a noncrystallographic inversion centre.